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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. 57 • 1987 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

Tubas in Jazz and Popular Music

By Michel Laplace

Report Repertoire
No. 84 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Natural Horn

An amazing renaissance

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report History
No. 107 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

Part 16

Dental Clinic for Wind Players

Halitosis, or bad breath

By Toshio Nemoto

Health Teeth
No. 87 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

Exclusive interview with Esa-Pekka Salonen

Maestro Hornist

By Robert L. Watt

Encounters
No. 67 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

Does Jazz still have a soul?

By Michel Laplace

Society Jazz
No. 72 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

CIEM Geneva 1991

Geneva opens the door to the Tuba

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Competition
No. 92 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

The parable of the bon vivant

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Short story
Miroslav Kejmar Free
No. 31 • 1980 Digitized

Miroslav Kejmar

Portrait in brief

From Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto to Czech contemporary music, the Prague trumpeter combined Baroque precision with orchestral versatility across Europe.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters Professional life Solo playing Orchestral playing Contemporary Music
Practical Hints Free
No. 34 • 1981 Digitized

Part 5

Practical Hints

Working from a Clarke study, a modified routine links tone stability to velocity, showing how secure sound supports precision as tempo increases.

By James Stamp

Technique Teaching
Alto Trombone - New Modell Free
No. 40 • 1982 Digitized

Alto Trombone - New Modell

A forgotten solution to Baroque virtuosity meets modern orchestral demands, where historical ideals and practical performance no longer follow the same path.

By Heinrich Thein, Max Thein

Instrument Makers Equipment
No. 77 • 1992 Awaiting digitization

Peter Masseurs. You are not supposed to play like a Russian... You are a Dutchman!

Special Holland

By Willem Ouwerkerk

Encounters
Free
No. 21 • 1978 Digitized

Symposium 1978

Eyes toward the future

Beyond the instrument: Roger Bobo calls for open minds at Symposium ’78—urging tubists to seek inspiration, question identity, and look boldly toward the future.

By Roger Bobo

Event Ideas
No. 74 • 1991 Awaiting digitization

Part 3

The Alto trombone

In the 18th Century Sacred Chamber Music from the Abbeys of Göttweig and Melk, Austria

By J. Richard Raum

History Repertoire
No. 100 • 1997 Awaiting digitization

Editorial

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

My teeth Member
No. 11 • 1975 Digitized

My teeth

A dentist visit that changed everything: René Périnelli reveals how his teeth directly shaped his trumpet playing.

By René Périnelli

Technique Health Teeth
Drollery in the medieval representation of musical subjects Free
No. 9 • 1974 Digitized

Drollery in the medieval representation of musical subjects

Study of medieval drolleries in musical imagery, exploring humorous and symbolic representations of musicians and instruments in Gothic art.

By Franz Georg Von Glasenapp

History Illustrations
My contacts with the United States Member
No. 17 • 1977 Digitized

Part 2

My contacts with the United States

About horns and how to play them

Double horn, descant, natural horn — which path? This article explores American vs German approaches and what it means to train a complete horn player.

By Michael Höltzel

Report Professional life American school German school Sociology
No. 114 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

The Horn Concerti of W. A. Mozart

By Herman Jeurissen

History
The Unusual Trumpet in the Nürnberg Transport Museum Free
No. 52 • 1985 Digitized

The Unusual Trumpet in the Nürnberg Transport Museum

A mysterious three-coil trumpet in Nuremberg defies familiar instrument types, with no maker, date or clear explanation of how it entered a postal collection.

By Albert Hiller

Equipment Historical instruments
The column of air Member
No. 5 • 1973 Digitized

The column of air

A System of Breathing for Brass Players

Explains the role of the air column in brass playing, focusing on breath support, airflow control and their impact on tone, articulation and sound quality.

By Robert Bouché

Technique Teaching Endurance Range Breathing Sound
No. 65 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

The Canadian Brass

At the summit

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 63 • 1988 Awaiting digitization

Unknown trumpet works which deserve attention

Joseph Riepel (1709-1782), Concerto in D major

By Albert Hiller

Repertoire
No. 122 • 2003 Awaiting digitization

Big discovery in Italy! Perfection for everyone!

By Otto Ottone

Backstage
The Trumpet in the USA Member
No. 33 • 1981 Digitized

Part 4

The Trumpet in the USA

Gadgets II

Mouthpiece backbores for piccolo and C trumpet are compared through practical performer testing, linking equipment choices to sound, volume and intonation.

By Thomas Stevens

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

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