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Does this solo exist?
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:36 pm
by tubafatness
My teacher just recommended a piece to me, and she couldn't remember the actual title or composer. The best she could remember is that it had the word "Whales" in the title, and was a tuba & tape piece. It also included using several extended techniques to mimic the sounds a whale makes. If anyone could help me, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Aaron "Tubafatness" Hynds
yes
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:52 pm
by Biggs
Yes, it does. Sadly, I cannot recall the name of the piece but I remember hearing it discussed. Elegy for the Whale is a cetacean tuba solo, but not the one which you are referring to.
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:40 am
by Carroll
Could it be "Beneath the Horizon" by Priscilla McClean? about 1979/1980?
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:41 am
by jdsalas
The piece is "Whales for Unaccompanied Tuba" (1976) by I. Mitsuoka. It's actually a pretty cool piece. The entire thing is done with half valve glissandos and sustains imitating the whale song. It might be out of print. I have a copy so let me know if you can't find it.
J.D. Salas
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:58 am
by LoyalTubist
It's out of print, so far as I know. Robert King doesn't have it.
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:19 pm
by jdsalas
So what happens when a piece goes out of print? Is it then okay to give out copies?