Orchestral Works Requiring Two or More Tubas

[Mark]

I've updated my list: http://dogandtuba.com/Tuba/TwoTubas.pdf.

If you find it useful, please send me $1,000,000.00.

[Roger Lewis]

I owe you $1,000,000.00 Mark.

Great list.

I hope all is going great for you.

Roger

[tclements]

WOW! Thanks for the research on this!

[davetubaking]

some additions off the top of my head all 2 tubas;

Birtwistle
The Minotaur
The Mask of Orpheus
The triumph of time

Tippett
The Mask of Time

Maxwell Davies
Taverner

Laangard
Symphony No 6 "Ixion" has 4 tubas out front and I think 1 in orchestra

[Mark]

Birtwistle
The Minotaur
The Mask of Orpheus
The triumph of time

Tippett
The Mask of Time

Maxwell Davies
Taverner

Laangard
Symphony No 6 "Ixion" has 4 tubas out front and I think 1 in orchestra

Birtwhistle
The Minotaur is an opera.
The Mask of Orpheus is an opera.
I'll add the Triumph of Time.

The Tippett is listed by Schott as 1 tuba: http://www.schott-music.com/shop/Hire_M ... 56382.html.

I'll add the Laangard.

Thanks.

[davetubaking]

The Tippett is listed by Schott as 1 tuba: http://www.schott-music.com/shop/Hire_M ... 56382.html.

I'll add the Laangard.

Thanks.

I was at the European premier and I have the recording I'm convinced it's two. I shall listen and double check.

I should also mention Kaikhosru Sorabji's 2nd Symphony 'Jami' which has four tuba parts and his Messa Alta Sinfonica which has two.

It seems a shame not to list Brian's Gothic on it's own with two tubas and two euphoniums on stage and a further 8 tubas in the four off stage bands.

[davetubaking]

The Minotaur is an opera.
The Mask of Orpheus is an opera.
I'll add the Triumph of Time.
Thanks.

I wondered about operas but you had Messiaen's St Francois which is an opera.

[Duane]

I don’t know if this is something you are interested in or not, but, the Ewazen Trombone Concerto has two tuba parts. The range in the parts to some players is going to be a challenge…


Just by definition, a concerto itself is an orchestra. However, I do know that the work has been arranged wind band.

[Simon Lamothe]

Gérard Grisey (1946-1998)
Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil (1996-1998)

It is for soprano and a fifteen pieces ensemble.

http://brahms.ircam.fr/works/work/14136/

[Mark]

I wondered about operas but you had Messiaen's St Francois which is an opera.

I have struggled with what to include. For the most part, I have included orchestral works that require a full set of strings plus two or more tubas and that may be performed in a concert setting. With a few notable exceptions, e.g. the Berlioz works, most of these works are not so well known and I just wanted to know, when the season schedule was announced, if I needed to schedule a 2nd tuba player.

[swillafew]

Le Deluge by Camille Saint Saens has two tubas. I played that one and my teacher saved my bacon by transcribing the tuba parts to concert pitch. I didn't know any tuba parts weren't in concert pitch, but I learned that day. I don't remember what the key change was, but he was certainly correct.

[JohnSzkutko]

Yes, Gothic Symphony by Brian Havergal

The first tuba part for the first 3 movements is more like a 5th french horn part ;0)

http://gothictuba.blogspot.com/