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No. 71 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

Part 3

The arab Trumpet III (end) - The Art of Improvisation

The Art of Improvisation

By Nassim Maalouf

Report History
No. 122 • 2003 Awaiting digitization

Jean-François Madeuf

Breathing new life into the historical trumpet

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 98 • 1997 Awaiting digitization

Miroslav Kejmar

Principal trumpet of the Czech Philharmonic

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 92 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

Guebwiller 1995

First World Trumpet Competition

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Competition
The bell-tuning trumpet
No. 26 • 1979 Digitized

The bell-tuning trumpet

Colin Bloch examines bell- and slide-tuned trumpets, comparing intonation patterns through controlled tests and outlining structural causes behind observed deviations.

By Colin Bloch

Equipment Acoustics Intonation Instrument making Sound
No. 102 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

About my “48 Lyric Studies”

By Thomas Stevens

Repertoire Teaching
No. 88 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

School of trumpet in Liège

By Rosario Macaluso

Report
No. 116 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

Valentine Snow (1700-1770)

By Brian Proksch

History
The Trumpets in the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest Free
No. 48 • 1984 Digitized

Special Hungary

The Trumpets in the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest

Four little-known trumpets in Budapest open a window onto Viennese makers, historical construction, pitch and the fragile survival of museum instruments.

By Leo Kappel

Equipment Research Historical instruments Instrument making
No. 90 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

Théo Mertens

Interview

By Paul Voet

Encounters
No. 105 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

Reinhold Friedrich, tamer of the trumpet

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 91 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

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

By Ludwig Güttler

Repertoire
Edna White
No. 48 • 1984 Digitized

Edna White

A Woman and a Life in the Service of the Trumpet

At a time when the cornet still ruled, Edna White made the trumpet a solo voice, building a career across concert halls, radio, recordings and new repertoire.

By Michel Laplace

History Solo playing
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
Japanese painting from the 18th century Free
No. 35 • 1981 Digitized

Japanese painting from the 18th century

An 18th-century Okinawan scroll preserves a ceremonial procession where Chinese-derived instruments, including the rapa trumpet, marked diplomatic exchange with Japan.

By Fujio Nakayama

History Historical instruments Illustrations
Cesare Bendinelli (1542-1617)
No. 17 • 1977 Digitized

Part 1

Cesare Bendinelli (1542-1617)

Biography

Cesare Bendinelli (1542–1617), imperial trumpeter and teacher, shaped a tradition and wrote the first trumpet method — a key document of Renaissance brass playing.

By Edward H. Tarr

History Historical instruments Sociology
No. 85 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Tokyo, Japan

10th annual competition for wind instruments

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Competition
No. 112 • 2000 Awaiting digitization

4th International "Maurice André" Trumpet Competition (2000)

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report Competition
No. 85 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Porcia - The Competition Made in Italy

By Max Sommerhalder

Competition
Philip Jones
No. 27 • 1979 Digitized

Philip Jones

Interview

From South London bands to the Philharmonia, Philip Jones recalls his musical upbringing, orchestral life and the rise of brass ensembles in post-war Britain.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters Repertoire Brass Ensemble Orchestral playing
No. 86 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Guebwiller 1995

World Trumpet Competition

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Event Competition
Vassily Gueorguievitch Brandt (1869–1923)
No. 26 • 1979 Digitized

Vassily Gueorguievitch Brandt (1869–1923)

Biography

Sélianine traces Brandt’s life and artistry, from Bolshoi virtuoso to influential pedagogue, revealing the foundations of a distinctly Russian trumpet tradition.

By Anatoly Selianin

History Teaching Russian school Sound Articulation
No. 64 • 1988 Awaiting digitization

2nd International "Maurice André" Trumpet Competition (1988)

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report Competition
No. 120 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

Niklas Eklund - Ambassador for the historical trumpet

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
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