Brass Bulletin 34, II / 1981 (page 3–) · 1 min. read
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Friendship is one of the most important elements in musical communication. It is the depth of the relationship developing between teacher and pupil which renders fruitful the knowledge passed on.

Friendship is the experience shared during the search for a truth which is confirmed one moment and rejected the next. Equally it is the agreed reciprocal acceptance of personal weaknesses not yet, or not ever, overcome.

When a musician manages to acquire a personal style, after inwardly digesting the sources of influence he has chosen and liked, it is with the help of friends that he can monitor the next stage of his development.

During the difficult and solitary internal debate of the musician who is trying to free his ideas from the trammels of culture, custom and personal education, authoritative and accepted observers — friends — are necessary so that a picture of his progress can be fed back to him. If only to avoid his losing himself in the labyrinth of his own pretensions.

It is in this spirit that Brass Bulletin wishes to be a link. Is not friendship the most sensitive channel for the influence of ideas on the difficult path we have to follow?

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