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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.

Editorial Free
No. 34 • 1981 Digitized

Editorial

Beyond technique and instruction, musical growth depends on trusted relationships, where friendship becomes both a measure of progress and a safeguard against isolation.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Teaching Society Ideas Interpretation
No. 95 • 1996 Awaiting digitization

Narbonne 1996

6th annual international brass quintet competition

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Competition
No. 76 • 1991 Awaiting digitization

Bremen 1991

Trumpet forum

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Event
Holger Fransman Member
No. 53 • 1986 Digitized

Special Finland

Holger Fransman

Finnish Horn Player and Teacher

Holger Fransman remembers the Vienna that shaped his horn playing, the rise of musical education in Finland, and encounters with Sibelius.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
Akim Alexeyevich Kozlov Member
No. 40 • 1982 Digitized

Akim Alexeyevich Kozlov

A Trombone Artist

Behind decades of orchestral excellence, one trombonist shaped a school of playing whose influence reached far beyond Leningrad and the concert hall.

By Anatoly Barantsev

Encounters Teaching Russian school Orchestral playing Intonation
Early trumpet music in Schwerin Free
No. 23 • 1978 Digitized

Early trumpet music in Schwerin

Hidden sources revealed: Stephen Glover uncovers early trumpet music in Schwerin—offering new insights into wind bands, performance practice, and the evolution of brass.

By Stephen L. Glover

Repertoire History Historical instruments Valves Sociology
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. 66 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

Timofey Dokschidzer

A story of the heart...

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report
No. 63 • 1988 Awaiting digitization

Europe - America

A cultural comparison

By Peter Knudsvig

Report
No. 73 • 1991 Awaiting digitization

Editorial

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

No. 120 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

Kröger Trumpets - From the hands of a master

By Franz-Josef Kröger

Equipment
The contrabass trombone Member
No. 23 • 1978 Digitized

Part 2

The contrabass trombone

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

Inside the workshop of innovation: Heinrich Thein reveals how rethinking every detail—from valves to bell—transforms the contrabass trombone into a modern orchestral instrument

By Heinrich Thein

Equipment Instrument making Valves Intonation
No. 85 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Fred Sautter

Master American trumpet teacher

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
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
An American trumpet player's impressions of european brass performances Member
No. 5 • 1973 Digitized

An American trumpet player's impressions of european brass performances

An American trumpet player reflects on European brass traditions, comparing education, amateur practice and professional performance across both continents.

By Harold E. Krueger

Society American school Orchestral playing Sound Interpretation
No. 98 • 1997 Awaiting digitization

Editorial

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

No. 98 • 1997 Awaiting digitization

Wind Bands in Lithuania

By Algirdas Radzevicius

Report History
No. 72 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

CIEM Geneva 1991

Geneva opens the door to the Tuba

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Competition
The contrabass sackbut Member
No. 31 • 1980 Digitized

The contrabass sackbut

a modern copy

A reconstructed 17th-century contrabass sackbut revives forgotten low brass practice, from Venetian polychoral music to modern performance challenges.

By Richard Lister

Equipment Instrument Makers Historical instruments Instrument making Mouthpiece
No. 119 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

The solo trombone of the bohemian baroque

By Ken Shifrin

History
No. 90 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

Steven Mead

Mister Euphonium

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
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
A Little Trumpet Music Free
No. 50 • 1985 Digitized

A Little Trumpet Music

Stage fright, high A’s and a D trumpet turn an orchestral concert into an intimate account of the moment anxiety finally gives way to music.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Short story Nerves Mental approach
No. 123 • 2003 Awaiting digitization

How does a mouthpiece feel?

By Thomas Stevens

Backstage
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