Counterparts for some of the 70 etudes by Blazhevich

[imperialbari]

Maybe old news, but only recently I was made aware (by Wade Rackley and Bill Pritchard) of the 70 etudes for BBb tuba by Blazchevich being available for a free download from IMSLP:

http://imslp.org/wiki/70_Tuba_Studies_( ... Vladislav)

It belongs to the story that I was a latecomer to the tuba after having been around other brasses, so I studied after Arban and mostly after my own scale and interval systems. Hence I am not in any big know about traditional tuba literature.

So when I saw the Blazhevich #1 I at once got the idea for a second part much like I made up, at sight, supporting parts for the etudes and melodic pieces my students played. As that idea could not be unique for me, I googled for editions of counterparts for the B70. I found an edition of counterparts for the 42 first B-etudes by Daniel Emerson Clouse in the form of a DMA dissertation directed by Dennis W. AsKew:

http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Clouse ... _10633.pdf

The music starts at page #62. According to Dennis AsKew the purpose was to make counterparts in the style of those made for Rochut/Bordogni by Tom Everett.

Eyeing through these counterparts and briefly comparing them to the original etudes made me like them, only they look like made for a bass tuba and they differ from my basic concept from my teaching years, where the 2nd part shall mostly operate below the original part with the purpose of anchoring and challenging the intonation and the rhythm of the student’s playing in form of consonances versus dissonances and representation-of-the-pulse versus syncopation.

Staying below the contrabass tuba etudes’ lines all the way hardly will be possible. I don’t even know whether I could make low range counterparts for all of the 72 etudes. But as I am not hunting for any degrees, I am not obliged to come up with a complete set or to work in any ordered sequence, so I simply decided to make a low counterpart for #1 and to write it into a playing score with the original etude. This actual low counterpart came out more difficult than the original etude, so a secondary purpose may be duetting between students at different stages of development.

I have uploaded versions in the original key for contrabass tubas reading bass clef concert and for BBb tubas treble clef brass band style (there are compatible versions for contrabass clarinets, contrabassoons, and string basses allowing for mixed duets).

Transposed one fourth upwards there are versions for bass tubas in bass clef concert and for Eb tubas treble clef brass band style.

Transposed an octave upwards there are versions for euphoniums in bass clef concert and in treble clef Bb. There are compatible versions for bass clarinets, bassoons, and celli.

There are further versions for horns in F, basset horns, and violas. There may come a few more versions for other instruments.

Downloadable for free from my Yahoo-based project:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Yor ... s%20duets/

The sample page is the transposed version for bass tubas.

Klaus

[imperialbari]

Just added a version for contrabass tubas (in BBb) with too few valves to play the low B natural. It is marked EASY (which is a bad joke). The same modifications already had been been made for clarinets and string instruments which have no low B natural.

Klaus

[imperialbari]

And now also a version for ophicleides in C or in Bb. Compatible with the euphonium versions

[Ruigekerel]

Hi,

Would it be possible to view the files on a other website than Yahoo? I do not have access to them, and nobody truely uses Yahoo anymore...
Thanks

Ruige

[Jesus Duran]

Hi Imperialbari
You have did a great job for the tuba community
Thanks for this
Could you share the files in another link, because Yahoo groups have finish the access to from december 2019
Thanks in advance

[jtuba]

Hi Imperialbari
You have did a great job for the tuba community
Thanks for this
Could you share the files in another link, because Yahoo groups have finish the access to from december 2019
Thanks in advance

Sadly Klaus, the owner of the Yahoo group, is no longer with us. The archive has moved, you can read more here:. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=94524&hilit=Klaus" target="_blank