Favorite Chorale for Wind/Brass Ensemble?

NDSPTuba · Post by **NDSPTuba** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:30 am

So I've been re-listening to all the wind ensemble music I remember loving as a horn player, but this time listening for the tuba part. And one of the things I really love is chorale sections that have a solid tuba line providing a glorious foundation for the melody. But so far these sections have been few and short. So I was hoping the TNFJ could provide some listening suggestions for me.

Thanks,

James

Chadtuba · Post by **Chadtuba** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:24 pm

One of my favorites is a fairly new arrangement of "Hymn to the Saints" arranged by Ken Singleton. Very beautiful piece of music.

OldsRecording · Post by **OldsRecording** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:45 pm

Mvt. 4 of the 'William Byrd' Suite by Gordon Jacobs.

gregsundt · Post by **gregsundt** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:22 pm

Salvation Is Created - Tchesnekov
The Navy Hymn - Claude T. Smith
March from Symphonic Metamorphosis - Hindemith

etc.

PWtuba · Post by **PWtuba** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:26 pm

Just about anything by Eric Whitacre.

jeopardymaster · Post by **jeopardymaster** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:41 pm

SoundMinistries wrote:One of my favorites is a fairly new arrangement of "Hymn to the Saints" arranged by Ken Singleton. Very beautiful piece of music.

Is that the same Ken Singleton who arranged a bunch of lovely tuba trios back in the '70's or so?

I second the Claude Smith Navy Hymn for band/wind ensemble. On the orchestral side, the codas of Mahler 5 and Bruckner 5 are both exceptional. But it's hard to beat Hindemith's Symphonie 'Mathis der Maler.'

The Jackson · Post by **The Jackson** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 4:11 pm

I'm lovin' the H. Robert Reynolds band arrangement of Morten Lauridsen's "O Magnum Mysterium".

Tuba part =

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:32 pm

While they're not wind ensemble pieces, several of the Bruckner Symphonies have very nice brass chorales in them.

a2ba4u · Post by **a2ba4u** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:00 pm

The fort - (iss)^67 - imo Doxology in Maslanka's fourth symphony does it for me...especially if the piccolo trumpet player doesn't fold.

Kyle

kingrob76 · Post by **kingrob76** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:24 pm

Trauersinfonie (Wagner)

Todd S. Malicoate · Post by **Todd S. Malicoate** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:16 am

Horkstow Grange from Percy Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy...just gorgeous stuff, especially when it gets loud and low towards the end.

Chadtuba · Post by **Chadtuba** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:28 am

jeopardymaster wrote:
SoundMinistries wrote:One of my favorites is a fairly new arrangement of "Hymn to the Saints" arranged by Ken Singleton. Very beautiful piece of music.
Is that the same Ken Singleton who arranged a bunch of lovely tuba trios back in the '70's or so?.'

Not sure, but I would guess that it is. He's the wind symphony director at Univ of Northern Colorado and is supposed to be a heck of a tuba player, though I've never had the privlege of hearing him play. I heard the piece at a new music reading session at CMEA in 07 with the UNC wind symphony under his direction. Ran out and bought the piece immediately, on a school purchase order that is

PWtuba · Post by **PWtuba** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:13 am

Greg wrote:Pieces I've used with my middle school students over the last few years that nearly made me weep on the podium....

Psalm 42 by Hazo

In Heaven's Air by Hazo

Also, in the middle of Vesuvius by Frank Ticheli

tubajoe · Post by **tubajoe** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:59 am

SoundMinistries wrote:
jeopardymaster wrote:
SoundMinistries wrote:One of my favorites is a fairly new arrangement of "Hymn to the Saints" arranged by Ken Singleton. Very beautiful piece of music.
Is that the same Ken Singleton who arranged a bunch of lovely tuba trios back in the '70's or so?.'
Not sure, but I would guess that it is. He's the wind symphony director at Univ of Northern Colorado

That's him. Amazing person, conductor, teacher, and mentor. He's also an incredibly prolific transcriber and arranger, thousands of titles to his credit.

tubatom91 · Post by **tubatom91** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:09 pm

Greg wrote:Second the Eternal Father
Also second on the Salvation is Created by Tchesnekov and arranged by Houseknecht. There are a couple other arrangements that I have in my files but the oldest(the Houseknecht) is amazing. Sends chills up and down the spine.

I've played both pieces and loved them. I've played Salvation is Created about a million times now enough to have it memorized on BBb and on a CC. We played Eternal Father in Legion Band last summer. Salvation we played for our christmas concert and played while a choir was singing behind us. Then we played Salvation in the rows of the audiencefrom memory. Now we are playing it for "Super State" and I am playing it in an upcoming music festival.

o well I still like it.