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BrassBulletin

International Magazine for Brass Players

Equipment

167 articles

The posthorn of the 19th-century Royal Post Office in the service of folk music Member
No. 50 • 1985 Digitized

The posthorn of the 19th-century Royal Post Office in the service of folk music

Once a tool of postal signalling, the posthorn became part of Bavaria’s popular musical life, caught between official regulation, practical invention and folk tradition.

By Albert Hiller

History Equipment Historical instruments
Possibilities for development of brass instruments (1967) Member
No. 5 • 1973 Digitized

Possibilities for development of brass instruments (1967)

Experimental study by Vinko Globokar on extended techniques for brass instruments, covering microtonality, voice-instrument interaction and new sound production methods.

By Vinko Globokar

Technique Equipment Repertoire Contemporary Music Improvisation
The most beautiful instruments of the National and Military Museums Free
No. 48 • 1984 Digitized

Special Hungary

The most beautiful instruments of the National and Military Museums

Budapest’s museum collections bring together Roman and Baroque trumpets, ceremonial instruments and military imagery, preserving sounds and symbols across centuries.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

History Equipment Historical instruments Illustrations
No. 66 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

In search of a new trombone

By Branimir Slokar

Equipment
No. 110 • 2000 Awaiting digitization

Thomas Inderbinen - master of the hammer

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Equipment
No. 102 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

The role of the (contra)bass trombone in the Vienna sound

By Gerhard Zechmeister

History Equipment
No. 101 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

British Brass Makers

By John Webb

Equipment
The tuba, Benjamin of the brass family Member
No. 17 • 1977 Digitized

The tuba, Benjamin of the brass family

Where does the tuba come from? From serpent to ophicleide to saxhorns, this article traces a lesser-known path to the modern instrument.

By Emilie Mende

History Equipment Historical instruments Instrument making Valves
The trombone in Belgium Free
No. 5 • 1973 Digitized

The trombone in Belgium

Published in memory of its author, this article reflects on the trombone tradition in Belgium and his lasting contribution.

By Albert Mertens

History Technique Equipment Historical instruments Valves Interpretation
No. 105 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

Trombone Attachements - Trends and development

By Benny Sluchin

Equipment
No. 72 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

Tubes - Tritones - Theses

By Patrice Sciortino

Equipment Ideas
Member
No. 4 • 1973 Digitized

Some observation prompted by H. Baumann: Which Horn for which Music

Commentary responding to H. Baumann’s article (BB 3), offering critical observations and contributing to the ongoing debate on horn playing.

By Harold Meek

Equipment Repertoire Historical instruments Ideas
No. 74 • 1991 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

Josef Kail (1795-1871)

Forgotten brass instrument innovator

By Cizek Bohuslav

Equipment
Free
No. 17 • 1977 Digitized

I myself have formed this instrument

“Forming” the instrument? A dangerous illusion. This article debunks the myth: the instrument cannot be shaped — it is the player who must adapt.

By Robert Ischer

Equipment Acoustics Sound Instrument making
The mute belt Free
No. 54 • 1986 Digitized

The mute belt

In Stockhausen's demanding trumpet works, six different mutes had to be changed while performing from memory, turning a practical problem into a new stage technique.

By Markus Stockhausen

Equipment Technique Contemporary Music Sound
300 Years of the Horn Member
No. 32 • 1980 Digitized

Part 2

300 Years of the Horn

in the Dresden Court Orchestra

From Dresden’s court musicians to Hampel’s hand-horn technique, virtuoso players and court repertoire shaped a decisive shift in horn playing and orchestral writing.

By Peter Damm

History Equipment Historical instruments Orchestral playing Range
No. 95 • 1996 Awaiting digitization

“Whisper mutes” in the test lab

By Benny Sluchin

Equipment
No. 60 • 1987 Awaiting digitization

Brass instruments from Markneukirchen

Special GDR

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Equipment
The alto trombone and contemporary concepts of trombone timbre Member
No. 28 • 1979 Digitized

The alto trombone and contemporary concepts of trombone timbre

Alto trombone timbre from Vienna to Brahms, orchestral balance, period practice, and why bright brass sounds gradually disappeared.

By William E. Runyan

Repertoire Equipment Historical instruments Sound Interpretation
Editorial Free
No. 39 • 1982 Digitized

Editorial

Behind a musician’s instrument lies a quiet industrial battle, as European, American and Japanese makers compete to shape the future of brass playing.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Instrument Makers Equipment Instrument making
No. 83 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Mouthpieces made from precious woods

By Maurice Benterfa

Equipment
No. 79 • 1992 Awaiting digitization

Dung Chen

A brief look at the long trumpet of Tibet

By Brian Pertl

Report Equipment
No. 56 • 1986 Awaiting digitization

Part 10

Instrument Makers in USA

Blessing

By Stephan Suter

Equipment
No. 97 • 1997 Awaiting digitization

Antoine Courtois, Paris

The history of instrument makers is a human adventure, all the more interesting for us today to learn about since the intimate details of this part of the history of music has been left mostly in the shadows

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

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