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BrassBulletin

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.

No. 69 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

The Horn and Piano Duo

By Hermann Baumann

Repertoire Teaching
No. 107 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

The trombone according to orchestration treatises (France 1700-1914)

By Raymond Lapie

History
No. 109 • 2000 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

The importance of music education in society today

By Heinz Preiss

No. 122 • 2003 Awaiting digitization

How dared they say that...

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Backstage
No. 92 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

New Thein Bass Trombone Innovations

By Ben van Dijk

Equipment
Editorial Free
No. 39 • 1982 Digitized

Editorial

Behind a musician’s instrument lies a quiet industrial battle, as European, American and Japanese makers compete to shape the future of brass playing.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Instrument Makers Equipment Instrument making
Science in the service of music Member
No. 47 • 1984 Digitized

Science in the service of music

Interview with René Périnelli

Where trumpet teaching once relied on intuition, René Périnelli and Jean-Jacques Greffin brought physiology, medical imaging and science into daily practice.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Teaching Research Breathing Tongue Mouthpiece
No. 71 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

Rules for the road

By Peter Damm

Health Orchestral playing
On record reviews Free
No. 48 • 1984 Digitized

On record reviews

Is criticism constructive? Objective?

When taste and feeling dominate record reviews, criticism risks becoming arbitrary; Uwe Wolf argues instead for interpretations grounded enough to sustain debate.

By Uwe Wolf

Society Ideas
No. 89 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

Part 3

Thomas Gschladt

An Historical Perspective of an 18th Century Trombonist

By J. Richard Raum

History
No. 64 • 1988 Awaiting digitization

2nd International "Maurice André" Trumpet Competition (1988)

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report Competition
Which Horn for which Music? Free
No. 3 • 1972 Digitized

Which Horn for which Music?

Article discussing the choice of horn according to repertoire, comparing instruments, sound ideals and stylistic requirements.

By Hermann Baumann

Equipment Repertoire Historical instruments Sound Interpretation
No. 111 • 2000 Awaiting digitization

Part 3

The importance of music education in society today

By Heinz Preiss

Editorial Free
No. 8 • 1974 Digitized

Editorial

A reflective summer editorial inviting readers to explore the history of their instruments and reconnect with their musical heritage.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

No. 116 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

Valentine Snow (1700-1770)

By Brian Proksch

History
Empire Brass Quintet Free
No. 33 • 1981 Digitized

Empire Brass Quintet

Portrait in brief

From New York to Boston, five brass players built a chamber music identity rooted in Ewald, early music and a string-quartet approach to ensemble sound.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters Repertoire Brass Ensemble Sound Contemporary Music
No. 72 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

Tubes - Tritones - Theses

By Patrice Sciortino

Equipment Ideas
11th International Congress on Acoustics Free
No. 44 • 1983 Digitized

11th International Congress on Acoustics

At the 1983 Paris acoustics congress, brass research moved between factory consistency, vibrating bells, mutes and the elusive mechanics of multiphonics.

By Benny Sluchin

Acoustics Event
No. 68 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

Pierre Pollin

One of the greats of the French trumpet

By André Bellis

Encounters
No. 101 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

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The present student & professor population at the RAM

By Leyla Guines, John Wallace

Report Teaching
No. 106 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

Guebwiller, international center for wind music

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report Event
No. 115 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

An historical perspective of the alto trombone

By Saeki Shigeki

History
The Haydn Trumpet Concerto Member
No. 36 • 1981 Digitized

Part 2

The Haydn Trumpet Concerto

André, Wobisch, Dokshitzer, Stringer and others reveal how tempo, phrasing, ornamentation and cadenzas reshape Haydn's trumpet concerto.

By Alfred Willener

History Repertoire Interpretation Articulation Ornaments Keyed trumpet
No. 66 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

Timofey Dokschidzer

A story of the heart...

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

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The Digital Edition brings together the articles already digitized as searchable online texts—not simply as scans or PDF files—along with their original illustrations, notes, authorship, issue information, and available translations. Related-article suggestions currently include only this digitized material.

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We preserve the original text, language, illustrations, captions, footnotes, and editorial context as faithfully as possible. The presentation is adapted for comfortable online reading, and obvious transcription or scanning errors may be corrected. The substance and character of the published article remain unchanged.

Which languages are available?

Brass Bulletin was published in English, French, and German throughout its history. Italian and Spanish translations were added from issue No. 60 onward.

On the Italian and Spanish sites, articles from issues 1–59 are therefore shown in English by default.

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New articles are added almost daily, with approximately one complete issue digitized each week. The pace may vary depending on the preparation, image work, and editorial checking required.

Why aren’t all articles available digitally?

The complete Brass Bulletin collection contains 1,246 articles published between 1971 and 2003. The full index is already available online, allowing readers to discover every article in the collection, including those whose complete text has not yet been digitized.

Digitization began in February 2026. Each article is carefully prepared for online reading, checked, and connected to its issue, authors, subjects, and illustrations. At the current pace of digitization, the complete collection is expected to be available online by February 2028.

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