This second edition of Norbert Carnovale’s 20th Century Music for Trumpet and Orchestra contains 329 compositions, identifies new works and revises original annotations where appropriate. Annotations are organized into three categories: Solo Trumpet... Read more

Composers of the twentieth century intrigued with the pairing of solo trumpet and organ as a compositional medium have written many pieces for this combination of instruments. This book, for the first time, provides performers with a comprehensive... Read more

This guide was published to inform the reader about literature (especially difficult to locate manuscripts) for the bass trombone; to assist students and performers in preparing balanced and diverse recital programming and to encourage bass... Read more

Through Bendinelli we can better understand the pitch and the range of the trumpet around 1600 and earlier; details of the technique of playing the trumpet, such as the leading of one’s chin, articulation, the use of syllables in the various... Read more

This trilingual dictionary is intended for all those who, on an international level, are concerned with brass instruments. I have tried to consider  the terminology of the various branches, such as: musicologists, curators of museums, collectors,... Read more

Johann Nepomuk Hummel’s trumpet concerto, which has occupied a secure place in the repertoire since the late 1960s, was written for the Viennese keyed trumpet virtuoso, Anton Weidinger (1766-1852), the dedicatee of Haydn’s concerto in 1796. Read more

Das Mass der durch das Mundstück erfolgreich übertragenen Lippenschwingungen des Bläsers entscheidet über die Qualität seines Spiels. Das Erkennen der Wichtigkeit des Mundstückes und seiner strategischen Rolle kann Jahre der Frustration vermeiden... Read more

Unrecognized by most historians and unknown to Americans, the United States had a thriving musical instrument industry in the middle years of the 19th century. Read more

Der Zweck dieser Anleitung ist, den Trompetenschüler über die Art und Weise aufzuklären, wie man das Trompetenblasen erlernt, ausserdem, ob man überhaupt dazu veranlagt ist. Gerade bei Blechblasinstrumenten, wie Tuba, Posaune, Waldhorn und besonders... Read more

Facsimile aus “Monatshefte für Musikgeschichte, Zweiundzwanzigster Jahrgang 1890” Read more

A seminal work in the history of the trumpet. Girolamo Fantini (?1600-ca.1675) was the first to introduce a new style of playing which made it possible for the trumpet to be accepted into art music. Read more

English translation by Gerald Abraham of ”Die Geschichte der Bach- und Händel-Trompete”. Werner Menke’s book was first published in 1934 by William Reeves Bookseller Limited (London). Menke authored the only book devoted entirely to trumpet history... Read more

A true path I remained in the US for a year and returned during consecutive summers to see him again. All in all I had more than a hundred lessons; today I feel the need to share what I experienced. I’m aware that trying to do so amounts to a near-... Read more

La qualità dell’esecuzione è direttamente legata al grado delle caratteristiche di traduzione delle vibrazioni prodotto dalle labbra del musicista per mezzo del bocchino. La giusta valutazione del bocchino e del suo rolo può evitare anni di... Read more

In questo libro, Tranquillo Forza presenta un’analisi esauriente del bocchino, delle parti che lo compongono, delle loro funzioni, e di come lavorano bocchini diversi. Dopo aver letto questo libro, il lettore curioso non avrà più domande! Le... Read more

The colour facsimile of this classical work of the world trumpet repertoire is finally available, with its enigmatic annotations, its various inks, its astonishing cuts, as well as numerous musical borrowings from Hummel’s contemporary colleagues -... Read more

Joseph Jean-Baptiste Laurent Arban, c’est le nom d’un musicien français du XIXe siècle, qui jouit d’une belle popularité à son époque, mais dont plus personne ne se souvient aujourd’hui excepté les musiciens qui jouent d’un instrument de cuivre. Sa... Read more

Joseph Jean-Baptiste Laurent Arban (1825-1889) is the name of a french musician of the 19th century who was very popular in his day but is today remembered by no-one except brass players, and they remember only his surname. He was an eminent cornet... Read more

La qualité de l’exécution est directement liée au degré de qualité de la traduction par l’embouchure des vibrations produites par les lèvres. La juste appréciation de l’importance de l’embouchure et de son rôle stratégique peut éviter des années de... Read more

La calidad dela ejecucion està directamente relacionada con la calidad de expresion de las vibraciones producidas por los labios del musico por media de la boquilla. La apreciacion exacta de la importancia de la boquilla y de su papel estrategico... Read more

Etude passionnante sur la trompette de l'Egypte ancienne, cette trompette aux sonorités étranges, qui pourtant représente la seule voix qui résonne depuis l'Antiquité jusqu'à notre temps. Read more

Ce livre se veut différent des autres méthodes et ne prétend pas non plus être exhaustif. Mais plutôt un compagnon précis et toujours présent, sur cette longue route de la recherche de la connaissance individuelle dont le but final sera l’expression... Read more

A seminal work in the history of the trumpet. Girolamo Fantini (?1600-ca.1675) was the first to introduce a new style of playing which made it possible for the trumpet to be accepted into art music. Reissue 2009, elegant facsimile reprint of the... Read more

The Family Tree’s chief purpose is to give a clear picture of the history of the 4 brass instruments  families of the cornetts, the trumpets, the trombones and the horns. And this since the early Middle Age. With 4 posters of the different brass... Read more

Henry H. Prentiss (1801-1860) of Boston was first an umbrella maker. In 1834 he opened a pianoforte and music store, locating in 1839 at 33 Court Street, the address on the present tutor (after 1847 the business was known as Prentiss & Clark).... Read more

This 2nd edition has expanded to 330 annotated solos, with a supplemental solos list of 209 works. The solos have been annotated so that both, students and teacher could better select music appropriate to the individual needs. Read more

This book, deliberately concentrated and limited to the basic essentials of brass technique, is intended to stimulate bodily awareness in musicians who are taking up a brass instrument or who have encountered problems. Read more

Anton Weidinger has always been held to be the inventor of the keyed trumpet. This assumption probably derives from Wilhelm Schneider, Historisch-technische Beschreibung der musikalischen Instrumente (Leipzig, 1834), page 43. In this book, Schneider... Read more

Chronic of the history of the Ensemble. The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, founded in 1951 developed into the world’s leading brass chamber group. It played a vital role in the rediscovery of renaissance and baroque music and championed the works of... Read more

A survey of printed editions and microfilmed manuscripts has revealed hundreds of 18th century Viennese compositions that include the trombone. Read more

Selected prints most representative of the trumpet and trombone. A broad look at a narrow field has been attempted. The period of 1500 - 1800 has been choosen since a majority of graphic art works fall between these dates. The study of musical... Read more

Brass players are a « type ». They conform. They cling together, sharing ­neuroses and having little to do with other players in an orchestra. Read more

Brass players were not sensitive artists with the sequestered sensibilities of flautists and oboists. Read more

The twentieth century employs the trombone as a solo instrument in chamber settings more than in any past period of music. Of the 209 compositions annotated in this bibliography, 176 belong to this century [...] Read more

...“for the Sake of a Wider Acceptance of the Same, Described Historically, Theoretically, and Practically, and Illustrated with Examples.”  Complete English translation of the important original book “Versuch einer Anleitung zur... Read more

Bendinelli’s trumpet method is the earliest known in the history of this instrument and this facsimile reprint brings light on the dark period around 1600. It transmits as well the earliest known pieces in the clarino register of the natural trumpet. Read more

It is the degree to which a mouthpiece successfully translates the virations produced by a player’s lips that decides the quality of his performance. Understanding the importance of the mouthpiece and the strategic role it plays can prevent years of... Read more

It is the degree to which a mouthpiece successfully translates the virations produced by a player’s lips that decides the quality of his performance. Understanding the importance of the mouthpiece and the strategic role it plays can prevent years of... Read more