French school
11 digitized articles
Bourgue, Daniel
The Horn in France
Historical overview of the horn in France by Daniel Bourgue, covering instruments, makers, pedagogy and the evolution of tone and playing style.
Brass Bulletin No 1 · 1971
Horn· History· Equipment· Technique· French school· Sound
Lelong, Fernand · Coutet, Robert
The tuba in France
How did the tuba emerge as an orchestral force? Fernand Lelong and Robert Coutet trace its path—from serpent to Sax—and its rapid rise.
Brass Bulletin No 13 · 1976
Tuba· History· Equipment· Historical instruments· Instrument making
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Maurice André
Biography
From the mine to the Conservatoire: Maurice André recalls his early years—revealing the chance, discipline, and destiny behind one of the greatest trumpet careers.
Brass Bulletin No 24 · 1978
Trumpet· Encounters· French school
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Maurice André
Biography
From circus gigs to Bach with Karajan: Maurice André reveals how relentless work, discipline, and daily technical refinement shaped one of the greatest trumpet careers.
Brass Bulletin No 25 · 1979
Trumpet· Encounters· French school· Solo playing
Laplace, Michel
The founders of the French Trumpet School
Merri Franquin, Eugène Foveau and Raymond Sabarich
Franquin, Foveau and Sabarich appear through their Paris careers, teaching legacies, recordings and role in shaping modern French trumpet playing.
Brass Bulletin No 29 · 1980
Trumpet· History· Teaching· French school· Sound
Gade, Per
Anton Hansen (1877-1947)
Father of trombone playing in Scandinavia
From Sibelius to Paris, Anton Hansen’s later career links Scandinavian trombone playing with French repertoire, teaching, and orchestral reform.
Brass Bulletin No 29 · 1980
Trombone· History· Teaching· French school· Orchestral playing
Coutet, Robert
Henri Renart (1887-1979)
Interview
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.
Brass Bulletin No 32 · 1980
Tuba· Encounters· Professional life· French school· Orchestral playing
Sluchin, Benny
The Annual Competitions of the Paris Conservatoire
From commissioned works to jury voting, a long-standing examination tradition reveals how brass players progressed through the Paris Conservatoire.
Brass Bulletin No 37 · 1982
Competition· Teaching· French school· Contemporary Music
Bourgue, Daniel
The French Hunting horn, its history, its technique and its music
Centuries-old hunting signals still shape performance today, where technique, ritual and oral tradition preserved a musical language unlike any other brass practice.
Brass Bulletin No 39 · 1982
Horn· History· Technique· French school· Historical instruments
Poncet, Jacques
The hunting horn
Long-held beliefs about the French hunting horn are challenged as forgotten playing practices and Baroque traditions reshape its early history and repertoire.
Brass Bulletin No 39 · 1982
Horn· History· Repertoire· French school· Historical instruments
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Guy Touvron
Spotlight
Before international fame, Guy Touvron’s path ran through village bands, Maurice André’s class, competitions and a stubborn refusal to behave like a star.
Brass Bulletin No 44 · 1983
Trumpet· Encounters· Professional life· Solo playing· French school