The Hindemith Tuba Sonata is the weakest of the Sonate Series (weak is a kind word here). However much the name Hindemith carries in musical weight, I don't think that the piece stands out in any genre.EuphManRob wrote:... At least tubists have a piece by Hindemith!
Good news, we can get a piece commissioned from one of these composers! Someone needs to find a wealthy arts patron, take the idea to him/her and sell them on it. It's only an obstacle... someone can overcome it.EuphManRob wrote:Why can't we get John Corigliano, David Del Tredici, Gunther Schuller, Karel Husa, Joseph Schwantner, Leslie Bassett, Peter Maxwell-Davies, et al to write euphonium or tuba solos?? Talk about raising our visibility!
Or even Eric Whitacre for that matter; I think a tuba-euphonium choir piece of his would sound gorgeous...
BTW, from a casual conversation with him, a Corigliano commission will cost from $100,000 up depending on whatever he feels like charging at the moment. I'm sure all of the others are probably in the same range. It's a lot cheaper when they get excited about it and come up with the idea on their own. His "Circus Maximus" was like that.