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From musical wallpaper to the twelve-note row
The trombone in the chamber ensemble at the beginning of modern music (1913-1934)
Between 1913 and 1934, the trombone gained an unexpected place in chamber music as Satie, Milhaud and Stravinsky challenged orchestral traditions with jazz and new sounds.
Por Michael Struck-Schloen
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Contemporary systems and trends for the tuba
New music, new rules: Daniel Perantoni explores extended techniques, graphic notation and the evolving language of the tuba.
Por Daniel Perantoni
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Editorial
As concert life shifts away from brass, the future of the instrument depends on artistic standards, thoughtful programming and the commitment of every performer.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
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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.
Por Jeffrey Agrell
Reflections on the brass player
Why do brass players so often resist new music? Vinko Globokar dismantles schools, routines, and traditions—and calls for a freer musical mindset.
Por Vinko Globokar
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Contemporary Hungarian Brass Music
From early decline to recent revival, Hungarian brass emerges through pedagogy, competitions and new chamber works, with Varasdy outlining key figures and shifting ensemble practices.
Por Frigyes Varasdy
Yes or no? Beware!
Do we or do we not play transcriptions?
“Transcriptions: yes or no? Beware.” Roger Bobo challenges tubists to rethink repertoire, taste, and tradition in a bold call for musical judgment and artistic freedom.
Por Roger Bobo
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Scraps of Thoughts and Memories concerning “Passages” for trumpet and strings
Between waiting and movement, Passages reimagines soloist and orchestra—inviting exploration, listening, and the acceptance of the unexpected.
Por Victor Fenigstein
Indeterminate instrumentation
A Way of Extending Instrumental Technic
Can technique go beyond notation? James Fulkerson explores new instrumental possibilities and argues that improvisation is key to expanding both technique and musical thinking.
Por James Fulkerson
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Editorial
As music becomes increasingly industrialized, Jean-Pierre Mathez argues for restoring local musical communities where composers, performers and audiences shape a shared identity.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Interview with Miles Anderson
Jean-Pierre Mathez traces Miles Anderson’s path from early training to orchestral and freelance work, expanding on the tension between livelihood and artistic pursuit.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
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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.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
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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.
Por Benny Sluchin
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Playing and singing simultaneously on brass instruments
From Weber's Concertino to Berlioz's chord writing, acoustic principles explain how combination tones emerge from simultaneous playing and singing on brass.
Por Benny Sluchin
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A major chamber music work for brass?
Quintet, by Peter Maxwell Davies
A BBC studio session turns Maxwell Davies’s brass quintet into a test of virtuosity, balance and whether brass could claim a new place in chamber music.
Por Thomas Aitken
The Annual Competitions of the Paris Conservatoire
From commissioned works to jury voting, a long-standing examination tradition reveals how brass players progressed through the Paris Conservatoire.
Por Benny Sluchin
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1981 Geneva International Competition
Readers Letters
Philip Jones responds to the Geneva 1981 debate, arguing for fairer jury decisions, balanced repertoire, and the enduring value of international trumpet competitions.
Por Philip Jones
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Possibilities for development of brass instruments (1967)
Experimental study by Vinko Globokar on extended techniques for brass instruments, covering microtonality, voice-instrument interaction and new sound production methods.
Por Vinko Globokar
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The mute belt
In Stockhausen's demanding trumpet works, six different mutes had to be changed while performing from memory, turning a practical problem into a new stage technique.
Por Markus Stockhausen
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Editorial
Mass media, record-industry economics and the return of cornet virtuosity collide in a sharp warning about fashion, manipulation and musical independence.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
La trompeta universal de Gabriele Cassone
Instrumentos barrocos, Berio y música italiana olvidada conviven en Cassone dentro de una concepción singularmente amplia del trompetista moderno.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Serious Music this Side of the Ghetto
Between Darmstadt serialism and neo-tonality, the place of serious music in society is questioned through Berg, Schönberg and the post-war avant-garde.
Por Rolf Urs Ringger
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Amateur wind-band repertoire in Central Europa since 1950
After 1950, Central Europe’s amateur wind bands became a testing ground where inherited traditions, modern composition, popular music and education collided.
Por Wolfgang Suppan
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Melvyn Poore
Tuba britannica
A tuba becomes a laboratory for circular breathing, reeds, strange mutes and music theatre as Melvyn Poore pushes beyond the orchestral role assigned to it.
Por Thomas Aitken