question(s) for quintet players - Bozza: Sonatine

[Todd S. Malicoate]

Casey,

Several of Bozzas tuba pieces are designed for the french C tuba, hence why some fingerings work well on CC tuba........

Many of his other pieces are for bass trombone....

James,

With all due respect, I sincerely doubt Bozza cared a fig how easy or hard the fingerings were on a particular key tuba when he composed his pieces for tuba. Your statement implies that he somehow created lines that "lay well" on the C tuba. If you ever play the Concertino on a C tuba, you will find out quickly how unlikely that is (I still get cramps just thinking about some of those cross-fingerings).

Also, unless I am mistaken (which I often am), Bozza only wrote one piece for bass trombone entitled "New Orleans" for bass trombone and piano.

I hope it's ok to respectfully disagree.

[jeopardymaster]

My quintet has programmed this twice, about 10 years apart. First time I used my 184, but then it was my only option. The next time when we started working on it I went to my 983. But I wound up reverting to the 184 - a little more heft to the sound, and lots of 'bark' when needed, plus my 184 slots really well. If we were talking about 4 Outings, however, or the Equale Dances or such - an F or, even better, an Eb would be dynamite. The Previn in particular; after all, he dedicated that one to Fletcher and, I suspect, consulted with the man extensively in its composition.

[windshieldbug]

I've always used a CC with a shallow(er) mouthpiece. And another vote for 120-132.

[gary]

On a CC tuba, if the d c d in the third bar is dragging try playing it with alternate fingerings 4, 1+4, 4. It works like a charm.

[Todd S. Malicoate]

On a CC tuba, if the d c d in the third bar is dragging try playing it with alternate fingerings 4, 1+4, 4. It works like a charm.

Maybe it's my horn, but 1+2+4 is better in tune for me...makes sense since I play low F with that fingering. I use that cheat fingering quite a bit.