Death and Transfiguration. R.Strauss

ad4m · Post by **ad4m** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:17 pm

Big CC or EEb/F?

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:26 pm

I have performed this on C. At the time it was just a 186, but 5/4 or 6/4 would sound good, possibly better. It really isn't terribly high, and the more broad sound of a contrabass seems well suited.

Have a blast!

UDELBR · Post by **UDELBR** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:24 pm

Written for F (for those care what the composer wanted).

tbn.al · Post by **tbn.al** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:56 pm

Or what the composer had at his disposal.

UDELBR · Post by **UDELBR** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 2:20 pm

tbn.al wrote:Or what the composer had at his disposal.

Since Strauss specifically scored for the contrabass tuba in Elektra, it's fair to conclude he was aware of its existence, and probably wouldn't have had too much trouble rounding up a player. http://javanese.imslp.info/files/imglnk ... score_.pdf

Or is this a troll ... ?

tbn.al · Post by **tbn.al** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 2:50 pm

Nope, no troll, just an off the cuff, unresearched, pop-off. I'll go back to my hole now.

Michael Bush · Post by **Michael Bush** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 5:54 pm

There is one possible answer, or at least a suggestion from a credible source, at 6:29 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hepUvqHIiE

ad4m · Post by **ad4m** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 5:57 pm

If the tubist is who I think it is then I will definately use a C tuba!

MrHidan30 · Post by **MrHidan30** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 8:54 pm

ad4m wrote:If the tubist is who I think it is then I will definately use a C tuba!

I'm pretty sure it is the tubist you think it is. If that's a York he's holding.

Ace · Post by **Ace** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 9:15 pm

I used my Cerveny 601-5MR CC 5/4 tuba for this work a few years ago. There is an exposed whammo low C in this piece that needs a big horn IMHO.

Ace

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