Tuba Concerto Suggestions

Tom Holtz · Post by **Tom Holtz** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 12:45 am

Eric Ewazen - Concerto for Tuba or Bass Trombone

Published by Southern Music, so you can nab a copy from any of the main music houses. Real melodies. Very nice work. There's a few recordings out there, too. Velvet Brown, Fritz Kaenzig, and Charlie Vernon... I remember those off the top of my head, there are more.

TexTuba · Post by **TexTuba** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:42 am

I know it's not a concerto, but how about Effie by Alec Wilder. It's a GREAT piece to play.

Ralph

Arkietuba · Post by **Arkietuba** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 1:09 pm

How about the Concerto for the Double Bass by Antonio Capuzzi (just play everything down an octave).

phoenix · Post by **phoenix** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 12:23 am

The John Williams?...

Uncle Buck · Post by **Uncle Buck** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 12:31 pm

I'll add my vote for the Capuzzi Double Bass concerto - but playing from the double bass version, not from the tuba arrangement that's out there of the second and third movements. (I've never understood that - the first movement is my favorite.) You won't really be playing it down an octave from what was intended, because double bass music is written an octave above where it sounds.

The entire concerto sits very well on CC tuba, and when performed convincingly sounds like it was written for tuba.

Uncle Buck · Post by **Uncle Buck** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 12:32 pm

I forgot to add - the first movement also gives you the opportunity to improvise and create a cadenza. The composer didn't write one.

Chen · Post by **Chen** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 1:32 pm

A. Lebedev Concerto in One Movement

djwesp · Post by **djwesp** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:10 pm

Ian wrote:Raymond Premru Tuba Concerto...

Written in memory of John Fletcher.

I'd like to voice a second for this.

After years, I finally dug this piece out--- decided i was gonna play it until I figured out why I almost threw it away to begin with.

I really like it. GREAT piece. Just when it gets a little too "out there"--- premru throws a great melody in there, and even some satire in the third movement.

Wes "so excited he dug up the post, years afterwards" pendergrass