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BrassBulletin

International Magazine for Brass Players

French school

12 articles available online

Maurice André Free
No. 24 • 1978 Digitized

Part 1

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.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters French school
Maurice André Member
No. 25 • 1979 Digitized

Part 2

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.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters French school Solo playing
Clément Perrin (1876-1970) Member
No. 46 • 1984 Digitized

Clément Perrin (1876-1970)

He lived at the turn of the 20th century...

An extraordinary brass life links Belle Époque Algiers, two world wars and Saint-Saëns, with Clément Perrin still performing as solo trumpet at 81.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

History French school
Guy Touvron Member
No. 44 • 1983 Digitized

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.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters Professional life Solo playing French school
Henri Renart (1887-1979) Member
No. 32 • 1980 Digitized

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.

By Robert Coutet

Encounters Professional life French school Orchestral playing Auditions
Member
No. 1 • 1971 Digitized

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.

By Daniel Bourgue

History Equipment Technique French school Sound Valves Historical instruments
Free
No. 37 • 1982 Digitized

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.

By Benny Sluchin

Competition Teaching French school Contemporary Music Solo playing
The tuba in France Member
No. 13 • 1976 Digitized

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.

By Fernand Lelong, Robert Coutet

History Equipment Historical instruments Instrument making French school
The founders of the French Trumpet School Member
No. 29 • 1980 Digitized

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.

By Michel Laplace

History Teaching French school Sound Breathing
The French Hunting horn, its history, its technique and its music Member
No. 39 • 1982 Digitized

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.

By Daniel Bourgue

History Technique French school Historical instruments Ornaments
Anton Hansen (1877-1947) Member
No. 29 • 1980 Digitized

Part 3

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.

By Per Gade

History Teaching French school Orchestral playing
The hunting horn Free
No. 39 • 1982 Digitized

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.

By Jacques Poncet

History Repertoire French school Historical instruments Interpretation
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