Best of the Best Tuba Quartets

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Best of the Best Tuba Quartets

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Hey Guys,

Just curious, what are your absolute most favorite tuba quartets?

Let's start a list!
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I know I am waaaaay biased, but try these:

http://www.cimarronmusic.com/ITEC2008TubaQuartets/

Several were recently reveiwed in ITEA and you can find a couple on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwPjzKM0-sQ


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLvGFpBT ... re=related

Have fun with them!
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I just played a really nice arrangement of the Tiger Rag, by Jack Gale.
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the Eric Ball tuba quartet is a nice little piece. It may sound a litle dated now, but is worth playing
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Jedi Master wrote:Hey Guys,

Just curious, what are your absolute most favorite tuba quartets?

Let's start a list!
Do you mean.........pieces? Or actual quartets, like groups?
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I was looking to start a discussion about music, perhaps generating a list that might be useful to people.

In retrospect, I realized that I was unclear about that point, but I think a list of known [performing] quartets would be pretty short! :wink:
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Jedi Master wrote:I was looking to start a discussion about music, perhaps generating a list that might be useful to people.

In retrospect, I realized that I was unclear about that point, but I think a list of known [performing] quartets would be pretty short! :wink:
It would be short! Which is why I thought music too...

however, groups themselves would be a neat discussion.
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I also initially read the OP as thought of groups rather than music and was going to nominate the Melton Tuba Quartet - great sound! For music I will nominate piece from their most recent CD, "What a Wonderful World" arranged by Ingo Luis. I do not usually take to the sound of tuba quartets as they can sound so muddy, but this sounds wonderful played on F with Fafner on the bottom :)
http://www.melton-tuba-quartett.de/melton_wdr.mp3" target="_blank

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Is that all the good tuba quartet pieces out there???
I guess I'm just going to have to go out, and learn to play the viola! :roll:
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I'm personally a fan of St. James Infirmary arranged by Mike Forbes. Really fun to play and a crowd-pleaser.
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