Strange Orch. Tuba Set up????????

TUBAD83 · Post by **TUBAD83** » Sun May 03, 2009 12:04 am

Can you say "symphonic band with strings"?

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Sun May 03, 2009 1:05 am

TUBAD83 wrote:Can you say "symphonic band with strings"?

With just ONE tuba?

I got a kick out of the player to the left of the tuba pretending to tune his trombone!

Was that a Mexican symphony? What was the dude in from of the trombones playing? It looked like it might be a rotary bass trumpet.

tubashaman2 · Post by **tubashaman2** » Sun May 03, 2009 1:08 am

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Sun May 03, 2009 3:32 am

I have not seen this layout before, but in a lot of Wagner Ring the tuba plays with the horns, so makes sense to be positioned in the middle.

What sort of tuba is he playing?

imperialbari · Post by **imperialbari** » Sun May 03, 2009 5:44 am

The trumpet and trombone sections apparently have their lead players to the far right. It is quite unusual to move the leading players away from the centre, where they can hear the other section leaders better. The tuba player gets a central position, but is his cooperation with the string basses well served, when they become harder to hear for him?

Klaus

Kutz · Post by **Kutz** » Sun May 03, 2009 6:32 am

Although this looks to be strange, I have performed in several orchestras that use the same. Mostly they are used in Opera or Ballet orchestra formations, but also occasionally in symphonic programs. It is interesting for the members to be in a different position. Possibly the orchestra in question was also playing some Bruckner in the same program that required the conductor to make a better connection with the tuba-horns...
Cheers, DK

ZNC Dandy · Post by **ZNC Dandy** » Sun May 03, 2009 10:41 am

I think he's playing a Willson 5/4. CC or BBb, i'm not sure. I was at the Cincinnati Symphony Concert last night, and for the Britten American Overture, and Prokofiev Symphony No.6, they had the horns to the tuba players left. The same setup the l'elefant, has described his orchestra as being arranged. It sounded fantastic!

tubashaman2 · Post by **tubashaman2** » Sun May 03, 2009 3:19 pm

DonShirer · Post by **DonShirer** » Sun May 03, 2009 11:02 pm

The videographer should invest in a better tripod & pan head. Those jerky pans and zooms give viewers a headache!

tbn.al · Post by **tbn.al** » Mon May 04, 2009 8:07 am

The trumpet sitting in front of the bass trombone has a rather pained expression at times. Payback is hell! Makes up for all those years the bass trombone has had to endure the screech trumpet in his ear in stage band. My left ear still isn't right. Did I say that right?

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