Historia
273 artículos
John Smithies, trombonist & enigma
Por John Humphries
Parte 2
Thomas Gschladt
An Historical Perspective of an 18th Century Trombonist
Por J. Richard Raum
Miembro
Vassily Gueorguievitch Brandt (1869–1923)
Biography
Sélianine traces Brandt’s life and artistry, from Bolshoi virtuoso to influential pedagogue, revealing the foundations of a distinctly Russian trumpet tradition.
Por Anatoly Selianin
Miembro
Parte 1
The Haydn Trumpet Concerto
As editions, instruments and traditions diverge, Haydn’s trumpet concerto becomes a lens on notation, style and the shifting meaning of performance.
Por Alfred Willener
Gratuito
Special Finland
The brass band tradition in Finland
Finland’s brass-band tradition grew from imperial reform into a nationwide phenomenon, before an equally systematic transformation brought the era to an end.
Por Holger Fransman
Miembro
Parte 2
On the early history of valves and valve instruments in Germany (1814-1833)
From invention to rivalry: the early history of rotary and piston valves reveals a battle of ideas, patents, and craftsmanship that transformed brass instruments forever.
Por Herbert Heyde
Markneukirchen Musical Instrument Museum
Special GDR
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
Parte 2
The arab Trumpet II - Brass in the Middle East
Brass in the Middle East
Por Nassim Maalouf
Miembro
Special Finland
Brass achieves academic respectability
Once treated as marginal, Finland’s brass septet tradition entered academic research, challenging where folk practice ends and music history begins.
Por Kauko Karjalainen
Gratuito
Parte 1
Herbert L. Clarke (1867-1945)
Boyhood Years
From forbidden beginnings to cornet legend: Herbert L. Clarke’s early years reveal a path shaped by setbacks, persistence, and decisive discoveries.
Por David Hickman
Miembro
Serie El jazz y la trompa • Parte 1
Jazz and the Horn
The horn was once considered incompatible with jazz until changing ideas of sound and musicians like John Graas quietly overturned that certainty.
Por Jeffrey Agrell
Gratuito
What is a Brass Band?
Barrie Perrins traces the 19th-century origins, instrumentation and social role of the brass band—from industrial roots to international musical life.
Por Barrie Perrins
The unpublished horn file...
Por Uwe Uustalu, Uwe Bartels, Stephan Katte
Miembro
Parte 6
Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889) Biography
The Last Years of his Life
Arban and the call for progress: inspired by Saint-Saëns, he makes a final push for a C cornet—an effort that would ultimately fail.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
Miembro
Parte 1
The contrabass trombone
Picture and sketches, taking particularly into account the construction principles (1973)
From Praetorius to Wagner: Heinrich Thein traces the evolution of the contrabass trombone—revealing how history, acoustics, and design shaped this powerful orchestral voice.
Por Heinrich Thein
Parte 2
A brief survey of the historical evolution of our instruments
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
Miembro
The untimely demise of the ophicleide
Once central to French orchestras, the ophicleide lost its place to the tuba—a disappearance shaped as much by institutions and repertoire as by sound.
Por Stephen J. Weston
Miembro
Parte 2
The Haydn Trumpet Concerto
André, Wobisch, Dokshitzer, Stringer and others reveal how tempo, phrasing, ornamentation and cadenzas reshape Haydn's trumpet concerto.
Por Alfred Willener
Joachim Eggert (1779-1813) - Trombone Pioneer
Por Avishai Kallai
Gratuito
Editorial
10 Years of Brass Bulletin
Ten years after its launch, a small specialist publication reaches readers in more than sixty countries, reflecting how a shared artistic community took shape across borders.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
Brass instruments at the Gemeente-Museum in the Hague
Special Holland
Por Graham Nicholson
Parte 3
The Moravian brotherhood trombone choirs: neither Moravian nor choirs
Por Ken Shifrin
The "Neatores" of the Triumphal Arch of Augustus at Susa
Por Carlo Arfinengo
Parte 2
Bach and the Others:
Eighteenth-Century Trumpeter-Hornists
Beyond Leipzig, the practice extended from Weissenfels to Dresden and Vienna, as horn and trumpet gradually diverged into distinct musical identities.
Por Edward H. Tarr