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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. 88 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

School of trumpet in Liège

By Rosario Macaluso

Report
Horn and Harp Free
No. 40 • 1982 Digitized

Horn and Harp

Virtuoso showpieces once filled concert halls, yet today the rare pairing of horn and harp preserves a forgotten musical world shaped by performers themselves.

By Ch. Bernsdorff-Engelbrecht

Repertoire
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
No. 88 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Part 8

DSA - Digital analysis of intonation and sound

By Robert Meissner

Technique Acoustics
No. 86 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Chinese musicians in Okinawa

By Fujio Nakayama

History
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
The contrabass trombone Member
No. 22 • 1978 Digitized

Part 1

The contrabass trombone

Picture and sketches, taking particularly into account the construction principles (1973)

From Praetorius to Wagner: Heinrich Thein traces the evolution of the contrabass trombone—revealing how history, acoustics, and design shaped this powerful orchestral voice.

By Heinrich Thein

History Equipment Historical instruments Instrument making Valves
No. 116 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

Jens Lindemann, lips of gold...

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
The brass band tradition in Finland Free
No. 53 • 1986 Digitized

Special Finland

The brass band tradition in Finland

Finland’s brass-band tradition grew from imperial reform into a nationwide phenomenon, before an equally systematic transformation brought the era to an end.

By Holger Fransman

History Band Brass Ensemble
No. 123 • 2003 Awaiting digitization

Editorial

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

No. 111 • 2000 Awaiting digitization

Part 3

The importance of music education in society today

By Heinz Preiss

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
The Euphonium in America Member
No. 35 • 1981 Digitized

The Euphonium in America

A Short History

Euphonium terminology, bore sizes, and band instrumentation shifted across Europe and America, from Sax and Conn to Gilmore, Sousa, and Fennell.

By Robert Reifsnyder

History Equipment Historical instruments Instrument making Valves
No. 104 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

Editorial

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

No. 87 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

Exclusive interview with Esa-Pekka Salonen

Maestro Hornist

By Robert L. Watt

Encounters
No. 89 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

The national Orchestra of Spain

By Salvador Navarro-Martinez

Report
No. 101 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

Thomas Harper Junior (1816-1898)

Travelling Through Time

By John Hutchins

History Encounters
No. 91 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

Editorial

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

No. 104 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

The horn in Madrid in the 18th century

Exclusive revelations in the natural horn in Spain (Valencia & Madrid)

By Javier Bonet Manrique

Report History
No. 109 • 2000 Awaiting digitization

Is there more to stage fright than just anxiety?

By John Hipple

Health
No. 100 • 1997 Awaiting digitization

Part 10

Dental Clinic for Wind Players

Irregular teeth formations and brass playing

By Toshio Nemoto

Health Teeth
No. 63 • 1988 Awaiting digitization

B.E.R.P ?

Interview with Mario Guarneri

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Technique Equipment Teaching
No. 101 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

Brass in Britain from the earliest times

By John Humphries

History
Individuality and Uniformity in Brass Players Member
No. 52 • 1985 Digitized

Individuality and Uniformity in Brass Players

As international standards reshape brass playing, musical individuality risks giving way to imitation, leaving tradition, ensemble work and personal conviction at stake.

By Hans-Joachim Drechsler

Society Professional life Ideas Orchestral playing Brass Ensemble
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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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