New Tuba Music

[pierso20]

all instruments have huge possibilities, and the tuba is no exception. I will let my creativity...flow? or at least do something




how about I edit the post??? maybe, what kind of things people like to see in music they like???? (not even from a compositional standpoint, but from an enjoyment perspective standpoint????)

I just like to see what other people like, because I KNOW what I like...as crazy as it may be at times.

[pierso20]

Seriously, I haven't heard of a concertina for tuba and beat boxer yet!

now THIS is a suggestion of the sort that i was looking for!!!!

[k001k47]

Tuba choir music would be nice.

[circusboy]

One of my frustrations with much that's composed for tuba is that it spends most of its time in the high range--toward the top of and above the staff. It's as if composers would really rather compose for cello or trombone.

To me, the sweetest range of the tuba is around C in the staff to around A below the staff--with stuff on either end of that being exceptional/occasional.

Melody is grand, but not absolutely crucial.

Innovation is highly prized. You could even allow for alleatoric passages.

Another 'innovation' would be to not cram it up with 16th and 32nd notes. One, because the tuba is generally a sluggish instrument (why not celebrate, rather than hide that fact), and two, because a lot more players could play it if it's not written for virtuosi only.

My 2 cents.

[tubaguy9]

(personally I like to see more tonal, lyrical tuba music...something that takes advantage of the, what I consider) sweet timbre of a tuba).

On the other hand, (although surely they're ALL better than me! ) the big thing I dislike about alot of euphonium playing is that it seems that everything has to be pretty and dark. I want to hear some aggression, or almost anything besides "pretty and dark." I love big sounds, but I'm really not a "dark" guy myself.


I would also not mind if you wrote some cool multiphonics into it (maybe a melody with singing an octave over it, then a minor 9th, and so on.... then BAM finally everything is crystal clear again!).

Yeah...a GOOD solo piece, for tuba with Piano accompaniment. From what I know, there really aren't any out there (at least from what I know, and I've talked to some people who have put out a book about many solos for tuba...)

[Tubaing]

The song needs At LEAST 5 Dog Fights with each one being even equally awesome than the previous one!

[tubafatness]

I'm out here in America's Paradise, Kauai, and I don't believe anyone has taken our natural sounds; surf, wind, birds, rain, waterfalls and native Hawaiian drum, coconut shell and stone rhythms, conch shell , bamboo, nose flute & vocal chant pitches and using a brass quintet as a contemporary medium along with possible reality loops, composing a challenging composition. With care, mouthpiece tappings, fingered air, humming partials while playing fundamental low tones on horn & tuba can expand the sounds, mutes and even rhythm devises played by members while not brass playing give added colors of sound.
Remember, Vivaldi put only string instuments to work emulating the sounds of Italy's Seasons. If these thoughts give you any interest, I play tuba and am basic leader of the HOMESTEAD BRASS QUINTET here on Kauai and we'd be happy to give you exposure.
Tom Beck II

I think the ideas put forth in here could amount to some great music. I've always liked finding new uses for the tuba, and it would be great if there were more pieces out there that really stretched the limits of modern tuba playing.

BBb Dave. If you want to hear some amazing beatboxing - pick up Medula, Bjork's (except for a piano on one song) all vocal record. The sounds that she gathers from her fellow musicians is astouding - From the throat singing all the way through the beatboxing. She has a DVD outlining the making of the album. It is really inspiring.

I heartily second this suggestion. Honestly, what can be better than an album with Bjork, an Icelandic choir, Rahzel, Mike Patton and Dokaka?