good pieces for a Tuba/Euph quartet gig?

[Rick Denney]

Hey Everyone,
I need some help. Aside from going to the Guide to the Tuba Repertoire and spending countless hours trying to figure out which pieces would work well for a gig, I've decided to come to you all.

What would you suggest as tuba/euphonium gig music? Classify it as appropriate for a fun time gig, a background somber music gig, etc. I'd love to give examples of what I mean, but I really don't know much about gig music.

On a separate thought, has anyone had much success with using Real Books within the tuba/euph quartet setting and if so how. I can guess on a bass line and the melody as not being a problem, but what would the other two voices do?

Thanks for putting up with my ignorance on this subject,
Zeemo13

Where do you live? A visit to a well-stocked music store might reveal a lot, and a visit to a conference where BVD Press has a booth will reveal even more. There's so much stuff out there that it's hard to answer your question. Cimmaron (part of BVD) has a collection of polka tunes arranged for tuba quartet by Ray Grim, and collectively those could constitute a beer-tent set. That's just the tip of the iceberg.

Rick "hint: Fort Myer, this Friday" Denney

[Matt G]

If the folks have decent chops, make sure you check out some of Gail Robertson's arrangements. Her music is voiced well and very entertaining.