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Serie Il jazz e il corno • Parte 8
Jazz and the Horn
Dale Clevenger
Principal horn of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Dale Clevenger spent his Tuesday evenings playing jazz, discovering a freedom that classical training alone could not provide.
Di Jeffrey Agrell
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Parte 1
From musical wallpaper to the twelve-note row
The trombone in the chamber ensemble at the beginning of modern music (1913-1934)
Between 1913 and 1934, the trombone gained an unexpected place in chamber music as Satie, Milhaud and Stravinsky challenged orchestral traditions with jazz and new sounds.
Di Michael Struck-Schloen
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Serie Il jazz e il corno • Parte 6
Jazz and the Horn
Peter Gordon
Classically trained but drawn elsewhere, Peter Gordon made the horn at home in jazz, studios and popular music without abandoning its orchestral foundations.
Di Jeffrey Agrell
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Narbonne 1986
1st International Brass Quintet Competition
En 1986, Narbonne devient un carrefour des cuivres, où un concours international ambitieux réunit de jeunes quintettes et des maîtres comme Maurice André.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Serie Il jazz e il corno • Parte 5
Jazz and the Horn
Tom Varner
Choosing jazz over the orchestral path, Tom Varner confronts the horn’s stiffness, projection and unlikely place as a front-line improvising voice.
Di Jeffrey Agrell
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Serie Il jazz e il corno • Parte 7
Jazz and the Horn
John Clark
John Clark made the horn a jazz voice on its own terms, balancing improvisation, studio realities and an instrument still fighting to escape classical expectations.
Di Jeffrey Agrell
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George Swift, You see who I mean?
In the 1930s, George Swift brought cornet virtuosity and jazz influences to the concert trumpet, building a remarkable reputation through just a handful of recordings.
Di Michel Laplace
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Anonymous Brass Quintet Budapest
1st prize at the Narbonne International Brass Quintet Competition 1986
Founded by Budapest music students in 1981, the Anonymous Brass Quintet emerged as a distinctive Hungarian ensemble, combining individual artistry with remarkable unity.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Serie Il jazz e il corno • Parte 4
Jazz and the Horn
Thomas Bacon
Classical discipline meets jazz-rock freedom as Thomas Bacon confronts improvisation, stylistic crossover and the physical demands placed on the horn.
Di Jeffrey Agrell
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Serie Il jazz e il corno • Parte 2
Jazz and the Horn
Julius Watkins
A pioneering career, landmark recordings and collaborations with jazz legends gave the French horn a place it had never occupied before.
Di Jeffrey Agrell
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Brass Players in Rome
Behind Rome’s musical prestige, RAI brass players describe shrinking salaries, insecure orchestral careers and the compromises required simply to remain musicians.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Parte 2
Music in an American Frontier Communal Society
Aurora Colony
Music shaped daily life in Aurora’s communal colony, from civic ceremonies and political events to touring brass bands that carried its identity across the American West.
Di Deborah M. Olsen
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The Oldest Concert Band in Japan
Founded in 1895 by a local banker, Ichinomiya’s municipal band survived war and changing musical traditions, preserving a remarkable chapter of Japan’s musical history.
Di Michio Sugihara
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Parte 4
The Trumpet and the Cornet in Jazz and Popular Music
The instrument for jazz
Jazz trumpet playing balances equipment, embouchure and articulation, as changing sound ideals reshape mouthpieces, technique and the physical approach to playing.
Di Michel Laplace
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Aimé Barelli
Trumpet crooner
French jazz, wartime Paris and changing styles shaped a trumpeter whose playing balanced virtuosity, melody and expression across several musical worlds.
Di Michel Laplace
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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.
Di Daniel Perantoni
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Parte 1
Music in an American Frontier Communal Society
Aurora Colony
In a German communal settlement on the Oregon frontier, bands, choirs and original compositions shaped daily life as strongly as faith, work and education.
Di Deborah M. Olsen
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Parte 5
The Trumpet and the Cornet in Jazz and in Popular Music
Breathing
Breathing, Valsalva, mouthpiece position and daily practice collide with received wisdom as trumpet technique is reconsidered from the body outward.
Di Michel Laplace
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Editorial
As concert life shifts away from brass, the future of the instrument depends on artistic standards, thoughtful programming and the commitment of every performer.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
Snapshot: the American Brass Quintet in Europe
Report on the American Brass Quintet’s tour in Europe, highlighting performances, reception and the ensemble’s role in chamber brass music.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Parte 1
The trombone in Jazz and Popular Music
Jazz did not invent the modern trombone: early virtuosos, New Orleans players and changing techniques reveal a more complex path toward flexibility and legato.
Di Michel Laplace
Parte 2
Does Jazz still have a soul?
Di Michel Laplace
To be «Lead Trumpet» in a Jazz Orchestra
Glenn Stuart explores the demanding role of the lead trumpet in a jazz orchestra, combining leadership, endurance and musical vision to shape the sound of the entire band.
Di Glenn Stuart
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Transcription fundamentals
Between Bach fugues and Mozart concertos, Ralph Sauer questions where brass transcription renews a work — and where it merely imitates.
Di Ralf Sauer