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Respighi - Belkis, Queen of Sheba

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:42 pm
by Mark
Is there a tuba part for this work?

It's not listed in Daniels. Luck's web site says there is a tuba part; but I have an old score and there is no tuba in that edition. (There are, however, four trombone parts.)

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:40 am
by LoyalTubist
It has a tuba part, actually a cimbasso part. The four trombones were the giveaway. If you have played the Verdi Requiem on tuba, you should be able to get away with it on this piece.

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:07 am
by Alex Reeder
This is an awesome piece! It seems to not be very widely known. It was originally music for a ballet, but exists now as a four-movement suite. I urge anyone who doesn't know it to check it out. It is bad-***!

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:20 pm
by Mark
I've looked at my score again and the 4th trombone part is certainly within the range of a modern bass trombone. If the part was originally written for cimbasso, wouldn't it make more sense for a second bass trombone to play it?

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:27 pm
by LoyalTubist
Not if you usually have three bones and a tuba. The "tuba" part for most Verdi and Puccini works is also within the range of a bass trombone. In most of those pieces, the inticacy of the part tells you it's for a valved instrument.