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300 Years of the Horn
in the Dresden Court Orchestra
From Dresden’s court musicians to Hampel’s hand-horn technique, virtuoso players and court repertoire shaped a decisive shift in horn playing and orchestral writing.
Di Peter Damm
Rules for the road
Di Peter Damm
Gratuito
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.
Di Ronald T. Bishop
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Vladislav Mykhaylovich Blazhevich (1881-1942)
Trombonist, Composer and Teacher
From village band to the Moscow Conservatoire and the Bolshoi, a lifelong commitment to performance, teaching and wind music shaped Soviet trombone tradition.
Di Viktor Sumerkin
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Akim Alexeyevich Kozlov
A Trombone Artist
Behind decades of orchestral excellence, one trombonist shaped a school of playing whose influence reached far beyond Leningrad and the concert hall.
Di Anatoly Barantsev
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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.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
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A Miracle Pill for Stage Fright?
What happens when performance anxiety is treated like a medical condition rather than a musical one, and where does that boundary ultimately lead?
Di Wilfried Buck
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Sergey Nikolaevich Yeryomin (1903-1975)
The Distinguished Soviet Trumpeter and Teacher
Between Soviet military bands, the Bolshoi and the Moscow Conservatory, Yeryomin helped shape a trumpet tradition in which virtuosity remained a means, not an end.
Di Yuri Usov
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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.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Reminiscence of trombonists of the past
Echoes of the past: Werner Beyer traces great trombonists from the 17th century to Wagner’s era—revealing how tradition, players, and instruments shaped the modern orchestra.
Di Werner Beyer
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Thoughts on the Bass Trombone
Long before modern standards took hold, bass trombones existed in many forms, raising questions that still shape orchestral writing and performance today.
Di Jean Gotthold
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How and why I became a musician
A teenage double bassist in 1920s Lausanne turns family resistance, scout orchestras and hard-earned engagements into the beginnings of a professional life.
Di Edouard Gros
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300 Years of the Horn
1680-1980, an attempted survey
From Versailles to Bohemia, hunting horns enter orchestral life through makers, players, early works and the Austro-Bohemian tradition.
Di Peter Damm
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A brief glimpse at the USSR
What does a musical trip to the USSR reveal? Between discipline, powerful sound, and vivid exchanges, this account uncovers a different brass culture.
Di Thomas Everett
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The Audition System
Why American Musicians Emigrate?
Behind orchestral vacancies in North America, travel costs, subjective selection and hidden hiring practices help explain a growing flow of musicians abroad.
Di David P. Searfoss
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The tuba in Europe
Why does the tuba sound different across Europe? Robert Tucci explores national styles, instruments and orchestral traditions.
Di Robert Tucci
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Interview with Hans Pizka
From Vienna horn traditions and natural-horn training to orchestral style and pedagogy, Hans Pizka reflects on the foundations of horn playing and musical identity.
Di Jeffrey Agrell
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Anton Hansen (1877-1947)
Father of trombone playing in Scandinavia
From Sibelius to Paris, Anton Hansen’s later career links Scandinavian trombone playing with French repertoire, teaching, and orchestral reform.
Di Per Gade
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Tuba Editorial
Roger Bobo reflects on orchestral auditions, examining imbalance between candidates and positions and questioning training, selection criteria and prospects for aspiring tubists.
Di Roger Bobo
Dreams and wishes
Things I would like to see happen concerning the horn and horn playing
A set of proposals for the future of the horn: Jeffrey Agrell addresses editions, pedagogy, instruments, and repertoire—from Mozart to contemporary practice.
Di Jeffrey Agrell
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Arnold Jacobs
Interview
From Curtis to Chicago, a tuba player's path crosses Reiner, Koussevitzky and Ormandy, while teaching evolves toward breathing, thought and musical function.
Di Roger Bobo
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Meir Rimon
Portrait and conversation
Orchestral discipline, solo freedom and an endless appetite for learning shaped Meir Rimon’s horn playing across Israeli, European and American traditions.
Di Jeffrey Agrell
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Anton Hansen (1877-1947)
Father of trombone playing in Scandinavia
From Nørrebro cafés to the Royal Orchestra, Anton Hansen’s early years reveal the shift from valve to slide trombone in Scandinavian orchestras.
Di Per Gade
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What's your proper job?
A social portrait of the British brass player
Four British brass players confront a profession transformed by orchestras, freelance work, social prejudice and the shrinking certainties of musical life.
Di Thomas Aitken