Beelzebub

[dopey]

I did a search but didnt' come up with much.

Im having my director order me a few solos to start reading thru for possible college auditions, and to have in general.. Our library is currently being "organized" at our school, i've looked a few times but havent' found any tuba solos, so looks like my best bet is to just get some offl the internet and 'experiment'.

Introduciton and Dance - Barat
Vocalise - Rachmaninoff

are the two im having him order so far, but I was curious about Beelzebub, I did a search and didnt' find much. Can anyone fill me in on range? if its a more technical or more lyrical piece? also if there was a place I could hear some sort of recording for it.

The piece just has a such a interesting name to me im intrigued, plus its been on list i've read for solo pieces.

Thanks, also if you have any others you'd recomend. Im a highschool senior planning on majoring in music, im not lookin for something to just be a technical piece but one that can show off as many aspects as possible.

Jacob

P.S. is air and bourree played alot? I think it sounds like a piece that could be played very musically since its not technical really at all.. but I'd hate to play something played extremely often

[TubaRay]

I like the two pieces you are looking at. As for the Beelzebub, it is an old, technical-type solo. In a way, one could call it a classic.

[Mike Forbes]

Follow this link and scroll down to Catozzi. You can order it online right there at Hickeys.

Enjoy:

http://www.hickeys.com/pages/tusopo2.htm

[dopey]

Thanks, jwpepper also has it.

I ended up ordering just the two I had listed so far. I'm going to be getting those here in a coupe days and i'll read through them. Prolly will order some more at that time.

Thanks, if anyone else has comments on beelzeebub I'd be glad to hear em, such as rang and such?

Jacob

[billeuph]

It's in E flat thoughout, and it works nicely with an E flat horn, probably fine on a B flat. Harder on a C since there are more awkward fingerings. As I recall, the range is B flat below the staff to E flat above middle C (optional).

[Lew]

I've played it on both an Eb and BBb horn. It is a little easier on Eb because of the range and the fingerings seem a little more natural to me, but it's no problem on BBb, even if you want to leave in the high Eb's. Listen for "Give my Regards to Broadway" in the beginning. It's a fun little piece.