Brass Bulletin No. 9

Jean-Pierre Mathez

Editorial introducing a research series on Jean-Baptiste Arban, inviting readers to rediscover the man behind the famous method and his historical context.

His First Twenty Years

Jean-Pierre Mathez

First part of a detailed biography of Jean-Baptiste Arban, tracing his early years, studies at the Paris Conservatoire and the beginnings of his career.

Francis Orval

Francis Orval reflects on horn playing, discussing tone production, breathing and the influence of French and German traditions on sound and style.

Franz Georg Von Glasenapp

Study of medieval drolleries in musical imagery, exploring humorous and symbolic representations of musicians and instruments in Gothic art.