Barber Essay No.1

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Barber Essay No.1

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Does anyone have a tuba part for Barber Essay No.1 they could send me, or can you tell me anything about the part?

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Neptune wrote:Does anyone have a tuba part for Barber Essay No.1 they could send me, or can you tell me anything about the part?

Thanks.

Jonathan
Hi Jonathan,

I have a scissors-patched copy of Barber's First Essay. When I performed, I doubled on the string bass part, except for the fourteen bars for tuba. The range for the tuba part is E in the staff down to G below the staff.
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