Helicon Schottische: free upload of 10-piece brass version

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So far I have uploaded this tuba solo in versions for brass 5-tet, brass band, and tuba with flute choir.

The latest addition, a version for the tubaists soloing within the 10-Piece Brass format, can be found here:

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Yo ... ieceBrass/

From the preface:

"Helicon Schottische
composed by J. H. Woods - 1878 - Opus 46
arranged by Klaus Bjerre 2004
for the 10-Piece Brass format: Eb trumpet, 3 Bb trumpets, F horn, 4 trombones, and tuba

This piece from the late 19th century originally was written for a small concert band with piccolo, clarinets in Eb and Bb, cornets in Eb and Bb, horns in Eb, tenor horns in Bb, baritone in Bb, bass in Bb, and a solo tuba (helicon) in Eb.

Chuck Guzis of Eugene - Oregon, a fellow tuba enthusiast and a great personal friend, found the original parts for this piece in the US Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/music/sm/sm1878/13000/13092/

It is no longer in fashion to use the Eb cornet as the lead instrument in brass ensembles. And the larger BBb and CC tubas are now very common as the foundation providers in such ensembles. Hence this arranger chose to transpose this piece down a fourth to make it accessible for a modern brass format. The use of an Eb cornet, 2 Bb cornets, and a Bb flugel-horn is recommended. As a bow towards the standard 10-piece format you will find an alternative part for Bb piccolo trumpet substituting for the Eb trumpet/cornet. However this substitution is not recommended for balance reasons.

The horn part is provided for instruments in F or Eb. The tenor trombone parts are provided in the bass as well as the treble (Bb) clefs. The tuba part comes in versions in C concert bass clef plus in Eb and BBb treble clef.

Aside from a wonderful counterpoint passage (bar ##14-23) the original relies heavily on an oom-pah band setting. In-stead of doubling all “-pah’sâ€