Sociologia
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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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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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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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Editorial
International Competitions - Time, a perishable commodity...
From competition juries to the accelerating pace of modern life, Jean-Pierre Mathez questions the judgments and pressures shaping musicians and their careers
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
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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.
Di Edward H. Tarr
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Yamaha, an ambitious giant
Behind the rise of a future industrial giant lies an unexpected lesson in craftsmanship, cultural exchange and the discipline that reshaped wind instrument making.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
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The Fellowship of the Minstrels
Exploration of the medieval minstrel’s world, from marginalization and suspicion to the creation of fellowships that offered protection and structure.
Di J. E. Spruit
Reflections on the brass player
Why do brass players so often resist new music? Vinko Globokar dismantles schools, routines, and traditions—and calls for a freer musical mindset.
Di Vinko Globokar
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Classical music: Why bother?
Di Joshua Fineberg
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Special Finland
Brass achieves academic respectability
Once treated as marginal, Finland’s brass septet tradition entered academic research, challenging where folk practice ends and music history begins.
Di Kauko Karjalainen
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Herbert L. Clarke (1867-1945)
Boyhood Years
From forbidden beginnings to cornet legend: Herbert L. Clarke’s early years reveal a path shaped by setbacks, persistence, and decisive discoveries.
Di David Hickman
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What is a Brass Band?
Barrie Perrins traces the 19th-century origins, instrumentation and social role of the brass band—from industrial roots to international musical life.
Di Barrie Perrins
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Editorial
Is sound something you control—or something you become? Jean-Pierre Mathez challenges technique, fashion, and pedagogy: sonority is a lifelong conquest of freedom.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Editorial
10 Years of Brass Bulletin
Ten years after its launch, a small specialist publication reaches readers in more than sixty countries, reflecting how a shared artistic community took shape across borders.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Early trumpet music in Schwerin
Hidden sources revealed: Stephen Glover uncovers early trumpet music in Schwerin—offering new insights into wind bands, performance practice, and the evolution of brass.
Di Stephen L. Glover
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The brass septet tradition in Finland
A hidden tradition revealed: over 200 Finnish brass septets shaped regional music life—blending military roots, festivals, and composers like Sibelius into a living legacy.
Di Kauko Karjalainen
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Zen and the Art of Horn playing
Beyond technique: Jeffrey Agrell explores the clash between intellect and intuition—arguing that true musical expression begins where analysis ends.
Di Jeffrey Agrell
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Women and brass: 3 Portraits
Barbara Stone, Betty Anderson, Kate Kaminga
Three British and Dutch conductors moved from brass band performance to leadership roles, confronting a scene still largely shaped by male traditions.
Di Markus S. Bach
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My contacts with the United States
About horns and how to play them
Double horn, descant, natural horn — which path? This article explores American vs German approaches and what it means to train a complete horn player.
Di Michael Höltzel
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Editorial
As music becomes increasingly industrialized, Jean-Pierre Mathez argues for restoring local musical communities where composers, performers and audiences shape a shared identity.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Montreux 1976 - First international brass congress
Montreux 1976: beyond the spectacle. Between virtuosity, ego, and isolation, Alfred Willener questions the very meaning of the brass world.
Di Alfred Willener
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Editorial
A warning from the machine: Jean-Pierre Mathez reflects on Kaufmann’s robot—questioning whether technology is shaping music… or slowly replacing the human artist.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Dynamics in the 80's
From Reykjavik to the Hollywood Bowl, rising concert hall scale and amplified culture reshape orchestral sound, leaving acoustic limits exposed.
Di Roger Bobo
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Comments on the First International Brass Congress
Montreux 1976
National styles or personal voice? Roger Bobo finds in Montreux that individuality prevails—yet notes the absence of key traditions.
Di Roger Bobo