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International Magazine for Brass Players

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Browse Brass Bulletin articles published since 1971. Search by topic, subject, instrument, author, series or issue, with new material added as the digital edition grows.

Arnold Jacobs Member
No. 33 • 1981 Digitized

Part 1

Arnold Jacobs

Interview

Two tuba giants meet in 1979 Chicago, where Arnold Jacobs turns technique, sound, orchestral life and pedagogy into a lasting musical ethic.

By Roger Bobo

Encounters Teaching Interpretation Sound Orchestral playing
No. 119 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

Part 4

The modern concert hall

Spreading walls, shrinking sound

By Sabina Pade

Report History Acoustics
No. 103 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

Markneukirchen 1998

International Trumpet Competition

By Max Sommerhalder

Report Competition
No. 112 • 2000 Awaiting digitization

Part 5

On the trail of brasses in Europe - Der Blechbläser

Der Blechbläser

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

No. 62 • 1988 Awaiting digitization

Part 5

Doctor Mouthpiece

The cup 1: Cup depth

By John Stork, Phyllis Stork

No. 95 • 1996 Awaiting digitization

Part 6

Dental Clinic for Wind Players

Causes and cures of sudden vs. gradual embouchure and playing problems due to neuropathy

By Toshio Nemoto

Health Teeth
Benny Sluchin Free
No. 30 • 1980 Digitized

Benny Sluchin

Portrait in brief

Between Paris, Cologne and Tel Aviv, Benny Sluchin brings mathematics, acoustics and contemporary performance into the brass world.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters Professional life Contemporary Music Solo playing Orchestral playing
No. 116 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

Part 3

Stage fright and instrumental technique (2)

By Michel Ricquier

Health
No. 72 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

Villars Open Trumpet Academy

Trumpets of the year 2000

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Event
No. 116 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

Editorial

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Herbert L. Clarke (1867-1945) Free
No. 18 • 1977 Digitized

Part 1

Herbert L. Clarke (1867-1945)

Boyhood Years

From forbidden beginnings to cornet legend: Herbert L. Clarke’s early years reveal a path shaped by setbacks, persistence, and decisive discoveries.

By David Hickman

History Sociology
Horn singing Member
No. 10 • 1975 Digitized

Horn singing

Earl S. Saxton advocates a “singing” approach to horn playing, emphasizing tone production through vibration, breath control and vocal-inspired technique.

By Earl S. Saxton

Technique Breathing Sound
The founders of the French Trumpet School Member
No. 29 • 1980 Digitized

The founders of the French Trumpet School

Merri Franquin, Eugène Foveau and Raymond Sabarich

Franquin, Foveau and Sabarich appear through their Paris careers, teaching legacies, recordings and role in shaping modern French trumpet playing.

By Michel Laplace

History Teaching French school Sound Breathing
The trombone in Jazz and Popular Music Free
No. 50 • 1985 Digitized

Part 1

The trombone in Jazz and Popular Music

Jazz did not invent the modern trombone: early virtuosos, New Orleans players and changing techniques reveal a more complex path toward flexibility and legato.

By Michel Laplace

History Technique Jazz Articulation
No. 120 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

The Future of the Past

Interview with Richard Seraphinoff, player, teacher and horn maker

By Jeffrey Agrell

Equipment
No. 120 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

The Composer Adrift

By Stanley Friedman

Repertoire
Playing and singing simultaneously on brass instruments Member
No. 35 • 1981 Digitized

Part 1

Playing and singing simultaneously on brass instruments

From Weber and Vivier to contemporary solo works, singing into the brass instrument becomes a multiphonic technique shaped by notation, acoustics, and practice.

By Benny Sluchin

Technique Contemporary Music Sound Intonation
No. 57 • 1987 Awaiting digitization

Mutes for brass instruments

By Benny Sluchin, René Caussée

Report Equipment
No. 89 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

André Van Driessche

Belgian master of the Horn

By Luc Bergé, Rik Vercruysse, Claudine Novikov

Encounters
Trombone workshops Free
No. 52 • 1985 Digitized

Trombone workshops

In Nashville, Copenhagen and Metz, trombone workshops took strikingly different forms, exposing the artistic ambitions and practical tensions behind a growing movement.

By Benny Sluchin

Report Event
No. 79 • 1992 Awaiting digitization

OPPL (Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de la Loire)

20 passionate years

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report
No. 86 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Making mute handling easier

By Benny Sluchin

Technique Equipment
Editorial Free
No. 17 • 1977 Digitized

Editorial

Between tradition and innovation: brass players must move beyond routine and embrace new musical directions to remain relevant in the music of tomorrow.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Society Ideas Contemporary Music
No. 83 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Brasses of the Apulia region

By Ennio Leccio

Report
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