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Steve Lewis, Hornmaker
No. 49 • 1985 Digitized

Steve Lewis, Hornmaker

Old World Craftsmanship plus New World Technology

In 1980s Chicago, Steve Lewis joined Old World bench craft to modern precision, building horns one by one around the player, the metal and a distinctive sound.

By Jeffrey Agrell

Equipment Instrument Makers Instrument making Sound
No. 104 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

David Ohanian departs the Canadian Brass

Interview with David Ohanian

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report Encounters
No. 108 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

Paxman Bros Ltd, the force of destiny

By Jeremy Mathez

Equipment
300 Years of the Horn
No. 31 • 1980 Digitized

Part 1

300 Years of the Horn

1680-1980, an attempted survey

From Versailles to Bohemia, hunting horns enter orchestral life through makers, players, early works and the Austro-Bohemian tradition.

By Peter Damm

History Equipment Historical instruments Instrument making Orchestral playing
Zen and the Art of Horn playing
No. 23 • 1978 Digitized

Part 2

Zen and the Art of Horn playing

Beyond technique: Jeffrey Agrell explores the clash between intellect and intuition—arguing that true musical expression begins where analysis ends.

By Jeffrey Agrell

Health Society Mental approach Sociology Ideas
No. 62 • 1988 Awaiting digitization

Stopping technique in the Mozart horn concertos

By Thomas Müller

Technique Repertoire
No. 84 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Natural Horn

An amazing renaissance

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report History
No. 83 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Zdenek Tylsar

A great Czech horn virtuoso

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 69 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

The Horn and Piano Duo

By Hermann Baumann

Repertoire Teaching
The Horn is my instrument Free
No. 4 • 1973 Digitized

The Horn is my instrument

Personal reflection on the horn as an instrument, exploring artistic identity, sound ideals and the player’s relationship to the instrument.

By Georges Barboteu

Encounters
Jazz and the Horn
No. 40 • 1982 Digitized

Jazz and the Horn Series • Part 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.

By Jeffrey Agrell

Repertoire History Jazz Improvisation
No. 77 • 1992 Awaiting digitization

Dutch Horn Society 1982-1992

Special Holland

By Louise Schepel

Report
No. 84 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

On the French School of horn playing

By Lucien Thevet

History Orchestral playing
No. 101 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

The Dennis & Aubrey Brain chairs of horn playing

By John Humphries

Encounters
No. 79 • 1992 Awaiting digitization

Dieter Otto

A passionate craftman

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Equipment
No. 9 • 1974 Digitized

Reflections on the horn

Francis Orval reflects on horn playing, discussing tone production, breathing and the influence of French and German traditions on sound and style.

By Francis Orval

Technique Equipment Repertoire Sound Instrument making
No. 80 • 1992 Awaiting digitization

Brief history of Austrian hunting horn music in Austria

Special Austria

By Josef Pöschl

Report Equipment
The Leningrad School of Horn Playing
No. 27 • 1979 Digitized

The Leningrad School of Horn Playing

From St. Petersburg to the Soviet era, generations of horn players shaped a distinctive approach to sound, interpretation, and orchestral playing.

By Frøydis Ree Wekre

History Teaching Russian school Interpretation Sound
Which Horn for which Music? Free
No. 3 • 1972 Digitized

Which Horn for which Music?

Article discussing the choice of horn according to repertoire, comparing instruments, sound ideals and stylistic requirements.

By Hermann Baumann

Equipment Repertoire Historical instruments Sound Interpretation
No. 123 • 2003 Awaiting digitization

Andreas Jungwirth - Maker of Horns the traditional way

By Jeremy Mathez

Equipment
Handel Horn Duo located in South America
No. 49 • 1985 Digitized

Handel Horn Duo located in South America

A lost 18th-century horn tutor resurfacing through South America completes a Handel duet and preserves strikingly practical advice on horn playing.

By Edward H. Tarr

Repertoire History
No. 81 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

André Cazalet

The Horn, the brasses and France

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 109 • 2000 Awaiting digitization

Antonio Rosetti and the Millenium

By Zdenek Divoky

Repertoire
No. 102 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

Karl Biehlig, the horn is mourning

By Peter Damm

Encounters
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