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Romersa, Henry
National Trombone Workshop (USA)
Report on the first National Trombone Workshop (1971), highlighting pedagogy, leading performers and the legacy of Emory Remington.
Brass Bulletin No 2 · 1972
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Mertens, Albert
The trombone in Belgium
Published in memory of its author, this article reflects on the trombone tradition in Belgium and his lasting contribution.
Brass Bulletin No 5 · 1973
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Leloir, Edmond
The trombone with 6 independent valves
Technical analysis of the trombone with six independent valves, examining its mechanics, extended range and potential for new repertoire.
Brass Bulletin No 5 · 1973
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Lloyd, Leno
Lip vibration characteristics
of the trombone embouchure in performance
Study of lip vibration in trombone performance, analyzing embouchure behavior and its impact on sound production and control.
Brass Bulletin No 7 · 1974
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Schnorhk, Roland
International Competition of Geneva CIEM 1973
Trombone
Report on the 1973 Geneva International Competition (CIEM) for trombone, covering performances, participants and artistic standards.
Brass Bulletin No 7 · 1974
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
An interview with Jean Douay
What does it take to stay at the top of a major orchestra? Jean Douay shares insights on discipline, pressure and the realities behind the trombone section.
Brass Bulletin No 10 · 1975
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Huber, Heinrich
The trombone: changing times, changing slide positions
Did trombonists always use seven positions? Heinrich Huber reveals how history, theory and early music reshaped the slide.
Brass Bulletin No 11 · 1975
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Fulkerson, James
Low register development for the trombone
Should you really drop the jaw for low notes? James Fulkerson challenges this idea and proposes a more stable approach to extend the low register.
Brass Bulletin No 13 · 1976
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Douay, Jean
The trombone in Maurice Ravel's Bolero
Part 1
How should Boléro’s trombone solo be played? After 100 performances, Jean Douay challenges conventions and argues for a more supple, controlled approach.
Brass Bulletin No 13 · 1976
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Douay, Jean
The trombone in Maurice Ravel's Boléro
Part 2 – End
Boléro as ordeal: Jean Douay reveals stage fright, pressure, and the weight of the final solo—where one moment can elevate or undermine the entire orchestra.
Brass Bulletin No 19 · 1977
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Sauer, Ralf
Emory Brace Remington
A Profile
“The trombone must sing.” Ralph Sauer profiles Emory Remington—legendary teacher whose vocal approach shaped generations and redefined brass pedagogy.
Brass Bulletin No 21 · 1978
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Beyer, Werner
Reminiscence of trombonists of the past
Echoes of the past: Werner Beyer traces great trombonists from the 17th century to Wagner’s era—revealing how tradition, players, and instruments shaped the modern orchestra.
Brass Bulletin No 22 · 1978
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Thein, Heinrich
The contrabass trombone
Part 1
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.
Brass Bulletin No 22 · 1978
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Underwood, Lee
Glenn Ferris - Profile
Beyond fame and labels: Glenn Ferris rejects the music business game—defining a raw, uncompromising vision of creativity, freedom, and what it means to truly play.
Brass Bulletin No 23 · 1978
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Thein, Heinrich
The contrabass trombone
Part 2 – End
Picture and sketches, taking particularly into account the construction principles (1973)
Inside the workshop of innovation: Heinrich Thein reveals how rethinking every detail—from valves to bell—transforms the contrabass trombone into a modern orchestral instrument
Brass Bulletin No 23 · 1978
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Beyer, Werner
The classical solo concerto for trombone and its interpreters in the 19th century
From Queisser to Ferdinand David: the rise—and disappearance—of the classical trombone concerto in the 19th century reveals a forgotten golden age of virtuosity.
Brass Bulletin No 25 · 1979
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
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.
Brass Bulletin No 26 · 1979
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Anton Hansen (1877-1947)
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Father of trombone playing in Scandinavia
From Nørrebro cafés to the Royal Orchestra, Anton Hansen’s early years reveal the shift from valve to slide trombone in Scandinavian orchestras.
Brass Bulletin No 27 · 1979
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Gade, Per
Anton Hansen (1877-1947)
Part 2
Father of trombone playing in Scandinavia
Berlin, Leipzig and Copenhagen diary pages show Hansen testing slide-trombone ideals against Weschke, orchestral practice and Carl Nielsen.
Brass Bulletin No 28 · 1979
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Runyan, William E.
The alto trombone and contemporary concepts of trombone timbre
Alto trombone timbre from Vienna to Brahms, orchestral balance, period practice, and why bright brass sounds gradually disappeared.
Brass Bulletin No 28 · 1979
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Douay, Jean
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.
Brass Bulletin No 29 · 1980
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Gade, Per
Anton Hansen (1877-1947)
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Father of trombone playing in Scandinavia
From Sibelius to Paris, Anton Hansen’s later career links Scandinavian trombone playing with French repertoire, teaching, and orchestral reform.
Brass Bulletin No 29 · 1980
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Benny Sluchin
Portrait in brief
Between Paris, Cologne and Tel Aviv, Benny Sluchin brings mathematics, acoustics and contemporary performance into the brass world.
Brass Bulletin No 30 · 1980
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Manzora, Boris G.
The double-slide trombone
museum-piece with a future?
As virtuosity reshaped 20th-century brass playing, Boris G. Manzora argued that the forgotten double-slide trombone could redefine technique and range.
Brass Bulletin No 30 · 1980
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Sluchin, Benny
A Trombone Martyr
Auguste Léonard de la Tuilerie
A Paris apothecary turned trombone evangelist challenges 19th-century musical habits, imagining the slide trombone as the future voice of harmony.
Brass Bulletin No 31 · 1980
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Lister, Richard
The contrabass sackbut
a modern copy
A reconstructed 17th-century contrabass sackbut revives forgotten low brass practice, from Venetian polychoral music to modern performance challenges.
Brass Bulletin No 31 · 1980
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Gorovoj, Sergej
Viktor Venglowski
Musician and Teacher
From the Leningrad Philharmonic to the Conservatoire, one trombonist shaped repertoire, ensembles and generations of players across the Soviet Union.
Brass Bulletin No 34 · 1981
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Weiner, Howard
The trombone: changing times, changing slide positions
Brass Bulletin No 36 · 1981
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Sumerkin, Viktor
Pyotr N. Volkov (1877-1933)
Trombone professor at St. Petersburg Conservatory
Brass Bulletin No 37 · 1982
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Sumerkin, Viktor
Vladislav M. Blazhevich (1881-1942)
Trombonist, Composer and Teacher
Brass Bulletin No 38 · 1982
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Gotthold, Jean
Thoughts on the Bass Trombone
Brass Bulletin No 39 · 1982
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Thein, Heinrich
Thein, Max
Thein, Max
Alto Trombone - New Models
Brass Bulletin No 40 · 1982
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Barantsev, Anatoly
Akim A. Kozlov
A Trombone Artist
Brass Bulletin No 40 · 1982
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Gorovoj, Sergej
Science and Technology in Trombone Teaching
Brass Bulletin No 41 · 1983
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Hübler, Klaus-K.
The Polyphonic Trombone
A suggested notation system
Brass Bulletin No 45 · 1984
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Sluchin, Benny
The Trombone in the Sacred Works of W. A. Mozart
Brass Bulletin No 46 · 1984
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Laplace, Michel
Maurice Ravel and the new trombone
Brass Bulletin No 47 · 1984
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Cramer, William F.
Fundamental trombone performance technique
teaching and application
Brass Bulletin No 49 · 1985
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Sluchin, Benny
Michel Becquet
Interview
Brass Bulletin No 50 · 1985
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Laplace, Michel
The trombone in Jazz and Popular Music
Part 1
Brass Bulletin No 50 · 1985
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Fetter, David
Joannès Rochut (1881-1952)
Trombonist of the Boston symphony Orchestra
Brass Bulletin No 50 · 1985
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Laplace, Michel
The trombone in Jazz and Popular Music
Part 2
Brass Bulletin No 51 · 1985
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Winkler, Klaus
Bibliography of works for trombone and organ
Brass Bulletin No 51 · 1985
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Laplace, Michel
The trombone in Jazz and Popular Music
Part 3 – End
Brass Bulletin No 52 · 1985
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Fonseque, Raymond
Good intonation on the trombone
Brass Bulletin No 52 · 1985
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Sluchin, Benny
Trombone workshops
Brass Bulletin No 52 · 1985
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Schnorhk, Roland
Schnorhk, Roland
Markneukirchen Competition 1986
Brass Bulletin No 55 · 1986
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Struck-Schloen, Michael
Between Furniture Music and Twelve-Note Concerto
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The trombone in the chamber ensemble at the beginning of modern music (1913-1934)
Brass Bulletin No 56 · 1986
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Winkler, Klaus
Trombone and Organ, a Dialog
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Brass Bulletin No 56 · 1986
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Winkler, Klaus
Trombone and Organ, a Dialog
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Brass Bulletin No 57 · 1987
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Branimir Slokar
Biography
Brass Bulletin No 59 · 1987
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Noglik, Bert
Conrad and Johann Bauer
two trombone players
Brass Bulletin No 60 · 1987
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Sluchin, Benny
The Alto Trombone
Part 1
Brass Bulletin No 61 · 1988
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Tamiya, Kenji
Tokyo Trombone Quartet
Brass Bulletin No 62 · 1988
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Sluchin, Benny
The Alto Trombone
Part 2 – End
Brass Bulletin No 62 · 1988
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Richter, Jörg
The soprano trombone
Brass Bulletin No 62 · 1988
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Geneva 1988 - Trombone Competition
Prizes: 1st Jonas Bylund, 2nd Steven Witser, 3rd Joël Vaïsse
Brass Bulletin No 64 · 1988
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Lind, Michael
Palmer Traulsen
One of the great masters of the Scandinavian trombone school
Brass Bulletin No 66 · 1989
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Slokar, Branimir
In search of a new trombone
Brass Bulletin No 66 · 1989
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Toulon 1989
International Competition - Trombone
Brass Bulletin No 67 · 1989
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
David Taylor
or a high class bass trombone
Brass Bulletin No 68 · 1989
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Douay, Jean
André Lafosse (1890-1975)
Master of Trombone
Brass Bulletin No 70 · 1990
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Dany Bonvin
Trombone in the blood
Brass Bulletin No 71 · 1990
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Raum, J. Richard
The Alto Trombone
Part 1
In the 18th Century Sacred Chamber Music from the Abbeys of Göttweig and Melk, Austria
Brass Bulletin No 72 · 1990
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Raum, J. Richard
The Alto Trombone
Part 2
In the 18th Century Sacred Chamber Music from the Abbeys of Göttweig and Melk, Austria
Brass Bulletin No 73 · 1991
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Jean Douay
Trombone in the heart of France
Brass Bulletin No 73 · 1991
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Raum, J. Richard
The Alto trombone
Part 3 – End
In the 18th Century Sacred Chamber Music from the Abbeys of Göttweig and Melk, Austria
Brass Bulletin No 74 · 1991
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Lapie, Raymond
Sigismund Neukomm (1778-1858) and the trombone
Brass Bulletin No 75 · 1991
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Sluchin, Benny
The Alto Trombone in the 20th Century Orchestra
Brass Bulletin No 75 · 1991
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Lapie, Raymond
The trombone and chamber music in France
Brass Bulletin No 76 · 1991
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Ouwerkerk, Willem
Bob Brookmeyer
What note do you want to play ?
Brass Bulletin No 76 · 1991
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Raum, J. Richard
The 18th Century Trombone
Part 1
Rumors of its death were premature
Brass Bulletin No 77 · 1992
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Raum, J. Richard
The 18th Century Trombone
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Rumors of its Death were Premature
Brass Bulletin No 78 · 1992
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Sluchin, Benny
Trombone Quartets
Brass Bulletin No 79 · 1992
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Suppan, Wolfgang
Rudolf Josel
Austrian trombone master
Brass Bulletin No 80 · 1992
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Armin Rosin
Pioneer of the emancipation of the classical trombone in Germany
Brass Bulletin No 81 · 1993
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Elser, Joachim
Johann Doms will be seventy!
Brass Bulletin No 81 · 1993
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Raum, J. Richard
From the Diary of a Court Trombonist, 1727
Brass Bulletin No 82 · 1993
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
David Bruchez
18 years old, music in his blood, trombone under his arm
Brass Bulletin No 84 · 1993
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Sluchin, Benny
Making mute handling easier
Brass Bulletin No 86 · 1994
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Raum, J. Richard
Thomas Gschladt
Part 1
An Historical Perspective of an 18th Century Trombonist
Brass Bulletin No 87 · 1994
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Raum, J. Richard
Thomas Gschladt
Part 2
An Historical Perspective of an 18th Century Trombonist
Brass Bulletin No 88 · 1994
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Dibb, Jeremy
Hogg, Simon
Hogg, Simon
The trombone of Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
Brass Bulletin No 88 · 1994
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Raum, J. Richard
Thomas Gschladt
Part 3 – End
An Historical Perspective of an 18th Century Trombonist
Brass Bulletin No 89 · 1995
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Sluchin, Benny
Porcia 1994
International Trombone Competition
Brass Bulletin No 89 · 1995
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Schnohrk, Roland
Toulon 1995
International trombone competition
Brass Bulletin No 91 · 1995
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Raum, J. Richard
An Interview with Christian Lindberg
Brass Bulletin No 91 · 1995
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Branimir Slokar, development of a new trombone
Brass Bulletin No 91 · 1995
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Munich 1995
International ARD Trombone Competition
Brass Bulletin No 92 · 1995
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Horch, Thomas
Not much new in Munich
Brass Bulletin No 92 · 1995
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van Dijk, Ben
New Thein Bass Trombone Innovations
Brass Bulletin No 92 · 1995
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Fadle, Heinz
Joseph Alessi
A dream career
Brass Bulletin No 93 · 1996
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Barron, Ronald
Being a Concert Trombone
Brass Bulletin No 93 · 1996
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Branimir Slokar
A happy trombonist
Brass Bulletin No 95 · 1996
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Jacques Mauger, on 7th heaven with the trombone
Brass Bulletin No 96 · 1996
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Guion, David M.
Great, but forgotten trombonists: some biographical sketches
Brass Bulletin No 97 · 1997
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Hogg, Simon
Interview with Harold Nash
A half century with the trombone on the British music scene
Brass Bulletin No 98 · 1997
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Raum, J. Richard
Schubertian Trombones
Brass Bulletin No 99 · 1997
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Prague 1997 celebration of young talents?
Brass Bulletin No 99 · 1997
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Humphries, John
John Smithies, trombonist & enigma
Brass Bulletin No 101 · 1998
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Zechmeister, Gerhard
The role of the (contra)bass trombone in the Vienna sound
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Brass Bulletin No 102 · 1998
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Zechmeister, Gerhard
The role of the (contra)bass trombone in the Vienna sound
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Brass Bulletin No 103 · 1998
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Sluchin, Benny
Trombone Attachements - Trends and development
Brass Bulletin No 105 · 1999
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Lapie, Raymond
The trombone according to orchestration treatises (France 1700-1914)
Part 1
Brass Bulletin No 105 · 1999
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Slokar Quartet ... since 25 years
Brass Bulletin No 106 · 1999
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Christian Lindberg, trombone on fire !
Interview
Brass Bulletin No 107 · 1999
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Lapie, Raymond
The trombone according to orchestration treatises (France 1700-1914)
Part 2 – End
Brass Bulletin No 107 · 1999
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Sugihara, Michio
Guebwiller 1999
International competition for tenor trombone and bass trombone
Brass Bulletin No 108 · 1999
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Ivan Meylemans, a trombone from out of the blue
Brass Bulletin No 108 · 1999
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
The ingenious Free-Flow rotary valve of René Hagmann
Brass Bulletin No 109 · 2000
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Enrique Crespo - seducer and musician in one
Brass Bulletin No 111 · 2000
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Michel Becquet
Born to be a musician, born to play trombone
Brass Bulletin No 112 · 2000
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Schnohrk, Roland
Frank Martin, The Ballade for trombone and piano
Brass Bulletin No 113 · 2001
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Roland Schnorhk, Orchestral Soloist
Brass Bulletin No 113 · 2001
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
The fine story of Andrea Bandini, the Tuscan
Brass Bulletin No 113 · 2001
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Shigeki, Saeki
An historical perspective of the alto trombone
Brass Bulletin No 115 · 2001
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Purser, David
Accidents and good luck-ingredients for a happy career
An autobiographical narrative by trombonist David Purser of England
Brass Bulletin No 117 · 2002
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Krause, Sebastian
Carl Traugott Queisser
God of the trombone
Brass Bulletin No 117 · 2002
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Shifrin, Ken
The solo trombone of the bohemian baroque
Part 1
Brass Bulletin No 119 · 2002
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Mathez, Jeremy
International Competition for Trombone Branimir Slokar
2002, Grenchen (Switzerland)
Brass Bulletin No 119 · 2002
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Shifrin, Ken
The solo trombone of the bohemian baroque
Part 2
Brass Bulletin No 120 · 2002
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Batashev, Victor
Anatoly Skobelev - Russian Grand Master of the trombone
Brass Bulletin No 121 · 2003
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Shifrin, Ken
The Moravian brotherhood trombone choirs: neither Moravian nor choirs
Part 3 – End
Brass Bulletin No 121 · 2003
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Viola, Stefano
Stellio Calvetti - Clever Inventor
Brass Bulletin No 121 · 2003
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Kallai, Avishai
Joachim Eggert (1779-1813) - Trombone Pioneer
Brass Bulletin No 123 · 2003
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