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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. 74 • 1991 Awaiting digitization

John Wallace

The challenge of the impossible

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 121 • 2003 Awaiting digitization

Part 7

The instrumental player’s maintenance and development

The opinion of an expert

By James Thompson

Teaching
No. 99 • 1997 Awaiting digitization

Chet Baker and his Martin Trumpet

By Irving Bush

Encounters
No. 122 • 2003 Awaiting digitization

Big discovery in Italy! Perfection for everyone!

By Otto Ottone

Backstage
Free
No. 23 • 1978 Digitized

Symphonic tuba playing

A warning from the orchestra: Lewis Waldeck challenges modern tuba playing—calling for a return from solo brilliance to the dark, blended power of true symphonic sound.

By Lewis Waldeck

Technique Repertoire Sound Interpretation Orchestral playing
No. 104 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

Schloss Kremsegg: Ophicleïde in C

By Heinz Preiss

History
No. 81 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

The brasses of Languedoc-Roussillon

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report
No. 62 • 1988 Awaiting digitization

Théo Mertens

Portrait

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 121 • 2003 Awaiting digitization

Part 3

The Moravian brotherhood trombone choirs: neither Moravian nor choirs

By Ken Shifrin

History
No. 67 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

Does Jazz still have a soul?

By Michel Laplace

Society Jazz
No. 66 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

Timofey Dokschidzer

A story of the heart...

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report
No. 75 • 1991 Awaiting digitization

Rotterdam Conservatory - ITG Conference '92

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Event
Editorial Free
No. 45 • 1984 Digitized

Editorial

Between disciplined practice and creative folly, musicianship emerges where scales and systems give way to imagination, instinct and the unsettling freedom to think.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Teaching Technique Mental approach Interpretation Ideas
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. 111 • 2000 Awaiting digitization

Part 3

The importance of music education in society today

By Heinz Preiss

No. 73 • 1991 Awaiting digitization

Brass in the circus bands of the USSR

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report
Member
No. 23 • 1978 Digitized

Phonetics in the articulation and expression of the language of music

Rethinking articulation: Francis Orval challenges traditional teaching—revealing how phonetics, language, and psychology shape sound, phrasing, and musical expression.

By Francis Orval

Technique Teaching Articulation Tongue Breathing
Which Horn for which Music? Free
No. 3 • 1972 Digitized

Which Horn for which Music?

Article discussing the choice of horn according to repertoire, comparing instruments, sound ideals and stylistic requirements.

By Hermann Baumann

Equipment Repertoire Historical instruments Sound Interpretation
A talk with Rolf Quinque Free
No. 14 • 1976 Digitized

A talk with Rolf Quinque

What if strength is the wrong approach? Rolf Quinque traces his shift from force to mastery through controlled breathing, discipline, and relaxed playing.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Technique Teaching Breathing Endurance Range
No. 58 • 1987 Awaiting digitization

17th and 18th Century Brass Instruments at the Shrine to Music Museum

Vermillon (USA)

By Margaret Downie Banks

History
No. 109 • 2000 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

A sensational dicovery: 12 brass quintets (1850) by Jean Bellon

By Raymond Lapie

Repertoire
No. 118 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

Part 4

A player’s first years

The opinion of an expert

By Horst Rapp

Teaching Technique
Unknown Treasures for Trumpet Ensembles Free
No. 38 • 1982 Digitized

Unknown Treasures for Trumpet Ensembles

Processional Music from 18th century Bavaria

Forgotten Bavarian monastery archives preserve hundreds of ceremonial trumpet works, where local tradition and practical performance survived long after their cultural world disappeared.

By Albert Hiller

Repertoire History Brass Ensemble Historical instruments Range
Hygienics of the teeth Free
No. 19 • 1977 Digitized

Hygienics of the teeth

Your embouchure starts with your teeth. This essential guide reveals why gum health—not just cavities—determines a brass player’s long-term sound and control.

By Michel G. Corti

Health Teeth
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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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