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Hermann Baumann
A virtuoso's career
A career built on sound, memory and the natural horn shows how Hermann Baumann helped redefine what a horn soloist could be on the international stage.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Barry Tuckwell
Interview
Between the London Symphony Orchestra, international solo tours and Mozart or Strauss concertos, Barry Tuckwell reflects on sound, risk and musical instinct.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Editorial
In Recognition of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
At the height of his career, Philip Jones hands over his brass ensemble, prompting wider reflections on musical excellence, stage presence and the changing role of musicians.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Serie El jazz y la trompa • Parte 2
Jazz and the Horn
Julius Watkins
A pioneering career, landmark recordings and collaborations with jazz legends gave the French horn a place it had never occupied before.
Por Jeffrey Agrell
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Brass Players in Rome
Behind Rome’s musical prestige, RAI brass players describe shrinking salaries, insecure orchestral careers and the compromises required simply to remain musicians.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
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A New Job¹
A professional horn player faces a late chance to change course, as routine, ambition and the unnerving reality of an orchestral audition collide.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Parte 1
How and why I became a musician
A father determined to keep his son from music unwittingly gives him the foundations for a life shaped by orchestras, discipline and an irresistible vocation.
Por Edouard Gros
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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
To be «Lead Trumpet» in a Jazz Orchestra
Glenn Stuart explores the demanding role of the lead trumpet in a jazz orchestra, combining leadership, endurance and musical vision to shape the sound of the entire band.
Por Glenn Stuart
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Vitaly Bujanowsky
The world's Golden Horn
Called one of the Soviet school’s finest performers by Shostakovich, Vitaliy Buyanovskiy shaped horn playing through performance, teaching and composition.
Por Anatoly Barantsev
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Individuality and Uniformity in Brass Players
As international standards reshape brass playing, musical individuality risks giving way to imitation, leaving tradition, ensemble work and personal conviction at stake.
Por Hans-Joachim Drechsler
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Guy Touvron
Spotlight
Before international fame, Guy Touvron’s path ran through village bands, Maurice André’s class, competitions and a stubborn refusal to behave like a star.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Women and brass: 3 Portraits
Barbara Stone, Betty Anderson, Kate Kaminga
Three British and Dutch conductors moved from brass band performance to leadership roles, confronting a scene still largely shaped by male traditions.
Por Markus S. Bach
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Parte 2
My contacts with the United States
About horns and how to play them
Double horn, descant, natural horn — which path? This article explores American vs German approaches and what it means to train a complete horn player.
Por Michael Höltzel
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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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Henri Renart (1887-1979)
Interview
Henri Renart looks back on a remarkable musical life, from the wind bands of northern France to Paris’s leading orchestras, performing under renowned conductors while witnessing decades of change in performance, recording, teaching, and brass playing.
Por Robert Coutet
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Parte 5
How and why I became a musician
In wartime Switzerland, a military assignment, a conductor's confusion and an abandoned instrument unexpectedly changed the course of Edouard Gros's musical career.
Por Edouard Gros
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Parte 4
How and why I became a musician
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
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Editorial
One magazine disappeared as another opened its pages, turning economic necessity into a rare act of editorial solidarity that reshaped the brass press.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Tell it the way it is:
A viewpoint of professional trumpet playing in the United States
A brutal reality check: Irving Bush exposes the gap between musical dreams and professional truth—revealing the harsh economics behind a career in trumpet playing.
Por Irving Bush
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A woman trombonist, Yvelise Girard
Women and Brass
From Paris conservatories to police bands, a young trombonist confronts isolation, scrutiny and ambition as women slowly enter the brass world.
Por Jean Douay
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Brass and Strings
A note on personality types among musicians
Behind the formal discipline of the symphony orchestra, contrasting views of brass and string players reveal enduring questions about personality, class and musical culture.
Por John Davies
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Women and Brass
Statements
Female brass players in British orchestras describe auditions, section dynamics and the pressure of proving themselves beyond musical ability.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Musical Piracy
Plagiarism, Photocopying
Long before digital piracy, publishers and performers were already confronting plagiarism, photocopying and blurred artistic ownership across the brass world.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez