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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. 93 • 1996 Awaiting digitization

Porcia 1995

6th international competition for young concert hornists

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Competition
No. 100 • 1997 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

James Stamp Master in listening

By Jean-Christophe Wiener

Teaching
Pyotr Naumovich Volkov (1877-1933) Member
No. 37 • 1982 Digitized

Pyotr Naumovich Volkov (1877-1933)

First trombone professor at St. Petersburg Conservatory

From imperial St. Petersburg to Soviet Leningrad, Volkov shaped a distinctive Russian trombone tradition through performance, teaching and generations of pupils.

By Viktor Sumerkin

History Teaching Russian school Orchestral playing Sound
No. 84 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Internationales Naturhorn Festival Essen

7-12 September 1993

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

No. 122 • 2003 Awaiting digitization

Editorial

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Clément Perrin (1876-1970) Member
No. 46 • 1984 Digitized

Clément Perrin (1876-1970)

He lived at the turn of the 20th century...

An extraordinary brass life links Belle Époque Algiers, two world wars and Saint-Saëns, with Clément Perrin still performing as solo trumpet at 81.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

History French school
No. 90 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

Théo Mertens

Interview

By Paul Voet

Encounters
No. 108 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

My name is Watkins... Derek Watkins

The man with the golden trumpet

By Jeremy Mathez

Encounters
No. 107 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

Pilisvörösvar 1999

1st international competition for trumpet

By Max Sommerhalder

Report Competition
The first european horn symposium Free
No. 33 • 1981 Digitized

The first european horn symposium

A week in Trossingen brought leading horn players, Mozart debates, natural-horn controversies and lasting friendships at a landmark European gathering.

By Jeffrey Agrell

Event Report Interpretation Contemporary Music Brass Ensemble
No. 92 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

Not much new in Munich

By Thomas Horch

Competition
No. 69 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

Wolfgang Basch

The German Heritage

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report Encounters
No. 112 • 2000 Awaiting digitization

Part 7

On the trail of brasses in Europe - Telfs (Tyrol)

Telfs (Tyrol)

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

No. 79 • 1992 Awaiting digitization

Maurice André

Approaching sixty

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
Arnold Jacobs Member
No. 34 • 1981 Digitized

Part 2

Arnold Jacobs

Interview

From Curtis to Chicago, a tuba player's path crosses Reiner, Koussevitzky and Ormandy, while teaching evolves toward breathing, thought and musical function.

By Roger Bobo

Encounters Professional life Auditions Orchestral playing Breathing
Ornaments in 18th-century Horn Concertos? Free
No. 45 • 1984 Digitized

Part 4

Ornaments in 18th-century Horn Concertos?

Changes and modifications of tempo

Tempo, dynamics and cadenzas expose how much an 18th-century horn concerto once depended on choices that modern notation and instruments can easily obscure.

By Peter Damm

History Repertoire Ornaments Interpretation
Instrument Makers in USA Member
No. 52 • 1985 Digitized

Part 4

Instrument Makers in USA

Lawson Horns

Walter Lawson built horns by testing alloys, valves and leadpipes with unusual precision, while keeping craftsmanship, musicians and acoustics closely connected.

By Stephan Suter

Equipment Instrument Makers Instrument making
Instrument Makers in USA Free
No. 51 • 1985 Digitized

Part 2

Instrument Makers in USA

Schilke Music Products, Inc. Chicago

In a Chicago workshop, traditional handwork meets new bell-making methods, while Renold Schilke’s uncompromising standards shape an unusual company culture.

By Stephan Suter

Equipment Instrument Makers Instrument making
No. 110 • 2000 Awaiting digitization

Maurice André

A phenomenal artistic achievement

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
Editorial Free
No. 52 • 1985 Digitized

Editorial

Instrumental technique meets personal reflection as Jean-Pierre Mathez argues that artistic growth depends less on definitive answers than curiosity, exchange and individual paths.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Technique Mental approach Ideas
No. 88 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Bremen 1994

International Trumpet Days

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Event
No. 114 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

The Horn Concerti of W. A. Mozart

By Herman Jeurissen

History
No. 120 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

The Future of the Past

Interview with Richard Seraphinoff, player, teacher and horn maker

By Jeffrey Agrell

Equipment
No. 108 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

Royal Concertgebow Orchestra

Happy brass players!

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report
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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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