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Hello,
We're happy to share that more than 50 additional articles have recently been added to the archive, ranging from important historical contributions to lighter moments that capture the spirit of the brass community.
Thanks to everyone who has followed and supported the project so far. The archive now includes more than 200 articles and continues to grow every week. Below are a few recent additions we thought you might enjoy.
Kind regards,
Jeremy
Orchestral Sociology in the 80's
Brass and Strings • A note on personality types among musicians
By 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.
(BB 33, 1981)
Trumpet • Technique
Articulation or bowing on the trumpet
By Timofey Dokschidser
Trumpet articulation becomes a precise study of attack, sustain, release and legato, linking tongue, breath, lips and sound in Dokshitser’s method.
(BB 30, 1980)
Horn • History
300 Years of the Horn • 1680-1980, an attempted survey
By Peter Damm
From Versailles to Bohemia, hunting horns enter orchestral life through makers, players, early works and the Austro-Bohemian tradition.
(BB 31, 1980)
Trombone • Equipment
The contrabass sackbut • a modern copy
By Richard Lister
A reconstructed 17th-century contrabass sackbut revives forgotten low brass practice, from Venetian polychoral music to modern performance challenges.
(BB 31, 1980)
Tuba • Encounters
Henri Renart (1887-1979) • Interview
By Robert Coutet
Henri Renart looks back on a remarkable musical life, from the wind bands of northern France to Paris’s leading orchestras, performing under renowned conductors while witnessing decades of change in performance, recording, teaching, and brass playing.
(BB 32, 1980)
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