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BrassBulletin

International Magazine for Brass Players

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5 articles available online

No. 99 • 1997 Awaiting digitization

Amboise, France, 3rd National Brass Band Competition

By Benny Sluchin

Competition Band
Mantzaros Philharmonic Society Free
No. 46 • 1984 Digitized

Mantzaros Philharmonic Society

Corfou, Greece

A Corfu musical society founded in 1890 connects European influence, amateur tradition and a trumpet school that trained some 1,200 players.

By Gerassimos Ioannides

Report Band
No. 77 • 1992 Awaiting digitization

The Minahassa Bamboo Brass Bands

Special Holland

By R. Boonzajer

Report Band
What is a Brass Band? Free
No. 25 • 1979 Digitized

What is a Brass Band?

Barrie Perrins traces the 19th-century origins, instrumentation and social role of the brass band—from industrial roots to international musical life.

By Barrie Perrins

History Society Sociology Band
The brass band tradition in Finland Free
No. 53 • 1986 Digitized

Special Finland

The brass band tradition in Finland

Finland’s brass-band tradition grew from imperial reform into a nationwide phenomenon, before an equally systematic transformation brought the era to an end.

By Holger Fransman

History Band Brass Ensemble
No. 91 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

Australian Brass Band Rules Britannia in 1924

By Brendan Collins

History Band
The Oldest Concert Band in Japan Free
No. 54 • 1986 Digitized

The Oldest Concert Band in Japan

Founded in 1895 by a local banker, Ichinomiya’s municipal band survived war and changing musical traditions, preserving a remarkable chapter of Japan’s musical history.

By Michio Sugihara

History Band
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
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