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BrassBulletin

International Magazine for Brass Players

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145 articles

No. 76 • 1991 Awaiting digitization

The trombone and chamber music in France

By Raymond Lapie

History Repertoire
Free
No. 20 • 1977 Digitized

General brass catalogue

A special issue format begins: Brass Bulletin 20 introduces the General Brass Catalogue—offering direct access to instruments, makers, and international brass news.

Repertoire
Jean-Baptiste Prin (1669-1742) Member
No. 39 • 1982 Digitized

Jean-Baptiste Prin (1669-1742)

A tromba marine virtuoso

A forgotten string instrument leads to an unexpected treasury of Baroque trumpet music, challenging long-held assumptions about repertoire and performance.

By Albert Hiller

History Repertoire Historical instruments
No. 97 • 1997 Awaiting digitization

The Art of the Third Horn Player

The unsung hero

By Kerry Turner

Repertoire Ideas
Ornaments in 18th-century Horn Concertos? Member
No. 44 • 1983 Digitized

Part 3

Ornaments in 18th-century Horn Concertos?

Deliberate divisions

Improvisation, articulation and ornament were once inseparable: Peter Damm recovers an 18th-century horn practice later narrowed by increasingly precise notation.

By Peter Damm

History Repertoire Ornaments Improvisation Articulation
No. 67 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

Alexander Arutiunian

Interview

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report Encounters Repertoire
No. 76 • 1991 Awaiting digitization

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

Fire in the music

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Repertoire Encounters
No. 81 • 1993 Awaiting digitization

Georges Delerue (1925-1992)

One of the most famous French composers

By Jean Douay

Encounters Repertoire
Free
No. 25 • 1979 Digitized

Dreams and wishes

Things I would like to see happen concerning the horn and horn playing

A set of proposals for the future of the horn: Jeffrey Agrell addresses editions, pedagogy, instruments, and repertoire—from Mozart to contemporary practice.

By Jeffrey Agrell

Equipment Repertoire Ideas Contemporary Music Orchestral playing
No. 94 • 1996 Awaiting digitization

Evolution of the trumpet ensembles

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Repertoire
No. 70 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

Part 4

The influence of Berlioz

on contemporary 19th Century use of brass instruments

By Ernest H. Gross

History Repertoire
The Polyphonic Trombone Free
No. 45 • 1984 Digitized

The Polyphonic Trombone

A suggested notation system

When trombone slide, overtones, breath and valves become independent musical voices, conventional notation reaches its limits and a new system becomes necessary.

By Klaus-K. Hübler

Repertoire Technique Contemporary Music
Impossible? Member
No. 10 • 1975 Digitized

Impossible?

Kurt Janetzky challenges the notion of the “impossible” in brass playing, arguing that technical limits evolve and that demanding repertoire—past or present—should never be dismissed as unplayable.

By Kurt Janetzky

Repertoire Technique Interpretation Ideas
No. 74 • 1991 Awaiting digitization

Part 3

The Alto trombone

In the 18th Century Sacred Chamber Music from the Abbeys of Göttweig and Melk, Austria

By J. Richard Raum

History Repertoire
No. 114 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

The art of chamber music

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Technique Repertoire
No. 88 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

The trombone of Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

By Jeremy Dibb, Simon Hogg

History Repertoire
No. 93 • 1996 Awaiting digitization

Discovery of the 'Turmsonaten' written in 1803

By Michael Kircheis

History Repertoire
The trombone in Maurice Ravel's Boléro Free
No. 19 • 1977 Digitized

Part 2

The trombone in Maurice Ravel's Boléro

Boléro as ordeal: Jean Douay reveals stage fright, pressure, and the weight of the final solo—where one moment can elevate or undermine the entire orchestra.

By Jean Douay

Repertoire Orchestral playing Interpretation
I chose to address myself to new music rather than new trumpet Free
No. 5 • 1973 Digitized

I chose to address myself to new music rather than new trumpet

Thomas Stevens argues that progress in trumpet playing depends on better training, repertoire and musical thinking rather than on equipment.

By Thomas Stevens

Repertoire Contemporary Music
Member
No. 9 • 1974 Digitized

Reflections on the horn

Francis Orval reflects on horn playing, discussing tone production, breathing and the influence of French and German traditions on sound and style.

By Francis Orval

Technique Equipment Repertoire Sound Instrument making
Conversation by the fireside Free
No. 7 • 1974 Digitized

Conversation by the fireside

A fireside conversation with Philip Jones, Elgar Howarth and Michael Laird—an intimate exchange on brass playing, ensemble culture and musical thinking.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters Repertoire Brass Ensemble Contemporary Music
No. 75 • 1991 Awaiting digitization

1796-1908: the long sleep of the Haydn trumpet concerto...

By Hans-Joachim Krumpfer

History Repertoire
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
On the question of articulation in the horn concertos by W. A. Mozart Free
No. 22 • 1978 Digitized

On the question of articulation in the horn concertos by W. A. Mozart

How should Mozart really sound? Peter Damm questions traditional editions and reveals how articulation—often missing—must be rebuilt through style, listening, and musical judgment.

By Peter Damm

Repertoire Technique Articulation Interpretation
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