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Brass Bulletin 55 - 3 / 1986
Issue
Brass Bulletin No. 55
Date
III / 1986
Pages
112
Contents
15 articles

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Brass Bulletin No. 55

III / 1986

Contents

15 articles

Editorial

In regognition of the PJBE

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–5

Between Furniture Music and Twelve-Note Concerto

Part 1

The trombone in the chamber ensemble at the beginning of modern music (1913-1934)

Michael Struck-Schloen

pp. 6–14 Repertoire

How and why I became a musician

Part 6

Edouard Gros

pp. 15–19 Tuba Encounters

The Art of the Musical Instrument Maker

Part 2

Encyclopédie méthodique, Paris 1795

Anonyme

pp. 20–21 History Equipment

The New One

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 23–24 Short story

Markneukirchen Competition 1986

Jean-Pierre Mathez, Roland Schnorhk

pp. 25–27 Horn Trumpet Trombone Competition

Brass Techniques

Part 2

The Body

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 30–32 Technique

Narbonne 1986

1st International Brass Quintet Competition

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 33–37 Report Competition

Narbonne 1986

Anonymous Brass Quintet Budapest, 1st Prize

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 39–40 Report Competition

Horns and Huntmen's trumpets

Herbert Heyde

pp. 42–56 Horn Trumpet Equipment

Doc Severinsen

Talent, will and glory

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 58–63 Trumpet Encounters

Trumpet virtuoso and nightly television star, Doc Severinsen combined immense popularity with concerts, big bands and iron discipline.

Understanding the mouthpiece

John Stork

pp. 64–68 Equipment

George Swift, You see who I mean?

Michel Laplace

pp. 69–73 Trumpet Encounters

Georgiy A. Orvid

Portrait of a distinguished Russian trumpeter

Yuri Usov

pp. 75–79 Trumpet Encounters

Instrument Makers in USA

Part 9

Yamaha Music Products

Stephan Suter

pp. 81–84 Equipment
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