TUBA HISTORY – Gary Stewart, Editor
The term “ophicleide” has come to mean a bass instrument to most people who have heard the term at all. It is easy to forget…
Tag: Written History
CURIOS & COLLECTABLES – Brady Chieffi
I once read in a collectables book that there is nothing as depressing as looking at old, dusty musical instruments. In my opinion that author…
THE TUBA AND MADAME MAO: A TALE OF THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION
Text: Brian Holmes Illustrations: Justin NovakFor John Hildebrand The verse is based on a small bit of historical fact. Chiang Ching, former actress and wife to…
CURIOS AND COLLECTABLES – Brady Chieffi
In this edition of Curios and Collectables, I am happy to be able to share with you another piece from a private collection. This one…
CURIOS AND COLLECTABLES – Brady Chieffi
Music, it seems, suffers from a bad case of thermal instability. There is no even temperature for music. For example, we have those “warm passages”…
CURIOS AND COLLECTABLES – Brady Chieffi
There are very few “infamous” pieces written for the tuba that come to our attention frequently. I’m sure the one that comes to our minds…
INTERNATIONAL BRASS SOCIETY – Harvey G. Phillips
Editor’s Note: The following article is extracted from an address delivered by Harvey Phillips on May 29, 1975, to those attending the first ITG Symposium,…
CURIOS AND COLLECTABLES – Brady Chieffi
Ivory is that material upon which many tales are told. Used for everything from false teeth to playthings of royalty, it is practical and yet,…
REMEMBRANCES AND RECOLLECTIONS OF ARNOLD M. JACOBS – Edward Whitfield
The year is 1933; I graduated from Northeast High School the previous June 1932. There being no jobs available, many of us went back to…
CURIOS AND COLLECTABLES – Brady Chieffi
If anyone has ever heard the term “dingbat,” it would be safe to assume that it was under less than favorable conditions! However, contrary to…