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Gravestone of the field trumpeter Johann Kauffmann (1585-1634?)
A chance visit near Giebelstadt brings a seventeenth-century field trumpeter back into view, leaving a gravestone—and a musical life still largely unknown.
Por Wolfgang G. Haas
Parte 1
The 18th Century Trombone
Rumors of its death were premature
Por J. Richard Raum
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Early trumpet music in Schwerin
Hidden sources revealed: Stephen Glover uncovers early trumpet music in Schwerin—offering new insights into wind bands, performance practice, and the evolution of brass.
Por Stephen L. Glover
Parte 1
A short history of the tuba in Russia
Por Alexeï Levachkine
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At the Sign of the Serpent
All sorts of old, rare and unusual musical instruments bought and sold by Tony Bingham
Behind a Hampstead shopfront, Tony Bingham’s trade in ophicleides, natural horns and cornets kept rare instruments circulating between collectors and players.
Por Thomas Aitken
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Brass Chamber Music in Hungary
Ancient horns, military signals and postwar ensembles meet in a Hungarian brass tradition shaped as much by education and composers as by performers.
Por Frigyes Varasdy
The horn in the G.R.D, A chat with Peter Damm
Special GDR
Por Peter Damm
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Herbert L. Clarke (1867-1945)
His Career
From struggle to legend: Part 4 traces Herbert L. Clarke’s rise from hardship to global fame—touring, recording, teaching, and shaping modern cornet playing.
Por David Hickman
On the French School of horn playing
Por Lucien Thevet
The rich tradition of brass playing in Austria
Special Austria
Por Wolfgang Suppan
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The brass septet tradition in Finland
A hidden tradition revealed: over 200 Finnish brass septets shaped regional music life—blending military roots, festivals, and composers like Sibelius into a living legacy.
Por Kauko Karjalainen
Parte 1
On the trail of the medieval slide trumpet
Por David M. Guion
Parte 2
Mozart and brass musicians
Por Eugen Brixel
Parte 3
Thomas Gschladt
An Historical Perspective of an 18th Century Trombonist
Por J. Richard Raum
Royal College of Music London
Tradition and evolution of the brass classes
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
Keyed and valved bugles, cornets and trumpets in french grand opera
Por William E. Runyan
Trumpeters and night wachtmen of old Zürich
Por Walter Baumann
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Maurice Ravel and the new trombone
Dance-band trombonists reshaped orchestral expectations in the 1920s and 30s, leaving their mark on Ravel’s Boléro and a generation of players.
Por Michel Laplace
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Parte 3
Herbert L. Clarke (1867-1945)
Early professional years
From struggle to breakthrough: Herbert L. Clarke’s rise reveals relentless practice, early setbacks, and the defining audition that launched one of history’s greatest cornet careers.
Por David Hickman
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Gabinetto Armonico by Filippo Bonanni, Rome 1723
22 Illustrations
Selection of illustrations and excerpts from Gabinetto Armonico (1723), offering a visual insight into early instruments and musical practice.
Por Filippo Bonanni
Edinburgh University Collection of Historical Musical Instruments
Por Arnold Myers, Raymond Park
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Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889) Biography
The Success
At the height of his fame, Arban fights to reshape musical education—and to save the trumpet from disappearing.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
Adolf Scherbaum (1909-2000) - Trailblazer of the classical solo trumpet
Por Verena Jakobsen
The Hunting Horn "à la Dampierre"
Reconstruction of the most original baroque hunting horn
Por Uwe Bartels