Glinka- Ruslan & Ludmilla Part??

[Jobey Wilson]

Hi everyone,
A high school student of mine basically has nothing to play after busting his butt and making district orchestra...argh. I recall playing an optional tuba part to Ruslan Overture in college, which I believe was just the bass bone part down an octave. Does anyone happen to have this part so my poor kid can actually play something? Thanks so much!!

[Art Hovey]

I have a PDF copy of the contrabassoon part, which is fun on tuba. PM me an email address and I can send it.

[imperialbari]

The contrabassoon part has to be read down an octave.

Klaus

[tclements]

There IS a tuba part for this. It is marked -optional-. I don't play it unless the conductor specifically requests it. If you have a young player sitting there twiddling his/her thumbs, by all means let the part get played.

[Biggs]

I don't have the part, I only have this tangential observation: I have heard this piece live at least half a dozen times, always by an All-Something Orchestra (including hearing an all-something orchestra play it, when the OP was my teacher!). Why are festival music directors so into it?

[luke_hollis]

If you need the band part, send me a PM.

[roweenie]

If you need the band part, send me a PM.

Is that the old (Winterbottom) one in the key of C? I recall it being a favorite sight-reading excerpt for the Marine Band, back in the day. If so, I'd be interested in it, too....

There was also a more "modern" (and much easier) one by E.F. Goldman, that I recall being in E flat.

[luke_hollis]

Winterbotam in C