Out of print
Brass Bulletin No. 33
I / 1981
Contents
Editorial
10 Years of Brass Bulletin
Jean-Pierre Mathez
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.
The first european horn symposium
Jeffrey Agrell
A week in Trossingen brought leading horn players, Mozart debates, natural-horn controversies and lasting friendships at a landmark European gathering.
Dr. h.c. Bernoulli (1904-1980)
Necrology of a great collector
Emilie Mende
From a Swiss castle filled with 700 brass instruments to the Historical Museum Basel, a collector’s life reflects decades of dedication, scholarship and hospitality.
Empire Brass Quintet
Portrait in brief
Jean-Pierre Mathez
From New York to Boston, five brass players built a chamber music identity rooted in Ewald, early music and a string-quartet approach to ensemble sound.
Brass and Strings
A note on personality types among musicians
John Davies
Behind the formal discipline of the symphony orchestra, contrasting views of brass and string players reveal enduring questions about personality, class and musical culture.
The Trumpet in the USA
Part 4Gadgets II
Thomas Stevens
Mouthpiece backbores for piccolo and C trumpet are compared through practical performer testing, linking equipment choices to sound, volume and intonation.
Arnold Jacobs
Part 1Interview
Roger Bobo
Two tuba giants meet in 1979 Chicago, where Arnold Jacobs turns technique, sound, orchestral life and pedagogy into a lasting musical ethic.
Practical Hints
Part 4James Stamp
A single Clarke study becomes a lesson in note placement, breath control and continuity, as James Stamp reshapes a familiar exercise through preparation.
The subconscious, a useful friend
Michel Ricquier
From yogic practices to auto-hypnosis, mental conditioning and visualisation are linked to performance, self-control, and the body's hidden responses.
A study of musical intonation
Part 2Christopher Leuba
From harmonic-series tuning to valve-slide adjustments on the horn, practical listening and resonance become more reliable guides than equal temperament alone.
Harmonics or partials?
Emile Ferron
Behind every brass note lies a compromise between acoustical theory and instrument design, as E. Ferron questions what players call a harmonic.