All Outputs (5)

Reflection: Expressive freedoms in trumpet performance (2018)
Book Chapter
Desbruslais, S. (2018). Reflection: Expressive freedoms in trumpet performance. In D. Leech-Wilkinson, & H. M. Prior (Eds.), Music and shape (242-247). Oxford University Press

The music and music theory of Paul Hindemith (2018)
Book
Desbruslais, S. (2018). The music and music theory of Paul Hindemith. Boydell & Brewer

The music theory of composer Paul Hindemith (1895-1963), originally entitled Unterweisung im Tonsatz, is well known, yet poorly understood. This book provides a critical engagement with Hindemith's Unterweisung, particularly concerning its relationsh... Read More about The music and music theory of Paul Hindemith.

The art of dancing: 21st-century concertos for trumpet, piano and strings (2017)
Digital Artefact
Desbruslais, S. (2017). The art of dancing: 21st-century concertos for trumpet, piano and strings. [CD]

Simon Desbruslais returns to disc on Signum with an album that continues to expand the repertoire of the trumpet even further, with four new commissions for Trumpet, Piano and String Orchestra

Toby Young’s The Art of Dancing is described by the co... Read More about The art of dancing: 21st-century concertos for trumpet, piano and strings.

The Western reception of Sergei Taneyev (2015)
Journal Article
Desbruslais, S. (2015). The Western reception of Sergei Taneyev. Zhurnal Obshchestva teorii muzyki, 9(1), 7-18

Sergei Taneyev is not a common name in Western musicology. Short studies of his theoretical writings include Allen Forte’s critical review of New Grove (1982), Ellon Carpenter’s survey in Russian Theoretical Thought in Music (1983), and Catherine Nol... Read More about The Western reception of Sergei Taneyev.

Psalm: Contemporary British Trumpet Concertos (2014)
Digital Artefact
Desbruslais, S., & Orchestra of the Swan. (2014). Psalm: Contemporary British Trumpet Concertos. [CD]

Simon Desbruslais leads the performances on this disc of world premiere recordings from some of the UK’s leading composers.

Seeking to expand the trumpet’s repertoire of concerto and orchestra works, Simon Desbruslais was inspired after performing... Read More about Psalm: Contemporary British Trumpet Concertos.