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Perantoni, Daniel
Contemporary systems and trends for the tuba
New music, new rules: Daniel Perantoni explores extended techniques, graphic notation and the evolving language of the tuba.
Brass Bulletin No 11 · 1975
Tuba Technique Repertoire
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Tucci, Robert
The tuba in Europe
Why does the tuba sound different across Europe? Robert Tucci explores national styles, instruments and orchestral traditions.
Brass Bulletin No 11 · 1975
Tuba Report
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Lelong, Fernand
Coutet, Robert
The tuba in France
How did the tuba emerge as an orchestral force? Fernand Lelong and Robert Coutet trace its path—from serpent to Sax—and its rapid rise.
Brass Bulletin No 13 · 1976
Tuba Report History Equipment
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Mende, Emilie
The tuba, Benjamin of the brass family
Where does the tuba come from? From serpent to ophicleide to saxhorns, this article traces a lesser-known path to the modern instrument.
Brass Bulletin No 17 · 1977
Tuba History Equipment
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Bobo, Roger
And approach the realm of making beautiful music
A rare and powerful call from maestro Roger Bobo: at the height of the “Tuba Explosion”, he challenges players to define — at last — the ideal instrument.
Brass Bulletin No 18 · 1977
Tuba Equipment
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Stancil, Daniel D.
Use of a spectral model in developing concepts of tuba timbre
Can great tuba sound be measured? This groundbreaking study turns timbre into data — offering a visual model that could transform how players hear and shape their sound.
Brass Bulletin No 19 · 1977
Tuba Technique
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Bobo, Roger
Yes or no? Beware!

Do we or do we not play transcriptions?

“Transcriptions: yes or no? Beware.” Roger Bobo challenges tubists to rethink repertoire, taste, and tradition in a bold call for musical judgment and artistic freedom.
Brass Bulletin No 21 · 1978
Tuba Repertoire
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Bobo, Roger
Symposium 1978

Eyes toward the future

Beyond the instrument: Roger Bobo calls for open minds at Symposium ’78—urging tubists to seek inspiration, question identity, and look boldly toward the future.
Brass Bulletin No 21 · 1978
Tuba Ideas
Tuba and Euphonium today
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Kurath, Willi
Tuba and Euphonium today
A new era for low brass: Willy Kurath explores how modern tuba and euphonium design—driven by innovation and collaboration—redefines sound, technique, and solo potential.
Brass Bulletin No 23 · 1978
Tuba Euphonium Equipment
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Waldeck, Lewis
Symphonic tuba playing
A warning from the orchestra: Lewis Waldeck challenges modern tuba playing—calling for a return from solo brilliance to the dark, blended power of true symphonic sound.
Brass Bulletin No 23 · 1978
Tuba Technique Repertoire
A guide to commercial tuba playing in the Los Angeles area
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Johnson, Tommy
A guide to commercial tuba playing in the Los Angeles area
Hollywood reality check: Tommy Johnson reveals what it really takes to become a commercial tuba player in Los Angeles—skill, versatility… and patience.
Brass Bulletin No 25 · 1979
Tuba Career
John Fletcher
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
John Fletcher

Interview

From brass bands to chamber ensembles, John Fletcher reflects on the rapid rise of young British tubists and the changing role of the instrument.
Brass Bulletin No 27 · 1979
Tuba Career
Cleveland Orchestra Audition in 1966
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Bishop, Ronald T.
Cleveland Orchestra Audition in 1966
George Szell’s demanding 1966 audition process unfolds through orchestral excerpts, dynamic extremes and the search for absolute ensemble precision.
Brass Bulletin No 31 · 1980
Tuba Career
Henri Renart (1887-1979)
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Coutet, Robert
Henri Renart (1887-1979)

Interview

Henri Renart looks back on a remarkable musical life, from the wind bands of northern France to Paris’s leading orchestras, performing under renowned conductors while witnessing decades of change in performance, recording, teaching, and brass playing.
Brass Bulletin No 32 · 1980
Tuba Career
Arnold Jacobs
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Bobo, Roger
Arnold Jacobs Part 1

Interview

Two tuba giants meet in 1979 Chicago, where Arnold Jacobs turns technique, sound, orchestral life and pedagogy into a lasting musical ethic.
Brass Bulletin No 33 · 1981
Tuba Career
Arnold Jacobs
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Bobo, Roger
Arnold Jacobs Part 2 – End

Interview

From Curtis to Chicago, a tuba player's path crosses Reiner, Koussevitzky and Ormandy, while teaching evolves toward breathing, thought and musical function.
Brass Bulletin No 34 · 1981
Tuba Career
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Hirsbrunner, Peter
The history of the big York-Hirsbrunner Tuba
Brass Bulletin No 40 · 1982
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Aitken, Thomas
Melvyn Poore

Tuba britannica

Brass Bulletin No 46 · 1984
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Aitken, Thomas
John Fletcher

Tuba britannica

Brass Bulletin No 47 · 1984
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Gros, Edouard
How and why I became a musician Part 1
Brass Bulletin No 50 · 1985
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Gros, Edouard
How and why I became a musician II Part 2
Brass Bulletin No 51 · 1985
Tuba Career
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Gros, Edouard
How and why I became a musician III Part 3
Brass Bulletin No 52 · 1985
Tuba Career
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Gros, Edouard
How and Why I Became a Musician IV Part 4
Brass Bulletin No 53 · 1986
Tuba Career
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Gros, Edouard
How and why I became a musician V Part 5
Brass Bulletin No 54 · 1986
Tuba Career
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Gros, Edouard
How and why I became a musician VI Part 6
Brass Bulletin No 55 · 1986
Tuba Career
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Laplace, Michel
Tubas in Jazz and Popular Music Part 1
Brass Bulletin No 56 · 1986
Tuba Report Repertoire
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Gros, Edouard
How and why I became a musician VII [end] Part 7 – End
Brass Bulletin No 56 · 1986
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Laplace, Michel
Tubas in Jazz and Popular Music Part 2 – End
Brass Bulletin No 57 · 1987
Tuba Report Repertoire
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Culbertson, Mel
The tuba in the brass quintet
Brass Bulletin No 63 · 1988
Tuba Technique Repertoire
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
The low-down... with Marc Steckar
Brass Bulletin No 63 · 1988
Tuba Career
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
The song of the Serpent or The Obsession of Michel Godard
Brass Bulletin No 67 · 1989
Tuba Serpent Career
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Roger Bobo

Poet of the Tuba

Brass Bulletin No 70 · 1990
Tuba Career
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
The tuba in Germany

Meeting with Dietrich Unkrodt

Brass Bulletin No 71 · 1990
Tuba Report
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
CIEM Geneva 1991

Geneva opens the door to the Tuba

Brass Bulletin No 72 · 1990
Tuba Competition
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Floyd Cooley

Tuba of the San Francisco Symphony

Brass Bulletin No 72 · 1990
Tuba Career
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Zechmeister, Gerhard
The development of the Vienna concert Tuba
Brass Bulletin No 75 · 1991
Tuba Equipment
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Geneva Competition 1991

Triumph of the tuba

Brass Bulletin No 76 · 1991
Tuba Competition
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Jens Bjorn-Larsen

Historic winner

Brass Bulletin No 76 · 1991
Tuba Career Competition
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Birmingham 1995

2nd Annual National Tuba and Euphonium Conference

Brass Bulletin No 90 · 1995
Tuba Euphonium Event
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Harri Lidsle

Master stroke of a young Finnish tubist

Brass Bulletin No 92 · 1995
Tuba Report Career Repertoire
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Sam Pilafian

Traveling tubist

Brass Bulletin No 93 · 1996
Tuba Career
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Pfisterer, Philippe
1997 - Tuba & euphonium featured at Guebwiller
Brass Bulletin No 93 · 1996
Tuba Euphonium Competition
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Bobo, Roger
Reflections on the tuba, teaching and music
Brass Bulletin No 94 · 1996
Tuba Ideas
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Markneukirchen 1996

31st annual international instrumental competition • Horn • Tuba

Brass Bulletin No 95 · 1996
Horn Tuba Competition
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Zechmeister, Gerhard
From the bombardon to the Vienna concert tuba

The Vienna tuba has been part of the "Vienna sound" and the Vienna Opera (Vienna Philharmonic) for 160 years

Brass Bulletin No 98 · 1997
Tuba History Equipment
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Mead, Steven
Guebwiller France

World competition for tuba & euphonium

Brass Bulletin No 100 · 1997
Tuba Euphonium Report Competition
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Mathez, Jeremy
Stadl-Paura Tuba Festival 1998
Brass Bulletin No 103 · 1998
Tuba Report Event
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Preiss, Heinz
Schloss Kremsegg: Ophicleïde in C
Brass Bulletin No 104 · 1998
Tuba Ophicleide History
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Kristofl, Siegfried
Schloss Kremsegg: Serpent in C
Brass Bulletin No 105 · 1999
Tuba History
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Mathez, Jeremy
Fernand Lelong, half a century of tuba in France
Brass Bulletin No 106 · 1999
Tuba Career
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Levachkine, Alexeï
A short history of the tuba in Russia Part 1
Brass Bulletin No 107 · 1999
Tuba History
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Levachkine, Alexeï
A short history of the tuba in Russia Part 2 – End
Brass Bulletin No 108 · 1999
Tuba History
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Mathez, Jeremy
Simon Styles - gentleman and tuba player
Brass Bulletin No 111 · 2000
Tuba Career
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Baranova, Katerina
Brno - Tuba Competition 2000
Brass Bulletin No 112 · 2000
Tuba Competition
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
12 Tubists in search of a future...
Brass Bulletin No 114 · 2001
Tuba Report
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Kövesdi, Levente
A voyage with Roland Szentpali, Hungarian tubist and composer
Brass Bulletin No 116 · 2001
Tuba Career Repertoire
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Mathez, Jeremy
Lahti Brass Festival - International Tuba & Euphonium Conference
Brass Bulletin No 116 · 2001
Tuba Report Event
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Shuko Kuramoto - Fairy magic on the tuba
Brass Bulletin No 119 · 2002
Tuba Career
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Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Jon Sass

A giant tuba, a giant on the tuba

Brass Bulletin No 120 · 2002
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Sass, Jon
Jon Sass - Confidences of a happy tuba player
Brass Bulletin No 121 · 2003
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Smith, Daryl
25 tubas... 1 cimbasso - 20 years developing tubas while playing them
Brass Bulletin No 122 · 2003
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