shivermetubas wrote:What's the best way to try and obtain it, or would anyone who has it be willing to scan and email it to me?
Thanks,
Jake Ohlemiller
I wouldn't reccomend copying or scanning parts that are under copyright. The composer, publishing company, or general reciepients of those funds need all they can get.
This business is pretty tough (especially in the brass world) and it isn't that hard to save up and buy the parts.
(knowing that it is hard to find parts, but trying to watch out for ya)
I doubt you can purchase the piano part seperate from the solo part. You could try borrowing the part from a friend or a teacher. However, the Gregson is a standard chart for us and you should own a copy (both solo and piano).
It sure would be handy to purchase pre-recorded tracks of the piano lines.
That way you could show up anytime, anywhere and play alone accompanied bythe "Duracell Orchestra".
Actually the Gregson is one of the pieces available on SmartMusic (smartmusic.com). It is a subscription based rehearsing tool if you aren't familiar with it. They have about 15 or so advanced tuba pieces.
I know you can rehearse with it and I think you can even just play the recording. My daughter has used it for rehearsing, but I seem to remember that the trumpet player (who we first learned of smartmusic from) used it for a Solo and Ensemble Festival performance.
Not that I'm trying to detract from business at BVD Press, but I ordered this concerto from J.W. Pepper and received it in about 7 days. BVD price is lower, so duh, buy his, but no one mentioned J.W. Pepper and I don't know why... Also they have the different accompaniment options (brass band, orchestra, wind ensemble).
Side note: Was this piece originally written for solo tuba with brass band? I heard this somewhere and was wondering.
It is great to see people playing this again, for awhile it seemed that it feel to the side by a lot of the new piece that have come out in the last 10 years.
I will be performing the Gregson with the Capital City Brass Band (Michigan) sometime after the new year. I have never put this on a recital so I'm pretty excited to have been asked to play it. I'll use my York EEb.
I saw ghost riders in the sky, and they each played a York EEb tuba.
Instructor of tuba and euphonium, Alma College