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Horn + Tuba Duets

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 4:39 pm
by j1007hc
Hi all,

I'm looking for horn + tuba duets. Please list your favorite French horn and tuba duets here! Any range of difficulty - just want something to read through and possibly work on and polish with a new friend.

Cheers!

Re: Horn + Tuba Duets

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 5:13 pm
by gregsundt
I'm guessing your horn-playing friend is adept at clefs and transpositions. If so, try this:

Bach Two-part Inventions. Best if you are on a smaller tuba.

Marcello or Galliard Sonatas. Horn on the solo part, you on the continuo line.

Re: Horn + Tuba Duets

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 7:27 pm
by hbcrandy
The Frackenpohl Brass Duo is nice. Also, the Alec Wilder Suite for tuba horn and piano is a thought.

Re: Horn + Tuba Duets

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 10:20 pm
by emcallaway
What about Jan Bach's Oompah Suite?
The composition that asks the burning question: How many different ways can a tuba and horn alternate in their playing without resorting to the standard German Ban "Oompah"?

Re: Horn + Tuba Duets

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 1:39 pm
by imperialbari
Beethoven wrote 3 duets for clarinet & bassoon WoO 27. I have edited a very large number of versions of them in many keys and for the most varied pairings of instruments, many of these versions made on requests from existing duets. If you don’t find versions for your actual duet, please ask. If the ranges of your instruments fit the needs for this music, I will make versions for you.

My Yahoo-based project of offering free music holds these versions relevant for this thread:

All 3 duets have versions for horn & bass tuba (euphonium) and for horn & contrabass tuba. If playing the bass tuba version, the tubist must play with much discretion:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Yor ... b%20major/

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Yor ... F%20Major/

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Yor ... b%20Major/

Mozart’s Sonate KV292 was written for bassoon & cello. Some see it as a sonata for bassoon with continuo, which would allow for a double bass replacing the cello. Anyway it comes in versions for horn & bass tuba (euphonium) and for horn & contrabass tuba like the above duets:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Yor ... %20octave/

A Norwegian tuba friend asked me to make a tuba part for a Norwegian bridal march, so he could play it with his euphoniumplayer wife. As can be read in the introduction the project developed into 4 movements, 2 of them are marches, 1 is a waltz, and 1 is a tango. The tuba acts as a one-man band behind the soloist. The horn & bass tuba versions come in Bb major and in C major to fit with range preferences:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Yor ... b%20Major/

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Yor ... C%20Major/

The index for all of my uploads is here:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Yor ... 0%20Index/

Klaus

Re: Horn + Tuba Duets

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 3:56 pm
by a2ba4u
Gillingham - Divirtimento.

Kellaway - Dance of the Ocean Breeze

Kellaway - Sonoro

Nash - Trio No. 1

Wilder - Suite No. 1 for Horn, Tuba, and Piano.


Only ever played the Gllingham which I found to be challenging but fun.

Re: Horn + Tuba Duets

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:27 pm
by Timmm
Haunted America Suite by Justin Raines is a pretty awesome piece.
I got a copy of the music by contacting the composer. Last I checked it wasn't published yet.

https://soundcloud.com/justin-raines/ha ... suite-1-la" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank
https://soundcloud.com/justin-raines/ha ... e-2-ghosts" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank
https://soundcloud.com/justin-raines/ha ... ca-suite-3" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank
https://soundcloud.com/justin-raines/ha ... uite-4-the" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank


Also:
Color Code by Elizabeth Raum
Faraway Nearby by Lon W. Chaffin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIRzlZghJmg" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank)


Those are all tuba, horn, and piano


This is a pretty cool arrangement too - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7pD1K3jYg4" target="_blank" target="_blank

Re: Horn + Tuba Duets

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:36 pm
by tbn.al
a2ba4u wrote:Gillingham - Divirtimento.

Only ever played the Gllingham which I found to be challenging but fun.
There is a nice rendition of the Gillingham on YouTube

Re: Horn + Tuba Duets

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:19 pm
by Timmm
ALSO, in case you have Spotify and did not know, the following horn/tuba/piano CDs are available to stream:

-Conversations - Dan Perantoni and Gail Williams
-Oompah Suite: Sweets for Horn and Tuba (Jay Hunsberger and James Wilson)


There may be more, but I am not aware of them. These CDs are quite good and have some fun/interesting pieces on them.

Re: Horn + Tuba Duets

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 1:58 am
by j1007hc
Hi all,

This is amazing! Thank you so much everyone!

Cheers,

Re: Horn + Tuba Duets

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 5:24 am
by BVD Press
Wilder Suite 2 is one of my favorites!

Suite for Horn, Tuba and Piano - Barbara York

If you are looking for fun and short pieces:

20 Duets for Horn and Tuba Opaskar, Peter Mixed Ensemble 1. Bist du bei mir - Bach 2. Allegro assai - Beethoven 3. Prelude No. 7 - Chopin 4. Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes - trad. 5. Gavotte - Purcell 6. Honor and Arms - Handel 7. Serenade from String Quartet in F - Hoffstetter 8. Prelude from Cello Suite I - Bach 9. Rondeau - Mouret 10. The Liberty Bell - Sousa 11. Sarabande II - Handel 12. Largo - Vivaldi 13. Pastorale - Vivaldi 14. Bridal March - Wagner 15. Adagio - Handel 16. Andante - Handel 17. In the Hall of the Mountain King - Grieg 18. Fur Elise - Beethoven 19 Sarabande - Handel 20. Turkish Rondo - Mozart

From above, and above:

Oompah, Raum, York and Opaskar are published by:

http://www.cimarronmusic.com/

Or can be grabbed from your favorite music store.

Re: Horn + Tuba Duets

Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 12:10 am
by Art Hovey
Some years ago (when I had a different computer and more primitive notation software) I arranged "My Romance" for horn and tuba. This is the only copy that I can find. Unfortunately it's not the one with the transposed horn part. But it's still a nice arrangement.

https://app.box.com/s/t596a1twd5cqo3v8m9r3