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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.

No. 124 • 2003 Awaiting digitization

Brass Bulletin 1971 - 2003 - Complete list of articles

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History
Problems of teaching methods in brass instruction Member
No. 19 • 1977 Digitized

Problems of teaching methods in brass instruction

Talent isn’t enough. Krumpfer argues that brass teaching must align physiology, psychology, and method—only then can young players reach their true potential.

By Hans-Joachim Krumpfer

Teaching Sound
No. 69 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

Quintette Magnifica

New world conquest

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report Encounters
No. 88 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Part 8

DSA - Digital analysis of intonation and sound

By Robert Meissner

Technique Acoustics
The tuba, Benjamin of the brass family Member
No. 17 • 1977 Digitized

The tuba, Benjamin of the brass family

Where does the tuba come from? From serpent to ophicleide to saxhorns, this article traces a lesser-known path to the modern instrument.

By Emilie Mende

History Equipment Historical instruments Instrument making Valves
No. 81 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

DSA - Digital analysis of intonation and sound

By Robert Meissner

Technique Acoustics
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
Conversation by the fireside Free
No. 7 • 1974 Digitized

Conversation by the fireside

A fireside conversation with Philip Jones, Elgar Howarth and Michael Laird—an intimate exchange on brass playing, ensemble culture and musical thinking.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters Repertoire Brass Ensemble Contemporary Music
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
No. 99 • 1997 Awaiting digitization

Amboise, France, 3rd National Brass Band Competition

By Benny Sluchin

Competition Band
Joannès Rochut (1881-1952) Member
No. 50 • 1985 Digitized

Joannès Rochut (1881-1952)

Trombonist of the Boston symphony Orchestra

Behind a cornerstone of trombone teaching lies Rochut’s path between Paris and Boston, lost manuscripts, orchestral life and the enduring Bordogni legacy.

By David Fetter

History
No. 88 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

Exclusive interview with Esa-Pekka Salonen

Maestro Hornist

By Robert L. Watt

Encounters
No. 116 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

Editorial

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

International Trumpet Competition, Budapest 1984 Member
No. 48 • 1984 Digitized

Special Hungary

International Trumpet Competition, Budapest 1984

Budapest 1984 exposed a striking gap between technical brilliance and musical maturity, while three leading trumpeters challenged what competitions truly reward.

By Timofey Dokschidser, Philip Jones, Théo Mertens

Competition Interpretation Solo playing
No. 108 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

Guebwiller 1999

International competition for tenor trombone and bass trombone

By Michio Sugihara

Competition
Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889) Biography Free
No. 15 • 1976 Digitized

Part 7

Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889) Biography

Critical Analysis of his Method

Is the Arban method really ideal? This critique reveals its limits—and calls for a rethink of brass pedagogy.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

History
No. 81 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Johann Doms will be seventy!

By Joachim Elser

Encounters
Playing and singing simultaneously on brass instruments Member
No. 36 • 1981 Digitized

Part 2

Playing and singing simultaneously on brass instruments

From interval production and tone generation to contemporary repertoire, simultaneous playing and singing becomes a demanding extension of brass technique.

By Benny Sluchin

Technique Contemporary Music Sound Articulation
Editorial Free
No. 19 • 1977 Digitized

Editorial

Is sound something you control—or something you become? Jean-Pierre Mathez challenges technique, fashion, and pedagogy: sonority is a lifelong conquest of freedom.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Society Acoustics Sound Sociology Ideas
No. 114 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

Francis Orval, A heart for the horn

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 89 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

The Bruno Tilz - Super 2000 mouthpiece system

By Bruno Tilz

Equipment
No. 122 • 2003 Awaiting digitization

25 tubas... 1 cimbasso - 20 years developing tubas while playing them

By Daryl Smith

Equipment
No. 83 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Brasses of the Apulia region

By Ennio Leccio

Report
No. 103 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

Part 12

Dental Clinic for Wind Players

Aging and dental problems of brass players

By Toshio Nemoto

Health Teeth
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