Brass Bulletin No. 56
IV / 1986
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13 articles
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Brass Bulletin No. 56
IV / 1986
Contents
Editorial
Jean-Pierre Mathez
In his 1986 editorial, Jean-Pierre Mathez announces country features and challenges brass competitions that demand musical sensitivity from exhausted performers.
ARD Music Competition in Munich in 1986
Once again trumpet, after six years
Edward H. Tarr
At Munich’s 1986 ARD trumpet competition, Reinhold Friedrich wins second prize after four rounds assessing technical command, interpretation and artistic personality.
The Ear
Jean-Pierre Mathez
Pitch recognition, sensitivity to timbre and hearing care form the foundations of a musician’s aural development, linking how brass players listen to how they play.
The Art of the Musical Instrument Maker
Encyclopédie méthodique, Paris 1795
Anonyme
In 1795, a seashell could still belong to the history of military instruments, its origins entwined with Greek mythology, biblical tradition and ancient warfare.
Tubas in Jazz and Popular Music
Michel Laplace
Euphonium virtuosos, dance bands and Bill Bell’s example shape the tuba’s early history in jazz and popular music, challenging assumptions about its technical limits.
From musical wallpaper to the twelve-note row
The trombone in the chamber ensemble at the beginning of modern music (1913-1934)
Michael Struck-Schloen
In interwar chamber music, Hindemith, Janáček, Berg and Webern give the trombone new roles, expanding its expressive range beyond its traditional bass function.
The 1986 I.T.G. Conference
A personal view
Colin Bloch
Recitals, brass ensembles, student competitions and new trumpets mark the 1986 ITG gathering in London, though Colin Bloch finds too little emphasis on musicianship.
How and why I became a musician
Edouard Gros
Edouard Gros recalls wartime variety work in Geneva, intensive tuba practice and the audition that led to a secure orchestral post and 32 years in Berne.
György Geiger
A Giant of a trumpeter
Balint A. Varga
György Geiger combines orchestral playing, brass chamber music and contemporary premieres with a solo career that brings Hungarian trumpet playing to international audiences.
Yuriy Andreyevich Bol'shiyanov
A Russian Trumpeter
Anatoly Barantsev
In Soviet musical life, Yuriy Bol'shiyanov combined orchestral performance, chamber music and teaching, shaping generations of trumpeters at the Leningrad Conservatoire.
Did Bach write the "corne da caccia" part in the B minor Mass for Gottfried Reiche?
Peter Damm
The Quoniam, only movement with horn in Bach’s B minor Mass, lies at the heart of a historical debate over whether its part was written for trumpeter Gottfried Reiche.
Trombone and Organ — a Dialog
Klaus Winkler
Since the 1970s, the trombone and organ have inspired a new repertoire in which medieval traditions, sacred music and modern composition meet in unexpected ways.
Instrument Makers in USA
E.K. Blessing Co. Inc
Stephan Suter
In Elkhart, Indiana, Merle Johnson built on E.K. Blessing’s legacy, balancing traditional instrument manufacturing with innovation, craftsmanship and customer service.