If I only had a brain - from Wizard of Oz

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If I only had a brain - from Wizard of Oz

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Does anyone have a copy of the wind band tuba/bass part for The Wizard of Oz with tuba solo in "If I only had a brain" that they could email me?

I have just found it is in programme for gig I have next weekend and would rather not be sight reading a solo.

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I've played two different versions of this in orchestras. In one version the arranger used dotted-eighth and sixteenth notes. In the other the arranger used quarter-eighth triplets.

Sorry, I don't have the parts.
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Neptune - see PM just sent.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOKK8mAkiUI

(if you also want to prepare the moves)
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This year in my college's marching band, we are performing a Wicked/Wizard of Oz show. We have a sousaphone-piccolo feature during this particular song. Probably not exactly the same, but still fun nonetheless.
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Don't worry, it's not that hard of a solo. But make sure the conductor doesn't take it too slow. Every time I've played it the conductor goes slow thinking he/she's being nice to the tuba players. The solo sounds boring when it is too slow!
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I know the version we did in community band had a mistake on one of the runs in the solo. :shock:
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Tubaryan12 wrote:I know the version we did in community band had a mistake on one of the runs in the solo. :shock:
Yes, I played it yesterday. An F had been corrected to a D. The conductor pointed out to me in advance.

It is quite a nice solo! :)
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Neptune wrote:
Tubaryan12 wrote:I know the version we did in community band had a mistake on one of the runs in the solo. :shock:
Yes, I played it yesterday. An F had been corrected to a D. The conductor pointed out to me in advance.

It is quite a nice solo! :)
I found it during the sight read at the 1st rehearsal. Ouch when the wrong note is played :lol:
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