Brass Bulletin

International Magazine for Brass Players

The Brass Bulletin archives (1971-2003) will soon be digitalized. The 124 issues are currently being scanned and available for download. Meanwhile, we'd like to offer the very first issues which started a fabulous journey of 124 publications for over 30 years!

  • List of articles
    Daniel Bourgue
    The Horn in France (page 19-27)
    Jean-Pierre Mathez
    Editorial (page 7-8)
    Reine Dahlqvist
    J.G. ALBRECHTSBERGER [1736-1809] - Concertino for chromatic trumpet (page 9-18)

    Out of print

  • List of articles
    Jean-Pierre Mathez
    Editorial (page 07-09)
    Frieder Held
    20th International music contest Munich 1971 [tp] (page 10-15)
    Henry Romersa
    National Trombone Workshop [USA] (page 16-24)
    Edward H. Tarr
    The Baroque trumpet, high trumpet and so-called «Bach trumpet [I] (page 25-42)

    Out of print

  • List of articles
    Ernst W. Buser
    Contract of apprenticeship as Field-trumpeter 1703 (page 09-12)
    Hermann Baumann
    Which Horn for which Music? (page 13-21)
    Willi Aebi
    The inner acoustics of the horn (page 23-38)
    Edward H. Tarr
    The Baroque trumpet, high trumpet and so-called «Bach-Trumpet» [II] (page 39-57)

    Out of print

  • List of articles
    Jean-Pierre Mathez
    Editorial (page 07-12)
    Georges Barboteu
    The Horn is my instrument (page 13-19)
    Harold Meek
    Some observation prompted by H. Baumann's article [BB03] (page 21-27)
    John Harding
    The lead trumpet player: training, practice and equipment (page 29-51)

    Out of print

  • List of articles
    Jean-Pierre Mathez
    Editorial (page 05-10)
    Jean-Pierre Mathez
    Snapshot: the American Brass Quintet in Europe (page 11-13)
    Vinko Globokar
    Possibilities for development of brass instruments [1967] (page 15-33)
    Dr. Harold E. Krueger
    An American trumpet player's impressions of european brass performances (page 35-46)
    Thomas Stevens
    New music rather than new trumpet (page 47-70)
    Heinz Knodt
    Singing lessons for brass players? (page 71-74)
    Robert Bouché
    The column of air (page 77-83)
    Dr. H.C. Wilhelm Bernoulli
    My collection of historical brass instruments and drums (page 85-92)
    Albert Mertens
    The trombone in Belgium (page 93-96)
    Edmond Leloir
    The trombone with 6 independant valves (page 97-105)

    Out of print

  • List of articles
    Jean-Pierre Mathez
    Editorial (page 05-06)
    Leno Lloyd
    Lip vibration characteristics of the trombone embouchure in performance (page 07-25)
    Dr. Emilie Mende
    Let's make peace! [avantgarde, traditional musicians and audience] (page 112-120)
    Jean-Pierre Mathez
    Conversation with Philip Jones, Elgar Howarth and Michael Laird (page 38-64)
    Walter Salmen
    Russian music and musicians before 1700 (page 65-74)
    Roland Schnohrk
    International Competition of Geneva CIEM 1973 - Trombone (page 79-85)

    Out of print

  • List of articles
    Jean-Pierre Mathez
    Editorial (page 05-06)
    Filippo Bonanni
    Gabinetto Armonico [1723] 22 Illustrations [Excerpts] (page 07-54)
    Prof. J. E. Spruit
    The Fellowship of the Minstrels (page 60-84)

    Out of print

  • List of articles
    Jean-Pierre Mathez
    Editorial (page 05-09)
    Jean-Pierre Mathez
    J.B.ARBAN [1825-1889] Biography -I - His first twenty years (page 11-14)
    Francis Orval
    Reflections on the horn (page 15-18)
    Franzgeorg Von Glasenapp
    Drollery in the medieval representation of musical subjects (page 19-32)

    Out of print

  • List of articles
    Jean-Pierre Mathez
    Editorial (page 05-08)
    Jean-Pierre Mathez
    J.B.ARBAN [1825-1889] Biography II - The beginning of his career (page 09-16)
    Earl S. Saxton
    Horn singing (page 17-33)
    Kurt Janetzky
    Impossible? (page 35-41)
    Glenn Stuart
    To be «Lead Trumpet» in a Jazz Orchestra (page 43-47)
    Jean-Pierre Mathez
    An interview with Jean Douay (page 49-57)

    Out of print

  • List of articles
    Jean-Pierre Mathez
    Editorial (page 05-07)
    Jean-Pierre Mathez
    J.B.ARBAN [1825-1889] Biography III - The Success (page 09-25)
    Francis Orval
    The F/Bb horn with whole-tone ascending 3rd valve (page 27-36)
    René Périnelli
    My teeth (page 37-40)
    Dr. Jean-Paul Rocca
    General remarks on the role of the teeth for wind instrument players (page 37-44)
    Daniel Perantoni
    Contemporary systems and trends for the tuba (page 45-65)
    Robert Tucci
    The tuba in Europe (page 67-79)
    Heinrich Huber
    The trombone: changing times, changing slide positions (page 83-94)
    Jean-Pierre Mathez
    Meeting with Ib Lanzky-Otto (page 95-96)

    Out of print