Favorite quartet pieces

tubaribonephone · Post by **tubaribonephone** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:32 pm

I'm in a quartet at my college and while we are currently buying music (well, our band director is

) I'm also arranging some pieces and was wondering, what are some of you favorite pieces that you've played in the past, both so I can look into buying them or arranging them.

Thanks!!!

Albertibass · Post by **Albertibass** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:50 pm

auburn is the colour
by Mike Forbes.

I have it, never played it but its one of my favorites.

THE TUBA · Post by **THE TUBA** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:32 pm

Consequences- Mike Forbes
Children of Sanchez- Chuck Mangione (I'm not sure who did the arrangement, but it is on the Four Star Brass CD, Debut)
Cashbah Of Tetouan- Again, not sure, but it is on the previously mentioned CD.
Central Junction- Brian Balmages
Bavarian Stew- Wilhelm
Wolkenschatten- Koetsier
Manhattan Suite- Stevens

ken k · Post by **ken k** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:03 pm

I assume you mean tuba/euph quartet. My favorite piece is the Sleeping Tuba Waltz arranged by Fletcher.
It is really the Sleeping Beauty Waltz by Tchaikovsky.

ken k

tubaribonephone · Post by **tubaribonephone** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:24 pm

Well, our quartet is 2 tubas, 1 euph and 1 trombone. There was going to be another euph but decided that he "wasn't good enough to be in our group." He's been playing for a year or so now and even though he sounds good in an ensemble situation, he didn't feel anywhere near prepared or comfortable in a smaller group setting. Plus I think we get a pretty cool sound with our current instrumentation. ANYWAYS.....

Thanks for everybody's responses thus far! tuben, I'm curious to know what arrangements you've made. Also, I'm looking for any suggestions for arrangements. Currently, my girlfriend wants me to arrange Rock Lobster by The B52's! I've got some of it already finished so we'll see how it works out. We are wanting to play all kinds of music, not just classical/serious music.

BVD Press · Post by **BVD Press** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:33 pm

tubaribonephone wrote:
Thanks for everybody's responses thus far! tuben, I'm curious to know what arrangements you've made. Also, I'm looking for any suggestions for arrangements. Currently, my girlfriend wants me to arrange Rock Lobster by The B52's! I've got some of it already finished so we'll see how it works out. We are wanting to play all kinds of music, not just classical/serious music.

I know I am the publisher, but if you have time will find a ton of .pdf and .mp3 samples on the Cimarron Music Press site:

http://cimarronmusic.com/

Please feel free to ask questions on any of the charts. I would recommend some charts, but I will leave that up to others on the list. The Buttery piece mentioned above is available on our site.

If you happen to be attending the Army Tuba Conference, please stop by and say hello. We will have a TON of new quartet charts. The new pieces will be arrangements by Werden, Olt, Buckley, Pardus, Guy, etc.

And now back to engraving the charts mentioned in the previous sentence,

Wishing all well,

BriceT · Post by **BriceT** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:41 pm

Fugue in G Minor written by Bach is a really fun and TOUGH piece, but its one if my favorites