Hi guys. I'm doing my undergrad recital this year and I need a baroque or classical transcription. I've already played the Bach Eb flute sonata so please suggest something else.
And if you have other suggestions for normal pieces. I have already chosen the Vaughan Williams(with the real articulations), possibly 3 miniatures from Plog and i'm doing the Romanian dances from Ionel Dumitru.
There are some of the pieces i have previously done:
Hindemith Sonata
Gregson Concerto
Falstaff Concerto from Bernard Kroll
Effie Suite
Mozart 3rd Horn Concerto
Strauss 1st Horn Concerto
I transcribed the Bach Viola Da Gamba Sonatas a year or so ago. They work on F, Bb, C, Eb... Just search some of the normal sites and you will find them readily available.
I am convinced that 90% of the problems with rhythm, tone, intonation, articulation, technique, and overall prowess on the horn are related to air issues.
Another suggestion - just about any aria sounds good on the tuba. I transcribed the bass solo "The Trumpet Shall Sound" from The Messiah (email me if you want it), and the Wekselblatt "Solos for the Tuba Player" book includes several operatic aria transcriptions. Or, just mug your local arrogant voice major (like you really need an excuse for that) and start playing out of his books.
A really nice Baroque transcription is, Sonata No. 4 by Michel Blavet. Written for flute, Rudy Emilson used to perform it, and he later arranged it for tuba and piano. It is published by Kendor. Alan Baer recorded it on his Coast to Coast cd. Although, I believe he recorded it on his F, it sits nicely on CC. I think the top nnote is d, with an optional eb.
MartyNeilan wrote:Another suggestion - just about any aria sounds good on the tuba. I transcribed the bass solo "The Trumpet Shall Sound" from The Messiah (email me if you want it), and the Wekselblatt "Solos for the Tuba Player" book includes several operatic aria transcriptions. Or, just mug your local arrogant voice major (like you really need an excuse for that) and start playing out of his books.
Speaking of arias...
Winston Morris did a great arrangement of 'O Isis and Osiris'. Not particularly challenging as long as you have a good high E. But really beautiful and a nice change of pace on a recital.
Also, 'Nessun Dorma' sits really good on CC in its original key.
SD
I am convinced that 90% of the problems with rhythm, tone, intonation, articulation, technique, and overall prowess on the horn are related to air issues.
Hi guys,
Thanks for all the help guys. I'm not aloud to take stuff that is to simple so I might as well forget O Isis And Osiris. Anyways, that's what I did for my audition to be a voice major. Please forgive me, I'm doing tuba and voice. I'll take a look for these viola de gamba sonatas and maybe a couple of flute pieces. Now, if you've got any ideas on more actual pieces that would be great because my christmas recital is getting to be to simple. I'm playing Romanian dances by Dumitru Ionel and the Strauss first horn Concerto. I'd be thinking of switching Romanian dances for something else because it is way to simple.
An additional baroque transcription worth looking into is Georgio Antoniotti's Sonata in G originally for Double Bass.
With a few octave changes, its a very effective recital piece.
I'd like to add the thought that something 'simple' is typically a good thing on a recital. If everything you play is a barnburner, chances are you yourself will get burned out a lot quicker. Sometimes, a piece that is not extremely high in tessitura and/or extremely loud in dynamics is a good thing.
My recommendations for a 'normal' piece would be as follows:
Persichetti - Serenade No. 12 is a really nice recital piece that has some challenging movements and some easier ones.
Barry McKimm has a really nice Tuba Concerto
McKimm also has a nice piece called Andante Tranquillo that is very lyrical, and a lot of fun to play.
There's also the Thom Ritter George Sonata, Walter Hartley Sonata, Jan Koetsier Sonatina, and John Cheetham Sonata. Those are all very nice recital pieces.
The Hartley and T.R.George are written in an older style that I personally find very appealing and fun to play.
Hope this helps a bit-
Andy Larson
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