Angry/Sad Concertos

[Kpen]

Hey y'all, I've noticed that most tuba concertos tend to have a happier and lighthearted sound. I am wondering if there are any major concertos for tuba that are on the gloomier side or angry in nature. With the low tessitura of the tuba, I feel like a concerto with a darker theme on contrabass tuba would be very fun and interesting. Also, feel free to give your opinion on how you feel about the mood of concertos. Thanks!

[T. J. Ricer]

Barbara York’s Concerto “War and Rumors of War” certainly has some dark undertones and a blues section. Not particularly low tessitura, though.

[Adam C.]

Jess Turner's concerto for tuba "Heavy Weather" is beautiful and sometimes angry/powerful, not exactly upbeat. The tessitura is high at times.

I have no idea how facebook URLs work on this forum, but here is a recording I did with the Coast Guard Band a few years ago.

https://www.facebook.com/jesslangstontu ... 359081236/" target="_blank

Adam

[jtuba]

Concerto for Tuba and Strings - Play

The 2nd movement especially.

Composer?

Plau, maybe autocorrect failure?

[The Brute Squad]

Probably was the Plau. From the description:

The grief-ridden middle movement was composed in memory of the composer’s wife, who had just passed away.

[Z-Tuba Dude]

Jess Turner's concerto for tuba "Heavy Weather" is beautiful and sometimes angry/powerful, not exactly upbeat. The tessitura is high at times.
Adam

Bravo, Adam! Interesting piece. Very well played!

[Adam C.]

Bravo, Adam! Interesting piece. Very well played!

Thank you, it was quite a project!

[Kpen]

Honestly, I'm just curious if there are any dark mood "concertos" with band or orchestra accompaniment. Not specifically a three-movement concerto, but something in that style, with separate themes and movements.