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Contemporary systems and trends for the tuba

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· Interpretation· Contemporary Music

The tuba in Europe

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· Equipment· Sound· German school

The tuba in France

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· History· Equipment· Historical instruments· Instrument making

The tuba, Benjamin of the brass family

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· Historical instruments· Instrument making

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· Acoustics· Instrument making· Valves

Use of a spectral model in developing concepts of tuba timbre

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· Acoustics· Sound

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· Interpretation· Contemporary Music

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· Event· Ideas

Tuba and Euphonium today

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· Instrument making· Valves

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· Sound· Interpretation

A guide to commercial tuba playing in the Los Angeles area

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· Professional life· Technique· Freelance· Jazz

Tuba Editorial

Bobo, Roger

Tuba Editorial

Roger Bobo reflects on orchestral auditions, examining imbalance between candidates and positions and questioning training, selection criteria and prospects for aspiring tubists.

Brass Bulletin No 26 · 1979

Tuba· Professional life· Society· Auditions· Orchestral playing

John Fletcher

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· Encounters· Society· Sociology· Solo playing

Cleveland Orchestra Audition in 1966

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· Encounters· Professional life· Auditions· Orchestral playing

Henri Renart (1887-1979)

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· Encounters· Professional life· French school· Orchestral playing

Arnold Jacobs

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· Encounters· Teaching· Interpretation· Sound

Arnold Jacobs

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· Encounters· Professional life· Auditions· Orchestral playing

The history of the big York-Hirsbrunner Tuba

Hirsbrunner, Peter

The history of the big York-Hirsbrunner Tuba

The instrument maker's point of view

A legendary orchestral tuba became the starting point for rethinking how craftsmanship, industrial methods and musical results rarely follow the same path.

Brass Bulletin No 40 · 1982

Tuba· Instrument Makers· Equipment· Instrument making

Melvyn Poore

Aitken, Thomas

Melvyn Poore

Tuba britannica

A tuba becomes a laboratory for circular breathing, reeds, strange mutes and music theatre as Melvyn Poore pushes beyond the orchestral role assigned to it.

Brass Bulletin No 46 · 1984

Tuba· Encounters· Contemporary Music· Solo playing

John Fletcher

Aitken, Thomas

John Fletcher

Is Big Always Beautiful?

As brass instruments grew larger and louder, John Fletcher saw something being lost: the individual voice, clarity and character that make a player heard.

Brass Bulletin No 47 · 1984

Tuba· Encounters· Sound· Interpretation

How and why I became a musician

Gros, Edouard

How and why I became a musician

Part 1

A father determined to keep his son from music unwittingly gives him the foundations for a life shaped by orchestras, discipline and an irresistible vocation.

Brass Bulletin No 50 · 1985

Tuba· Professional life

How and why I became a musician

Gros, Edouard

How and why I became a musician

Part 2

A teenage double bassist in 1920s Lausanne turns family resistance, scout orchestras and hard-earned engagements into the beginnings of a professional life.

Brass Bulletin No 51 · 1985

Tuba· Professional life· Orchestral playing

Gros, Edouard

How and why I became a musician

Part 3

Brass Bulletin No 52 · 1985

Tuba· Encounters

Gros, Edouard

How and why I became a musician

Part 4

Brass Bulletin No 53 · 1986

Tuba· Encounters

Gros, Edouard

How and why I became a musician

Part 5

Brass Bulletin No 54 · 1986

Tuba· Encounters

Gros, Edouard

How and why I became a musician

Part 6

Brass Bulletin No 55 · 1986

Tuba· Encounters

Laplace, Michel

Tubas in Jazz and Popular Music

Part 1

Brass Bulletin No 56 · 1986

Tuba· Report· Repertoire

Gros, Edouard

How and why I became a musician

Part 7 – End

Brass Bulletin No 56 · 1986

Tuba· Encounters

Laplace, Michel

Tubas in Jazz and Popular Music

Part 2 – End

Brass Bulletin No 57 · 1987

Tuba· Report· Repertoire

Culbertson, Mel

The tuba in the brass quintet

Brass Bulletin No 63 · 1988

Tuba· Technique· Repertoire

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

The low-down... with Marc Steckar

Brass Bulletin No 63 · 1988

Tuba· Encounters

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

The song of the Serpent or The Obsession of Michel Godard

Brass Bulletin No 67 · 1989

Tuba· Serpent· Encounters

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Roger Bobo

Poet of the Tuba

Brass Bulletin No 70 · 1990

Tuba· Encounters

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

The tuba in Germany

Meeting with Dietrich Unkrodt

Brass Bulletin No 71 · 1990

Tuba· Report

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

CIEM Geneva 1991

Geneva opens the door to the Tuba

Brass Bulletin No 72 · 1990

Tuba· Competition

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Floyd Cooley

Tuba of the San Francisco Symphony

Brass Bulletin No 72 · 1990

Tuba· Encounters

Zechmeister, Gerhard

The development of the Vienna concert Tuba

Brass Bulletin No 75 · 1991

Tuba· Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Geneva Competition 1991

Triumph of the tuba

Brass Bulletin No 76 · 1991

Tuba· Competition

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Jens Bjorn-Larsen

Historic winner

Brass Bulletin No 76 · 1991

Tuba· Encounters· Competition

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Birmingham 1995

2nd Annual National Tuba and Euphonium Conference

Brass Bulletin No 90 · 1995

Tuba· Euphonium· Event

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Harri Lidsle

Master stroke of a young Finnish tubist

Brass Bulletin No 92 · 1995

Tuba· Report· Encounters· Repertoire

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Sam Pilafian

Traveling tubist

Brass Bulletin No 93 · 1996

Tuba· Encounters

Pfisterer, Philippe

1997 - Tuba & euphonium featured at Guebwiller

Brass Bulletin No 93 · 1996

Tuba· Euphonium· Competition

Bobo, Roger

Reflections on the tuba, teaching and music

Brass Bulletin No 94 · 1996

Tuba· Equipment· Teaching· Repertoire

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Markneukirchen 1996

31st annual international instrumental competition • Horn • Tuba

Brass Bulletin No 95 · 1996

Horn· Tuba· Competition

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

Mathez, Jean-Pierre · Mead, Steven

Guebwiller France

World competition for tuba & euphonium

Brass Bulletin No 100 · 1997

Tuba· Euphonium· Report· Competition

Mathez, Jeremy

Stadl-Paura Tuba Festival 1998

Brass Bulletin No 103 · 1998

Tuba· Report· Event

Preiss, Heinz

Schloss Kremsegg: Ophicleïde in C

Brass Bulletin No 104 · 1998

Tuba· Ophicleide· History

Kristofl, Siegfried

Schloss Kremsegg: Serpent in C

Brass Bulletin No 105 · 1999

Tuba· History

Mathez, Jeremy

Fernand Lelong, half a century of tuba in France

Brass Bulletin No 106 · 1999

Tuba· Encounters

Levachkine, Alexeï

A short history of the tuba in Russia

Part 1

Brass Bulletin No 107 · 1999

Tuba· History

Levachkine, Alexeï

A short history of the tuba in Russia

Part 2 – End

Brass Bulletin No 108 · 1999

Tuba· History

Mathez, Jeremy

Simon Styles - gentleman and tuba player

Brass Bulletin No 111 · 2000

Tuba· Encounters

Baranova, Katerina

Brno - Tuba Competition 2000

Brass Bulletin No 112 · 2000

Tuba· Competition

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

12 Tubists in search of a future...

Brass Bulletin No 114 · 2001

Tuba· Report

Kövesdi, Levente

A voyage with Roland Szentpali, Hungarian tubist and composer

Brass Bulletin No 116 · 2001

Tuba· Encounters· Repertoire

Mathez, Jeremy

Lahti Brass Festival - International Tuba & Euphonium Conference

Brass Bulletin No 116 · 2001

Tuba· Report· Event

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Shuko Kuramoto - Fairy magic on the tuba

Brass Bulletin No 119 · 2002

Tuba· Encounters

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Jon Sass

A giant tuba, a giant on the tuba

Brass Bulletin No 120 · 2002

Tuba· Encounters

Sass, Jon

Jon Sass - Confidences of a happy tuba player

Brass Bulletin No 121 · 2003

Tuba· Encounters

Smith, Daryl

25 tubas... 1 cimbasso - 20 years developing tubas while playing them

Brass Bulletin No 122 · 2003

Tuba· Equipment

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