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Greetings again. I'm a college tubist, using many of the standard books I imagine as do many of you out there. I just went looking through a list of tuba books on Hickeys.com this morning and found that the Bordogni Bel Canto studies is not the only Bordogni book for tuba. So, I was wondering, do any of you know anything about the Legato Studies? I just wondered. I was thinking it might be the equivelent to the Rochut for trombone, just in tuba range? Thanks for the info.

probably--who's the arranger listed?

There's a good edition for tuba available at TubaStudio. Another terrific book is "Legato Etudes for Tuba" (edited by Shoemaker), available from the same site.

Allen Walker

Wesley Jacobs is the arranger. There are 3 volumes with led me to believe that it might just be all of them like the Rochut or something. I can't seem to find anyone who knows anything about them though either.

Actually, these began as vocalizes by Bordogni several centuries ago. Johannes Rochut transcribed for trombone a centry back. Wes Jacobs has done a nice job, I think, of putting this in the right range for tuba. If you are already familiar with the Rochut, then you don't need the Jacobs versions. If not, go for it.