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International Magazine for Brass Players

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Sociology 55 Ideas 53 Illustrations 4
Editorial Free
No. 52 • 1985 Digitized

Editorial

Instrumental technique meets personal reflection as Jean-Pierre Mathez argues that artistic growth depends less on definitive answers than curiosity, exchange and individual paths.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Technique Mental approach Ideas
Editorial Free
No. 32 • 1980 Digitized

Editorial

Progress by Stages

Between technical routine and lived experience, musical growth emerges through setbacks, observation and the gradual shaping of an individual voice.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Teaching Health Nerves Interpretation Ideas
Working with the Posaunenchor Free
No. 34 • 1981 Digitized

Working with the Posaunenchor

From Württemberg youth groups to mass brass gatherings in Ulm, a community tradition links faith, education and amateur brass playing across generations.

By Max Sommerhalder

Teaching Society Brass Ensemble Sociology Improvisation Band
Impossible? Member
No. 10 • 1975 Digitized

Impossible?

Kurt Janetzky challenges the notion of the “impossible” in brass playing, arguing that technical limits evolve and that demanding repertoire—past or present—should never be dismissed as unplayable.

By Kurt Janetzky

Repertoire Technique Interpretation Ideas
Editorial Free
No. 40 • 1982 Digitized

Editorial

As costs rose and ambitions grew, an editorial from 1983 captures the fragile balance between sustaining an international brass journal and preserving its vision.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Professional life Society Sociology Ideas
Drollery in the medieval representation of musical subjects Free
No. 9 • 1974 Digitized

Drollery in the medieval representation of musical subjects

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

By Franz Georg Von Glasenapp

History Illustrations
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