Online Music Resources for Low-Brass Players

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      Bands
      Brass Players of Historical Note
      Brass Players in Film & on Records
      Dictionaries of Musical Terms
      Euphonium Area
      Free Sheet Music
      Friend's Web Sites
      History
      Instrument Repair
      Internet Resources
      Jobs in Music
      Low-Brass Instrument Manufacturers
      Midi
      Mouthpieces

Orchestras
Physics of Brass Instruments
Portals
Professional Associations
Publications
Publishers of Music
Retail Sales
Serial Number Lists
Sheet Music Sales
Teaching Music
Trombone Area
TubaChristmas
Unusual Instruments
 

Bands
- - - With which I have worked
                (
International Band List - - - Comprehensive )
      Americus Brass - - - Civil War Reenactor Band - 1988 to Present
      California Gold Rush - - - 1994 to Present
      Long Beach Municipal - DEAD LINK - 1989 through 2000
      New Columbian Brass - - - Danville, KY - 1995
      New Sousa - - - Keith Brion's Recreation - '91, '92, '94
      U.S.M.C. - - - "The President's Own" - 1968 through 1971

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Brass Players of Historical Note
- - - Our predecessors
     
Arban, Joseph Jean Baptiste Laurent - - - (1825-1889) Cornet
      Clarke, Herbert L. - - - (1867-1945) Cornet
      DeLuca, Joseph - DEAD LINK - (1890-1935) Euphonium
      Fillmore, Henry - DEAD LINK - (1881-1956) Trombone
      Gilmore, Patrick S. - - - (1829-1892) Bandmaster
      King, Karl - - - (1891-1971) Euphonium
      Mantia, Simon - DEAD LINK - (1873-1951) Euphonium
      Pryor, Arthur - - - (1870-1942) Trombone
      Remington, Emory - - - (1891 - 1971) Trombone
      Simon, Frank - - - (1890-1967) Anecdote about H.L. Clarke
      Sousa Band Soloists - - -
      Vinatieri, Felix Villiet - - - (1834-1891) Cornet & Bandmaster

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Brass Players in Film & on Records
- - - Who recorded what
     
All Music Guide - - - Extensive searchable list of players
      Brass Players in Film - - - Bios, Equipment, Credits
      Film Score Monthly - - - Review & Reference Sites

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Dictionaries of Musical Terms
- - - Including foreign terms
     
Czech Dictionary - - - Composers
      Encyclopedic Dictionary of Traditional Music - - - Extensive
      French / English - - - Terms
      German - - - "German for Music Lovers"
      Glossarist - - - Several glossaries of musical terms
      Italian & English - - - Piano terms
      MusicNet - - - Somewhat elementary
      Musical Slang - - - Big-band oriented
      Russian - DEAD LINK - In Russian (cyrillic), not for the faint of heart
      Virginia Tech - - - Thorough
      What's a Binky? - - - Glossary of film sound terms

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Euphonium Area
- - - Things Euphonium
     
Audition Primer - - - Military band auditions & strategies
      Euphonium Music - - - David Werden's Guide
      Euphonium vs. Baritone - - - What's the difference?
      History of the Euphonium - DEAD LINK - Historical Development
      TubeNet - - - Tips on Playing

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Free Sheet Music
- - - See below for sales
     
Anaigeon, Alain - - - Early music - Scores in Acrobat reader format
      Free Sheet Music Guide - - - Classical
      Library of Congress - - - Civil War Brass Band Music
      Midi Explorer - - - Type in composer's name
      Music Viva - - - A lot of stuff
      Mutopia - - - Postscript & PDF files
      Public Domain Music - - - Song list
      Sheet Music Now - - - Click on left button bar
      Society for Creative Anachronism - - - Large list of Renaissance pieces

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Friends' Web Sites
- - - Some from the dark ages
     
Alder, Bob - - - Organ, a friend from high school
      Beal, John - - - Composer, a friend from high school
      Bellis, Richard - - - Composer, another high school friend
      Bing, Bill - - - Trumpet
      Bobo, Roger - - - Tuba, formerly with L.A. Philharmonic
      Bowman, Brian - DEAD LINK - Euphonium, North Texas State
      Capps, William - DEAD LINK - Horn, Florida State University
      Cherry, Gordon - DEAD LINK - Principal Trombone, Vancouver Symphony
      Clendenin, Ritchie - DEAD LINK - Trumpet, C.S.U. Fresno, retired
      Ervin, Tom - - - Trombone, U. of Arizona
      Eve, Allan - - - Tuba, Richland High School
      Fitzgerald, Langston - - - Trumpet, formerly Baltimore, now Penn State
      Galloway, H. Michael - DEAD LINK - Trumpet, Mansfield University (scroll down)
      Guenther, Roy - - - Trombone, George Washington Univ.
      Hackleman, Martin - - - Principal Horn, National Symphony Orchestra
      Hartman, Bill - DEAD LINK - Bass Trombone, S.W. Missouri State Univ.
      Hedges, James - - - Tuba, USMC Band (retired), Needmore, PA
      Jester, Jennifer - - - Euphonium, Cal-Arts
      Levy, Robert - - - Trumpet, Lawrence Univ., Appleton, WI
      Los Angeles Horn Club - - - Professional colleagues
      Mason, Teri - - - Flute
      Masterson, Mike - - - Professor, Northwest College, Powell, WY
      Marcellus, John - - - Trombone, Eastman School of Music
      McNab, Malcolm - - - Trumpet, Los Angeles, CA
      Munson, Ron - - - Tuba, Puyallup, WA
      Phillips, Harvey - - - Tuba, Emeritus, Indiana University
      Richardson, William - - - Bass Trombone, Univ. of Wisconsin
      Romm, Ron - - - Trumpet, formerly with the Canadian Brass
      Scharnberg, Bill - - - Horn, University of N. Texas, Denton
      Self, Jim - - - Tuba, Basset Hound Music
      Socher, Barry - DEAD LINK - Violin, one more high school friend
      Spiros, Luke - - - Euphonium, U.S.M.C.
      Spitz, Rick - - - Trombone, Houston Baptist Univ.
      Zalkind, Larry - - - Principal Trombone, Utah Symphony

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History
- - - Good place to review
     
Almanac - - - Dates
      Ancient and Medieval Instruments - DEAD LINK - Nice resource
      Civil War Bands - DEAD LINK - Article
      Classical Composers Archive - - - Extensive
      Classical Composers Database - - - Pretty current
      Classical Composers Net - - - Long list
      Epochs - - - Cursory
      Grout Online - - - A complement to the textbook
      HyperHistory - DEAD LINK - Good resource
      Jazz History - - - Yahoo resource page
      Millennium Project - DEAD LINK - Heritage of Military Music
      Tunesmiths - - - Who wrote what

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Instrument Repair
- - - Get it fixed
      Anglin's Instrument Repair - - - 714-992-6633 - Fullerton, CA
      Belo, Bruce (Trombone slides) - - - 714-637-2824 - Orange, CA
     
Eckroth Music - - - 252-2604 - Billings / 587-8007 - Bozeman
      Kirk House of Music - - - 406-254-0400 - Billings, MT
      Sawday's Horn Repair - - - 562-426-0774 - Signal Hill, CA
      Stewart, Robb (Antiques) - - - 818-447-1904 - Arcadia, CA

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Internet Resources
- - - Other items of interest
     
Art of Practicing, the - DEAD LINK - Article by Gordon Cherry
      Auditioning - - - Article about the process
      Becoming a Professional - - - Article
      Classical Music Pronunciation - - - Alphabetical list
      Counseling - - - Overcoming difficulties of life in the arts
      Intonation - DEAD LINK - A very thorough explanation
      Intonation - - - A study for performing musicians
      M.O.L.A. - - - Major Orchestra Librarian's Association
      Music Theory - - - Lessons, Trainers, Paper
      Music Theory Lessons - - - Beginning to Advanced
      Practice Strategies - - - Survey results in I.T.A. Journal
      Temperament - - - A comparison of tuning methods

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Jobs in Music
- - - Lists & Resume help
     
Chronicle of Higher Education - - - University openings
      Find a Gig - - - Web resources in a variety of fields
      Keytrax - - - Jobs in music related fields
      M.E.N.C. Career Guide - - - Good place to start
      Musical Chairs - - - Jobs in North America & Europe
      Musician's Books - - - Books about the biz
      Oregon Music Educator's Assoc. - - - Oregon positions
      Your Teacher Net - - - Job Classified Service

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Low-Brass Instrument Manufacturers
- - - Ads & Specs
     
Amati / Cerveny - - - All Brass
      Bach - - - Trombones
      Benge - DEAD LINK - (U.M.I.) Trombones
      Besson / Boosey & Hawkes - - - Euphoniums & Baritones
      Blessing - - - Trombones
      Conn / King - DEAD LINK - (U.M.I.) Trombones & Tubas
      Courtois - - - (France) Trombones, Euphoniums, Tubas, etc.
      Edwards - - - Trombones
      Getzen - - - Trombones, Euphoniums, Tubas, etc.
      Hirsbrunner - - - (Switzerland) Euphoniums & Tubas
      Holton / Martin - DEAD LINK - Trombones
      Jupiter - - - Trombones, Euphoniums, Tubas, etc.
      Kuehnl & Hoyer - DEAD LINK - Trombones, etc.
      Laetzsch - - - (in German) Trombones
      Leblanc - DEAD LINK - Trombones, Euphoniums, Tubas, etc.
      Meinl-Weston - - - (Germany) Bass Trumpets, Euphoniums, Tubas
      Miraphone - - - (In German) Trombones, Euphoniums, Tubas
      Rath - - - (England) Handcrafted Trombones
      Schmelzer - - - (in German) Handmade Trombones
      Selmer (Bach) - - - Trombones, Euphoniums, Tubas
      Thein - - - (in German) Trbs, Bass Trumpets, Euphs, Tubas
      Weril - DEAD LINK - (Brazil) Trombones, Euphoniums, Tubas
      Willson - - - (Switzerland) Trombones, Euphs, Tubas
      Yamaha - - - Trombones - - - Euphoniums & Tubas
      York - - - Research Site

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Midi

     
Classical - - - Midi, Mp3, Sheet music
      Classical Music - DEAD LINK - Search by Composer
      Internet Midi Finder - - - Search engine for midi (.mid)
      Medieval & Renaissance - - - Early Music Files
      Midi & Technology - - - Resource

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Mouthpieces

     
Anaheim Band Site
- - - General Specs & FAQs
      Bach - - -
      Giardinelli - - -
      Klier - - - DEAD LINK
      Marcinkiewicz - - -
      Mouthpiece Express - - - DEAD LINK
      Mouthpiece Meditations - - - Articles
      Perantucci - - -
      Schilke - - -

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Orchestras
- - - With which I have worked
                (
American Symphony Orchestra League List - - - )
                ( International Orchestra List - - - )
      Baltimore Symphony - - - 1969
      Calgary Philharmonic - - - 1972 - 1974
      California Philharmonic - - - 1997 to Present
      Hollywood Bowl - - - 2000, 2002
      Hong Kong Philharmonic - DEAD LINK - 1991, 1992
      Long Beach Symphony - - - '83, '89, '92 - '94, '97 - '01, 04
      Los Angeles Chamber - - - 1983
      Los Angeles Philharmonic - - - 1968, various from 1977 to 2004
      Orquesta de Baja California - DEAD LINK - 1993 - 1996
      Pacific Symphony - - - various from 1980 through 2002
      Pageant of the Masters - DEAD LINK - 1982 - 1989
      San Diego Symphony - - - 1986, 1994, 2002
      Seattle Symphony - DEAD LINK - 1988
      Utah Symphony - - -
      Vancouver Symphony - - - 1974 - 1976, 1979

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Physics
- - - How Sound Works in Brass Instruments
     
Acoustics of Brass - - - Very thorough introduction to topic
      How Brass Instruments Work - - - Excellent article by Scott Whitener
      Practical Physics for ... teachers - - - Renold Schilke article
      Standing Wave - - - Easy explanation using a trumpet

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Portals
- - - Surfing (Brass) Music
     
Arts College - - - Arts Resources
      Berkeley, Univ. of Calif. - DEAD LINK - Music Library
      Brass Resources - - - Long, disorganized list
      Claremont Graduate University - DEAD LINK - Research
      Freeality - - - Mp3s & Search Engines
      Google - - -
      Open Here - - -
      Searchbeat - - - Scroll down for brass
      Sphinx Montreal - - - Eclectic list
      University of Pennsylvania Site - - - A musicologist's delight - Huge !!!
      Western Illinois - - - University Site
      Worldwide Internet Music Resources - - - Indiana University site

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Professional Associations
- - - To which I belong
     
A.F.M. Local 7 - - - Orange County Musician's Union
      A.F.M. Local 47 - - - Los Angeles Musician's Union
      A.F.M. Local 353 - - - Long Beach Musician's Union
      A.S.C.A.P. - - - American Society of Composers, etc.
      C.M.E.A. - - - California Music Educator's Association (Southern)
      H.B.S. - - - Historic Brass Society
      I.T.A. - - - International Trombone Association
      I.T.E.A. - - - International Tuba & Euphonium Association
      M.E.N.C. - - - Music Educator's National Conference
      N.A.C.W.P.I. - - - College Wind and Percussion Instructors
      R.M.A.L.A. - - - Recording Musician's Association, Los Angeles
      S.C.S.B.O.A. - - - So. Calif. School Band & Orchestra Assoc.

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Publications
- - - Magazines & directories
     
Brass Bulletin - - - International Brass Magazine
      Downbeat Magazine - - - Jazz oriented
      Fanfare Magazine - - - Reviews of Classical CDs
      Film Music Directory - - - Covers the industry
      Indiana University Site - - - Directories in music
      Music Directory Canada - - - Comprehensive
      Windplayer Magazine - - - Basically an Online store

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Publishers of Music

     
Music Publishers' Association - - - Based in New York
      Music Publishers - - - Huge list from Indiana University
      Music Publisher's Catalogues - - - On-line catalogues
      Sheet Music Mart - - - Music by Publishers

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Retail Sales
- - - Everything else you might need
     
Dillon Music - - - New & used instruments, etc.
      Ferguson Music - - - Trombones and Low Brass
      Jo-Ral Mutes - - - Mutes
      Music 123 - - - A page for brass accessories
      TrumCor - - - Mutes
      Tuba Exchange - - - New & used tubas, euphoniums, etc.
      Woodwind / Brasswind - - - Instruments and Accessories
      Zeps - - - Famous in L.A.

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Serial Number Lists
- - - When Things Were Made
     
Bach Trombones - - - Approximate age by serial number
      Gordon Cherry's List - - - Bach, Besson, Conn, Holton, King, Olds
      Music Trader - - - Comprehensive
      DMOZ Open Directory Project - - - Includes the above lists
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Sheet Music Sales
- - - Where to buy (not photocopy) music
     
Balquhidder Music - - - Studies, brass chamber music
      Chesbro Music Co. - - - 1-800-CHESBRO - Idaho Falls, ID
      Eighth Note Publications - - - 1-905-471-4450 - A Canadian Company
      Fischer, Carl - - - 1-800-762-2328 - New York, NY
      Hickey's Brass Catalogs - - - 1-800-442-5397 - Ithaca, NY
      Hoyt, Byron - - - 1-800-477-8055 - San Francisco, CA
      King, Robert - - - North Easton, MA - Brass Player's Guide
      Malecki Music Inc. - - - 1-800-858-7664 - Long Beach, CA
      Marshall Music - - - 1-800-333-7176 - Torrance, CA
      Morganroth Music Inc. - - - 1-800-462-0013 - Missoula, MT
      Music Box, the - - - 406-363-5491 - Hamilton, MT
      Pepper, J.W. - - - 1-800-345-6296 - Gardena, CA
      Portland Sheet Music - - - 1-800-452-1133 x 4 - Portland, OR
      Schirmer, G., Inc. - - - 212-254-2100 - New York, NY
      Solid Brass Music - - - 1-800-873-9798 - San Rafael, CA
      Southern Music - - - 1-800-284-5443 - San Antonio, TX
      Swan River - - - 406-755-3528 - Kalispell, MT
      Yocum Music - - - 307-235-1967 - Casper, WY

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Teaching Music
- - - Educational Resources
     
All Things Musical - - - Has a searchable database
      Iowa Bandmaster's Site - - - Web education resources
      K - 12 Teaching Resources - - - Information for all areas & levels
      Still More - - - More miscellaneous sites

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Trombone Area
- - - Things Trombone
     
Alto Trombone - - -
      Trombone Journal - - - Online
      Trombone Page of the World - DEAD LINK - Excellent
      Trombone Site in the Netherlands - - - In Dutch

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TubaChristmas
- - - Everything you want to know
     
TubaChristmas - - - The Official Site
      Los Angeles TubaChristmas - - - in Glendale

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Unusual Instruments
- - - That I also play
     
Alphorn - DEAD LINK - Mine is pitched in A-flat
      Ophicleide - - - Lowest member of the keyed bugle family
      Tibetan Temple Horns - - - Mine are pitched in G-flat and B-flat

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