50 Etudes for Tuba by Boris Grigoriev

[pierso20]

I agree!! This ons of my favorite books. I used it while studying the Blazhevich too. I still break it out a lot when I play F tuba also.

[bilmac]

These are great studies with lots of low register work,a really good compliment to Blazevich. Some are more melodious than others--one in particular has shades of Eugene Onegin and some are a little less convincing musically but still a good work out. The Vienna Phil. audition listed no. 50 as one of the excerpts to be played on the F tuba. Have a look at it ---well tricky! I try to play it on the E Flat Tuba with varying degrees of success.
If they are good enough for the Vienna then they're good enough etc.....

[sailn2ba]

I have the 78 studies (and enjoy 'em). Are you saying that the newer 50 studies, written for tuba, are different from those?

[bilmac]

It's probably the 78 studies I'm thinking of. Don't have them beside me! But they're still great studies. Must get the 50 studies version.