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BrassBulletin

International Magazine for Brass Players

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181 articles

No. 80 • 1992 Awaiting digitization

Brasses in Jazz in Austria

Special Austria

By Franz Kerschbaumer

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No. 104 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

David Ohanian departs the Canadian Brass

Interview with David Ohanian

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report Encounters
No. 111 • 2000 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

On the trail of brasses in Europe

Madrid

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

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No. 96 • 1996 Awaiting digitization

The horn in Bulgaria

Interview with Stojan Karaivanov

By Vassil Todorov

Report Encounters
No. 119 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

Investing in musical excellence - Hornclass international 2001

By Zdenek Divoky

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No. 83 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Jean-François Bovard and La Compagnie d'Eustache

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

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No. 124 • 2003 Awaiting digitization

Where do brass players stand today?

By Brass Bulletin

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No. 102 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

1998 Frankfurt Music Fair

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

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No. 63 • 1988 Awaiting digitization

Narbonne 1988

2nd International Brass Quintet Competition

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report Competition
Free
No. 7 • 1974 Digitized

International Competition of Geneva CIEM 1973

Trombone

Report on the 1973 Geneva International Competition (CIEM) for trombone, covering performances, participants and artistic standards.

By Roland Schnorhk

Competition Report
The tuba in Europe Member
No. 11 • 1975 Digitized

The tuba in Europe

Why does the tuba sound different across Europe? Robert Tucci explores national styles, instruments and orchestral traditions.

By Robert Tucci

Report Equipment Sound German school Orchestral playing
Member
No. 21 • 1978 Digitized

Lip surgery - a report

A musician risks everything: Jean Douay reports on a trombonist who chose lip surgery to transform his playing—raising bold questions about technique, anatomy, and limits.

By Jean Douay

Health Report
No. 98 • 1997 Awaiting digitization

Wind Bands in Lithuania

By Algirdas Radzevicius

Report History
No. 104 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

Ursula Amrein

musical port of the Baltic

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report
No. 109 • 2000 Awaiting digitization

Passau 1999: 6th International Competition for Brass Ensembles

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report Competition
No. 85 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Interview with Guelfo Nalli

By Julio Briseño

Report
No. 117 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

The modern concert hall

By Sabina Pade

Report History Acoustics
No. 72 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

Staatskapelle of Dresden

Long Orchestral tradition

By Peter Damm

Report History
No. 83 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Brasses of the Apulia region

By Ennio Leccio

Report
No. 100 • 1997 Awaiting digitization

Guebwiller France

World competition for tuba & euphonium

By Jean-Pierre Mathez, Steven Mead

Report Competition
No. 96 • 1996 Awaiting digitization

Lieksa Brass Week 1996

By Benny Sluchin

Report Event
No. 88 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

History of brasses in Bulgaria

By Vassil Todorov

Report History
No. 116 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

Lahti Brass Festival - International Tuba & Euphonium Conference

By Jeremy Mathez

Report Event
The Trumpet in the USA Member
No. 28 • 1979 Digitized

Part 2

The Trumpet in the USA

The Piston C Trumpet in American Orchestras

American orchestral trumpeters reveal how Bach C trumpets, hall acoustics and extensive modifications shaped playing traditions in major ensembles.

By Thomas Stevens

Report Equipment Instrument making American school
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