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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. 105 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

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

By Raymond Lapie

History
Valsalva Maneuver - Why? Member
No. 52 • 1985 Digitized

Valsalva Maneuver - Why?

A familiar breathing technique becomes a source of resistance and tension, as William F. Cramer argues instead for an open throat and freer airflow.

By William F. Cramer

Technique Health Breathing
No. 93 • 1996 Awaiting digitization

Editorial

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

No. 66 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

Franz (Frantisek) Schollar and the Russian school of horn playing

By Vitali Bujanovsky

History
No. 65 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

The Ferron impedance regulator

By Daniel Bourgue

Equipment
Member
No. 11 • 1975 Digitized

General remarks on the role of the teeth for wind instrument players

Your teeth are part of your instrument: a dental expert explains how they shape sound, technique and long-term health.

By Jean-Paul Rocca

Technique Health Teeth
No. 103 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

The C. G. Conn Company

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

History Equipment Report
No. 84 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Clifford Brown (1930-1956)

A brief but full life

By Robert L. Watt

Encounters
No. 73 • 1991 Awaiting digitization

Jean Douay

Trombone in the heart of France

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
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. 78 • 1992 Awaiting digitization

The American Horn Quartet

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 72 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

Peter Damm

For the love of music

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 88 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

The Symphony Orchestra of the National Academy of St. Cecilia in Rome

By Marco Moroni

Report
No. 90 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

Dental Clinic for Wind Players

The effect of oral environment in playing brass instruments

By Toshio Nemoto

Health Teeth
Instrument Making and the Ear Free
No. 34 • 1981 Digitized

Instrument Making and the Ear

From hearing physiology to workshop testing, E. Ferron links instrument design, acoustics and perception, where no two ears judge sound in quite the same way.

By Emile Ferron

Instrument Makers Acoustics Instrument making Sound Intonation
Free
No. 37 • 1982 Digitized

The Annual Competitions of the Paris Conservatoire

From commissioned works to jury voting, a long-standing examination tradition reveals how brass players progressed through the Paris Conservatoire.

By Benny Sluchin

Competition Teaching French school Contemporary Music Solo playing
No. 122 • 2003 Awaiting digitization

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

By Daryl Smith

Equipment
Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889) Biography Member
No. 12 • 1975 Digitized

Part 4

Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889) Biography

IV. The Conflict

Fame or duty—can you have both? At the height of his career, Jean-Baptiste Arban is forced to choose between international success and his post at the Paris Conservatoire… and pays the price.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

History
No. 103 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

The role of the (contra)bass trombone in the Vienna sound

By Gerhard Zechmeister

History Equipment
No. 86 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Editorial

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

No. 106 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

Part 7

James Stamp Master in listening

By Jean-Christophe Wiener

Teaching
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. 73 • 1991 Awaiting digitization

A dream?

A Visit to a mouthpiece maker

By Markus Stockhausen

Short story
No. 113 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

Editorial

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

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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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