listening to the new Melton TQ-CD
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:59 am
Hi folks,
just bought the latest CD by the Melton Tuba Quartet, and it made me think about something:
This CD features a whole lot of pieces arranged, but not originally composed for tuba quartet.
There are zillions of Brass quintets out there which have released the same kind of repertoire.
Somehow I get this feeling that arrangements for TQ tend to be less than stellar, and I think that original compositions for TQ are much more likely to explore and develop this ensemble´s potential.
Maybe that´s because the four tubas offer less diversity in tone colour than the typical brass quintet, and not many pieces can be kept alive that way.
I´m convinced this is not the problem of this particular ensemble, but of tuba quartets in general.
What do you think ??
just bought the latest CD by the Melton Tuba Quartet, and it made me think about something:
This CD features a whole lot of pieces arranged, but not originally composed for tuba quartet.
There are zillions of Brass quintets out there which have released the same kind of repertoire.
Somehow I get this feeling that arrangements for TQ tend to be less than stellar, and I think that original compositions for TQ are much more likely to explore and develop this ensemble´s potential.
Maybe that´s because the four tubas offer less diversity in tone colour than the typical brass quintet, and not many pieces can be kept alive that way.
I´m convinced this is not the problem of this particular ensemble, but of tuba quartets in general.
What do you think ??