Parte 7
Instrument Makers in USA
Martin (G. Leblanc Corporation)
Por Stephan Suter
In 1970s Wisconsin, industrial efficiency transformed brass instrument production, yet traditional craftsmanship still had a place on the factory floor.
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Martin (G. Leblanc Corporation)
Por Stephan Suter
In 1970s Wisconsin, industrial efficiency transformed brass instrument production, yet traditional craftsmanship still had a place on the factory floor.
Parte 6
Holton (G. Leblanc Corporation)
Por Stephan Suter
In Elkhorn, Wisconsin, traditional craftsmanship meets industrial production, while Holton confronts the delicate balance between innovation and musicians’ conservatism.
In Geneva on the eve of war, Edouard Gros navigates Ansermet’s demanding orchestra, summer trumpet engagements and the sudden upheaval of military mobilisation.
Por Edouard Gros
Seventeenth-century brass music regained its place in the repertoire, but modern editions often altered the original keys, instrumentation and balance between voices.
Por Klaus Winkler
Special Finland
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.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
En sus propias palabras
N.º 26 · 1979
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Playing solos on the tuba is pretty unsatisfactory as well. After about five minutes, the average ear gets sick of the noise. Most people can’t hear at the bottom. Tuba players, with their extra aural sophistication, have completely forgotten that to most people anything below the top of the bass clef is just a rumble.
— John Fletcher
N.º 47 1984
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Should today's hornist avail himself, then, of a corno da caccia for Bach, an invention horn for Mozart, an F horn for Brahms? I do — but only on the condition that the rest of the ensemble is likewise using historical instruments. Otherwise, the same effect would result as when a carriage of the turn of the century were to be coupled to a modern diesel locomotive...
— Hermann Baumann
N.º 3 1972
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Trompeta
The Trumpet Method
The first trumpet method rediscovered: Edward H. Tarr reveals how Bendinelli’s 1614 treatise reshapes our understanding of trumpet technique, signals, and ensemble art.
Por Edward H. Tarr
Trompa
The natural horn is not a retreat into the past: Thomas Müller argues that its demands on sound, technique and awareness can broaden a modern player’s craft.
Por Jeffrey Agrell
Trombón
Jazz did not invent the modern trombone: early virtuosos, New Orleans players and changing techniques reveal a more complex path toward flexibility and legato.
Por Michel Laplace
Bombardino
The euphonium revealed: Barrie Perrins explores its history, technique, and expressive power—making a compelling case for its place as one of brass’s most versatile solo voices.
Por Barrie Perrins
Tuba
Eyes toward the future
Beyond the instrument: Roger Bobo calls for open minds at Symposium ’78—urging tubists to seek inspiration, question identity, and look boldly toward the future.
Por Roger Bobo
Trombón
Report on the first National Trombone Workshop (1971), highlighting pedagogy, leading performers and the legacy of Emory Remington.
Por Henry Romersa
Momentos históricos plasmados en las páginas del Journal de Brass Bulletin.
Timofey Dokshitzer and composer Eino Tamberg
Brass Bulletin n.º 37 1982
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