Brass quintet with a tuba feature

mTaUrBkA · Post by **mTaUrBkA** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:16 pm

I was wondering if there were any brass quintet pieces that feature tuba (besides flight of the tuba bee) that would be good for a high school brass quintet. Or jsut any really fun brass quintet songs to play

quinterbourne · Post by **quinterbourne** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:17 pm

Some of them feature the tuba more than others... but they all have tasty tuba parts.

a la Canadian Brass...
Fantasia and Fugue in D minor (Book of Advanced)
Gloria from Nelson Mass - Haydn (Book of Advanced)
Hava Nagila (Book of Favorites)
Hallelujah Chorus (Book of Favorites)

also...
Pink Panther (arr Frackenpohl)

Tuba Tiger Rag - probably too difficult.

Z-Tuba Dude · Post by **Z-Tuba Dude** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:57 pm

Could you mean "Exhibition" by Fisher Tull?

winston · Post by **winston** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:40 am

tubeast · Post by **tubeast** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 4:33 am

"Symphony for Brass Choir" by Victor Ewald (I think thereÂ´s more than one. ItÂ´s the one that starts with an opening phrase for tuba).
Pieces that are equally challenging to all parts.
Our 5tet "coach" made me play the euph part on the F-tuba, taking it down an octave at some points, but NOT at the high peak passages

Sam Gnagey · Post by **Sam Gnagey** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:26 am

Previn's Four Outings for Brass Quintet features the tuba promenently. It was dedicated to John Fletcher.

BVD Press · Post by **BVD Press** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:45 am

If you are looking pieces that have the Tuba as a soloist throughout, here are some for you:

Queen of the Niught Aria - Mozart/Kosmyna (BVD Press)
Rhapsody for Tuba - Stallings (Les STalling Music) - serious chart here!
Here I Sit in the Deep Wine Cellar - Fischer/Beyrent (BVD Press)
Siciliano from Flute and Hapsichord sonata - Bach/Hanna (TBQ Press)
Largo al Factotom - Rossini/Kulesha (Can. Brass or HL)

Xmas charts:

Swingle Bells - arr. Burkhart (Premiere Press)
Nuttin' for Christmas - Bennet and Tepper/Fredrick (BVD Press)

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:23 am

I have a version of "Solo Pomposo" for Tuba and the other 4 members of the Quintet. Contact me at chuckjackson1@cox.net if you would like a copy. It's not free, but not pricey.

Chuck

JB · Post by JB » Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:17 am

There is also Christer Danielsson's "Capriccio da camera" fÃ¼r Tuba und BlechblÃ¤serensemble.

This work actually features the tuba exclusively with a brass quintet (bass bone playing the fifth voice) accompaniment. I've used it successfully on several recitals of both the "academic" and also "public" varieties. Works for both purposes.

I believe a recording exists, although I can't recall which Walter Hilgers recording it is on.

FWIW.

Yutakatuba · Post by **Yutakatuba** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:10 am

Check out Gary Slechta's arrangements. They are pretty much a standard repertoire in Texas.

Here are two that feature tuba
Sailor's Hornpipe
http://www.selectapress.com/BQ315.html

What child is this? (Greensleeves)
http://www.selectapress.com/BQ215.html

Check out his other stuff too. They are very written.

Yutaka Kono

quinterbourne · Post by **quinterbourne** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:29 pm

You could always consider arranging your own music. Find something that you like a lot, then re-arrange it for brass quintet - but put the melody in the tuba.

mTaUrBkA · Post by **mTaUrBkA** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:34 pm

Thanks Everyone!