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No. 92 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

Bob Watt

From Linda’s look to the sound of the horn

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 84 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Hermann Baumann

Lesson of the master

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
Zen and the Art of Horn playing
No. 27 • 1979 Digitized

Part 3

Zen and the Art of Horn playing

Between breath, reflex, and attention, Jeffrey Agrell links Zen practice with the physical and mental habits that shape brass playing.

By Jeffrey Agrell

Health Mental approach Nerves Ideas
No. 99 • 1997 Awaiting digitization

Michael Thompson, Off-the-cuff commentary

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Competition
No. 105 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

Valencia: the natural horn

By Josep Antoni Alberola I Verdu

History
300 Years of the Horn in Bohemia Free
No. 31 • 1980 Digitized

300 Years of the Horn in Bohemia

An unsigned portrait from the Dresden court links the rise of Bohemian horn playing to the ceremonial world of Baroque hunting culture.

By Kurt Janetzky

History Society Historical instruments Interpretation Sociology
Mouthpiece pressure in Horn Playing
No. 40 • 1982 Digitized

Mouthpiece pressure in Horn Playing

Graduation project in technical method

Long before sensors entered the practice room, one horn student measured embouchure pressure by hand, challenging assumptions that still shape brass pedagogy.

By Edgar Bürger

Technique Research Mouthpiece Range Endurance
No. 97 • 1997 Awaiting digitization

The Art of the Third Horn Player

The unsung hero

By Kerry Turner

Repertoire Ideas
No. 84 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Internationales Naturhorn Festival Essen

7-12 September 1993

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

No. 62 • 1988 Awaiting digitization

The universal double horn

By Peter Steidle

Technique
No. 114 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

The Horn Concerti of W. A. Mozart

By Herman Jeurissen

History
No. 1 • 1971 Digitized

The Horn in France

Historical overview of the horn in France by Daniel Bourgue, covering instruments, makers, pedagogy and the evolution of tone and playing style.

By Daniel Bourgue

History Equipment Technique French school Sound Valves Historical instruments
Ornaments in 18th-century Horn Concertos? Free
No. 45 • 1984 Digitized

Part 4

Ornaments in 18th-century Horn Concertos?

Changes and modifications of tempo

Tempo, dynamics and cadenzas expose how much an 18th-century horn concerto once depended on choices that modern notation and instruments can easily obscure.

By Peter Damm

History Repertoire Ornaments Interpretation
The inner acoustics of the horn
No. 3 • 1972 Digitized

The inner acoustics of the horn

Study of the horn’s inner acoustics, explaining how its structure and air column influence tone production and intonation.

By Willi Aebi

Equipment Acoustics History Technique Sound Historical instruments Valves
No. 65 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

Douglas Hill

Profile of a Horn player

By Jeffrey Agrell

Encounters
No. 4 • 1973 Digitized

Some observation prompted by H. Baumann: Which Horn for which Music

Commentary responding to H. Baumann’s article (BB 3), offering critical observations and contributing to the ongoing debate on horn playing.

By Harold Meek

Equipment Repertoire Historical instruments Ideas
Impossible?
No. 10 • 1975 Digitized

Impossible?

Kurt Janetzky challenges the notion of the “impossible” in brass playing, arguing that technical limits evolve and that demanding repertoire—past or present—should never be dismissed as unplayable.

By Kurt Janetzky

Repertoire Technique Interpretation Ideas
No. 85 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Thomas Müller

Horns, Schnapps, and Cars

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
Interview with Hans Pizka Free
No. 36 • 1981 Digitized

Interview with Hans Pizka

From Vienna horn traditions and natural-horn training to orchestral style and pedagogy, Hans Pizka reflects on the foundations of horn playing and musical identity.

By Jeffrey Agrell

Encounters Teaching Equipment Historical instruments Orchestral playing
No. 66 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

Franz (Frantisek) Schollar and the Russian school of horn playing

By Vitali Bujanovsky

History
No. 93 • 1996 Awaiting digitization

A 349 year old horn made by Michael Nagel in Graz

By Friedrich Körner

History Equipment
No. 91 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

The corno da caccia in the music of J. S. Bach

By Ludwig Güttler

Repertoire
The Coiled Hunting Instrument by J. W. Haas
No. 54 • 1986 Digitized

The Coiled Hunting Instrument by J. W. Haas

Bad Säckingen Trumpet Museum

A rare instrument made in 1688 blurs the boundary between horn and trumpet, while its maker’s mark raises an unresolved question about the Haas family.

By Edward H. Tarr

History Historical instruments
No. 74 • 1991 Awaiting digitization

Bruno Schneider

Tale of a tall talent

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
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