novelty piece? ideas?

ASTuba · Post by **ASTuba** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:52 pm

You could go totally cheezy, and get an arrangement of a rock ballad for a small chamber group and you soloing....

tubacdk · Post by **tubacdk** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:46 pm

there's always the Wilder "Effie" Suite, very fun & listenable. Single movements would work just fine if you don't need much time. there's also a more recent piece, Robert Denham's Four Ragged Fables (available at http://www.tubaeuphoniumpress.com). Very much the same vein as the Effie Suite. If you'd like to hear samples from the Denham piece, lemme know.

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windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:49 pm

For my Senior, I got the instrumentation together to do a couple of pieces from Scott Joplin's Red Back Book at the end.

That lightened the mood.

JB · Post by JB » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:56 pm

It must be way too late in the day, 'cause right now "Duelin' Tubas" sounds about right to me... [or rather than another tuba, find a banjo player, or just about any other instrument, for that matter (well, probably excepting bagpipes...)]

Use the Martin Mull recording as a reference...; even better!

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 1:23 am

ben wrote:Not making it up... I used a Barkus Barry pickup (old transducer type) drilled into the mouthpiece. I lost it after the show, but it was terrible feedback if I didn't play. Tons o' fun back in '98 @ Oberlin College. You can ask my friends if you want... Was it a stellar performance? not really, my drummer was a friend who sped up through out the pulling teeth section, but it was still a hoot.

I'll see if I can dig it up.

King marketed something like that in the early 70's, with a little amp/processor of some sort. I can't remember the name of it. It supposedly had ring modulator effects and possibly others.

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:06 pm

Barnicle Bill
Bass trombone solo that goes waaaaay down, so it should work good on tuba.

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:56 pm

Doc wrote:Doc (now wanting to do an entertainment recital)

Are you implying that ALL your recitals aren't entertaining?

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:18 pm

Doc wrote:isn't that what you were implying... ?

Hey, I'm just a professional smart-*** now! Do I have to allocute, too?

patentnonsense · Post by **patentnonsense** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:18 pm

it becomes necessary for the benefit of the masses.

Geez, lots of us here carry a lot of mass, helps with projection, don't hurt our intellect none!

Susan Nigro has some cute stuff on her contrabassoon recitals - Pink Panther and Beer Barrel Polka, for example.

Different direction: try a rapid trumpet or flute or even violin piece - if you're willing to do something that isn't quite spot on, it might still pass in encore.

Maybe for second encore, Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep, or My Home is in the Cellar Here...

Brassworks 4 · Post by **Brassworks 4** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:05 pm

Is your recital anywhere near Halloween??

Check out "A Morning Fog" by Ken Friedrich. It can be found alphabetically at:

http://brassworks4.com/euphonium_solos_a-d.html

Also - I've played the Wonderland Duet by Wilder - it has narration (Jabberwocky) which is GREAT! You can really have fun with that - it is most certainly entertaining.

But if your recital is close to Halloween, check out "A Morning Fog"

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