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Bad Säckingen, Trumpet museum
No. 53 • 1986 Digitized

Bad Säckingen, Trumpet museum

A romantic legend, a remarkable private collection and Edward H. Tarr’s scholarship converged in Bad Säckingen to give the trumpet a museum of its own.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

History Equipment Historical instruments
No. 107 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

Kelly Anne Parkes. Australian, woman, trumpeter

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report Encounters
Miroslav Kejmar Free
No. 31 • 1980 Digitized

Miroslav Kejmar

Portrait in brief

From Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto to Czech contemporary music, the Prague trumpeter combined Baroque precision with orchestral versatility across Europe.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters Professional life Solo playing Orchestral playing Contemporary Music
No. 69 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

Hans Bode (1895-1980)

My acquaintance with a great trumpet player

By Walter Schetsche

Report Encounters
No. 80 • 1992 Awaiting digitization

Hans Gansch

The courage of candor

By Helmut Brenner, Alexandra Müller-Guttenbrunn

Encounters
Mikhail Innokentiévitch Tabakov (1877-1958)
No. 22 • 1978 Digitized

Mikhail Innokentiévitch Tabakov (1877-1958)

Founder of the Soviet trumpet school

A towering figure of trumpet history: Tabakov shaped generations—including the legendary Timofei Dokchitzer—and laid the foundations of the Soviet trumpet school.

By G. Orvid, S. Riaouzov

History Teaching Russian school Sound Interpretation
No. 90 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

Emiko Ikeda & Chisato Abe

Portraits

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
The Trumpet in the USA
No. 28 • 1979 Digitized

Part 2

The Trumpet in the USA

The Piston C Trumpet in American Orchestras

American orchestral trumpeters reveal how Bach C trumpets, hall acoustics and extensive modifications shaped playing traditions in major ensembles.

By Thomas Stevens

Report Equipment Instrument making American school
No. 64 • 1988 Awaiting digitization

On my desktop...

Special USSR

By Timofey Dokschidser

Encounters Teaching
No. 83 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Mouthpieces made from precious woods

By Maurice Benterfa

Equipment
Jabbo Smith
No. 49 • 1985 Digitized

Jabbo Smith

The Unrecognised Jazz Trumpeter

Overshadowed by Armstrong and later by Eldridge, Jabbo Smith emerges as a crucial trumpet innovator whose speed, range and phrasing anticipated modern jazz.

By Michel Laplace

History Jazz Improvisation
Bach and the Others:
No. 120 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

Bach and the Others:

Eighteenth-Century Trumpeter-Hornists

Beyond Leipzig, the practice extended from Weissenfels to Dresden and Vienna, as horn and trumpet gradually diverged into distinct musical identities.

By Edward H. Tarr

History
No. 71 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

Arturo Sandoval

Free at last!

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 62 • 1988 Awaiting digitization

Théo Mertens

Portrait

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 84 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Clifford Brown (1930-1956)

A brief but full life

By Robert L. Watt

Encounters
No. 77 • 1992 Awaiting digitization

André Heuvelman, trumpet player, 26 years old

Special Holland

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 76 • 1991 Awaiting digitization

Ladislav Kozderka

A Czech talent

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 108 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

My name is Watkins... Derek Watkins

The man with the golden trumpet

By Jeremy Mathez

Encounters
Doc Severinsen Free
No. 55 • 1986 Digitized

Doc Severinsen

Talent, will and glory

Trumpet virtuoso and nightly television star, Doc Severinsen combined immense popularity with concerts, big bands and iron discipline.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters Jazz Solo playing
Harry James (1916-1983)
No. 45 • 1984 Digitized

Harry James (1916-1983)

Young Man With A Horn

Harry James stood between jazz virtuosity and popular showmanship, turning the trumpet into a mass-audience voice without losing the respect of classical players.

By Michel Laplace

Encounters History Jazz Solo playing
No. 68 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

Pierre Pollin

One of the greats of the French trumpet

By André Bellis

Encounters
No. 89 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

Läubin & Sons

The trumpet, a family affair

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
Mario Guarneri Free
No. 26 • 1979 Digitized

Mario Guarneri

Portrait in brief

From San Francisco to New York and Los Angeles, a trumpet career unfolds across major orchestras, recordings and teaching, alongside a sustained commitment to access and contemporary music.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters Professional life Orchestral playing Brass Ensemble Contemporary Music
No. 77 • 1992 Awaiting digitization

Peter Masseurs. You are not supposed to play like a Russian... You are a Dutchman!

Special Holland

By Willem Ouwerkerk

Encounters
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