Music you must play as a Tubist

[LoyalTubist]

I am not really sure what you mean. What do you want to know?

I am a freelancer and I play for almost any kind of group.

Others have contracts with symphony orchestras, some teach, some play in community bands and orchestras, some are in the military, and there are many students, like you.

I play (in this order) CC, Eb, and BBb. I know how to play an F tuba but I don't own one. I also play bass and contrabass trombones and I have been called on to play either euphonium or baritone horn a couple of times.

At the present time I am under contract to write a book (on psychology, not music) and I spend much of my free time on the TubeNet.

My name is Bill.

[corbasse]

I am not really sure what you mean. What do you want to know?

Repertoire => list of "standard" solo pieces everybody should know.
I'd like to know too what the standard pieces are in the US too... Most of the pieces I see in my lessons is local stuff with a heavy French influence.

[LoyalTubist]

When I was in college there really was no such list. Everyone seemed to do his own thing. Some teachers have such lists but they are, by no means, standard. I went to a theological seminary for my postgrad work (in tuba) and studied with the late Everett Gilmore of the Dallas Symphony. He said the same thing.

[hbcrandy]

There really is no standard list. However, some of the solos that I would recommend to advanced students are:

Vaughn-Williams Tuba Concerto
Hindemith - Sonata for Bass Tuba
Alec Wilder - Effie Suite
Robert Kraft - Encounters II for Solo Tuba
Persichetti - Parable

I trust that this will be of some help. Welcome to the United States.

[dwaskew]

The best way I know to watch what is "normally done" is to be a member of ITEA and go to the recital program section of the journal. Not everyone submits their programs on a regular basis, but it gives a good insight to "standard".

These lists on Dave Zerkel's site at the Universtiy of Georgia are about
as enlightening as one can probably find. Are these lists absolutely complete? Probably not, and Dave would likely agree. Are they close? yep, at least in my opinion. There's no good way to include everything but these will get you going in the right direction and keep you there for a long time.

As far as ensemble stuff goes there isn't really a "standard" list that I know of--you could probably pull a pretty good list together by copying the playlists found on ensemble recordings from Tapmusic.com--most schools will use a goodly amount of that on a rotating basis, I expect.

happy hunting!

D. AsKew

[dwaskew]

oops, meant to include the url to Zerkel's website, sorry:

http://www.arches.uga.edu/~dzerkel/resources.html

[corbasse]

oops, meant to include the url to Zerkel's website, sorry:

http://www.arches.uga.edu/~dzerkel/resources.html

That's exactly the sort of thing I was looking for. Are there lists like this for pieces (solo or w/ piano) on a lower level?

[BVD Press]

Dear Tubadur,

Out of curiosity, what would be some stanard rep. in Russia?

A few more you in the US:

Concerto - John Wiliams
Serenade - Persechetti

Tuba Quartet:

Celestial Suite - Bulla
Fantasy - Martino
check the recent competition lists.

Take care,

[David Zerkel]

These lists on Dave Zerkel's site at the Universtiy of Georgia are about
as enlightening as one can probably find. Are these lists absolutely complete? Probably not, and Dave would likely agree. Are they close? yep, at least in my opinion. There's no good way to include everything but these will get you going in the right direction and keep you there for a long time.

Part of my summer project is to revise the curriculum lists, especially in the euphonium section. I will look forward to talking to some folks at ITEC about literature that I don't know!

Off to practice a pile of new music!!