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Beyond the Horizon by Rossano Galante.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb4klFlN1KY" target="_blank

Them Basses.

Tiptoe Through the Tubas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUhXsAjiEb0" target="_blank

Toccata Marziale - Vaughn Williams.

I once played a piece called "Tubas on the Run". It was pretty elementary but it did feature the tubas. Also, there's a piece featuring the low brass called "Rats, Bats, and Spiders."

eupho wrote:Toccata Marziale - Vaughn Williams.

Somewhat off topic, but...

A week ago our conductor pulled this from our upcoming concert because not enough people had practiced it to his satisfaction in order to play it at a 120-130 bpm tempo. It seems to flow better and more majestically at 90-100 bpm, but that's not 'Allegro maestoso'.

Can't believe no one has posted this one yet- "Big Joe, the Tuba" by Paul Lavalle & Joe Tarto:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acruyj3Eh9M" target="_blank

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYXV4XXWClA" target="_blank (second half of clip- featuring Harvey Phillips)

Any band with a strong tuba section should play this.

Somewhat off topic, but...

In England it is!!
A week ago our conductor pulled this from our upcoming concert because not enough people had practiced it to his satisfaction in order to play it at a 120-130 bpm tempo. It seems to flow better and more majestically at 90-100 bpm, but that's not 'Allegro maestoso'.[/quote]

I guess I have a different understanding of "featuring low brass. So, how about:

Chaconne from Holst's First Suite

James Barnes Symphony #3 begins with a passionate tuba solo.

Niagara Overture - Richard Fote

ROLLING THUNDER - Henry Fillmore

All marches with a dog fight or break strain between the second strain and the trio.

I like When Yuba Plays the Rhumba on the Tuba.

Seems like just about anything by Claude T Smith, or Vincent Persichetti, "features" low brass at some point. Claude Smith seemed to enjoy writing for low brass choir, and occasionally divided the tubas and euphs for sonority.

Are we limiting this discussion to novelty pieces? Not sure what we mean by feature...

gregsundt wrote:Seems like just about anything by Claude T Smith, or Vincent Persichetti, "features" low brass at some point. Claude Smith seemed to enjoy writing for low brass choir, and occasionally divided the tubas and euphs for sonority.
Are we limiting this discussion to novelty pieces? Not sure what we mean by feature...

I believe anything by Claude T. Smith could be considered a "concert feature" piece. My high school band director knew him personally, from when Mr. Smith taught high school band in southwest Missouri, and we played a lot of his pieces in manuscript before they went to the publisher. The reason for the low brass featured sections and the odd-8 time signatures thrown in here and there was that, as told to me by my director, and having performed under Mr. Smith's direction at band camp one summer, he played french horn, and was always bored playing just the "pah" or the background harmony. So when he became a composer, he took steps to rectify that. He died way too soon. I encourage all band directors to revisit his works, as they are of the highest quality, but having taught at all levels, he has compositions for all levels of bands.

For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB4k0ufF8nI" target="_blank

An obvious one but First Suite in eb

How about, "Finlandia" (Jean Sibelius)?

Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K9srijTDb0

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the "Fantasia on the Dargason" from the Holst 2nd Suite in F.