Розвиток квінтету мідних духових інструментів у Франції першої половини XIX століття

An analysis has been conducted of twelve brass quintets by the French composer Jean François Victor Bellon, active in the first half of the 19th century. The study highlights significant processes during this historical period, focused on the structural improvements of brass and woodwind instruments, which enhanced their technical and expressive capabilities. These advancements subsequently expanded their use in solo, chamber, and orchestral performances. The composer’s influence on the development of a new form of chamber ensemble—the brass quintet— within the chamber music genre has been traced. The quintet’s instrumentation, comprising two newly developed cornets, a horn, a trombone, and an ophicléide is described. These instruments incorporated structural innovations that enabled chromatic sound execution. It has been determined that Bellon’s bold compositional ideas outlined and demonstrated the new technical potential of the improved brass instruments. Patterns of functioning within the brass quintet have been identified, revealing its self-sufficiency and inherent naturalness as an ensemble. The composer’s worldview and stylistic tendencies are outlined, reflecting the nature of French chamber music in the first half of the 19th century. These elements reveal the atmosphere of the Romantic style development, the use of traditional intonations, harmonic structures and the evolution of the melodic line with modulations at climactic points, genre models, and programmatic elements. It is proven that the artistic dialogue between the composer and renowned performers of the time contributed to the creation of the twelve largest, yet highly performable, brass quintets. These works became significant both in terms of volume and practical execution