Tuba Band Excerpt Book

BVD Press · Post by **BVD Press** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 12:33 pm

Dear All,

While at the DC Army Tuba Convention, I had many (MANY) requests for a Tuba Band Excerpt Book. I have decided to take on the challenge!

I think this is something that could be very valuable to any player who will be taking auditions for Band positions around the world.

My next step is collecting which pieces should be in the book and then working on copyright permissions. Sometimes time consuming and expensive.

Here is where I need the TubeNet member shelp:

Please send or post which pieces you think should be included in the book.

I will also be contacting all of the service bands to see if I can find out what pieces have appeared on their audition lists over the past 5 years or so.

Thanks to all who stopped by the booth in DC and said "Hi", purchased music, etc.!

Thank you for any suggestions in advance,

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:33 pm

Marches:

In Storm and Sunshine
Rifle Regiment
Stars and Stripes Forever
Barnum and Baileys Favorite
Entrance of the Gladiators
Standard of St. George
Melody Shop- Euphoniums
Them Basses

Concert Pieces

Fingals Cave
Blue Lake Overture
Savannah River Holiday
Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
Toccata Marziale
Holst Eb Suite
Oberon
Eternal Father
Russlan and Ludmilla
Les Preludes
La Gazza Ladra
Flag of Stars
Bartered Bride- the arrangement in Db Major
Marriage of Figaro
Fackeltanz
Variation Overure- Smith
Variations on a Hymn of Loius Bourgoise
1812 Overture
Marche Militaire Francais- Safranek version
Entrance of the Gods into Vahalla-Safranek

I'm sure I am missing a couple hundred. Thanks for doing this. Good luck getting copyright permission!!!

Chuck

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:40 pm

Yeah. What he said.

sinfonian · Post by **sinfonian** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:47 pm

Add to previous List

All the band works of
Holst, Grainger and Vaughn Williams

Crown Imperial
Elsa's Procession
Hindamith Symphony
Handle's Water Music

I am sure I will think of many more later.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:57 pm

Hopefully, Sean and some of the other guys from the military bands will tell you what has been on their audition lists.

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:35 pm

Carl Fischer actually put out an excerpt book that was available until before World War II. It had virtually every major original band work and transcription that Carl Fischer or any of its affiliated companies published (no marches). I have seen this book but the guy who had it wouldn't give it up.

For a study of marches on the small sheet, get your own copy of Carl Fischer's Pass in Review book.

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:39 pm

Arnold/Paynter Four Scottish Dances
Berlioz/Henning Beatrice and Benedict Overture
Bernstein Overture to Candide
Copland El Salon Mexico
Dvorak West Point Symphony
Grainger Lincolnshire Posy
Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis
Hindemith Symphony in Bb for Band
Jenkins American Overture for Band
Kabelevsky Overture to Colas Breugnon
Mennin Canzona
Nelson Rocky Point Holiday
Orff/Krance Carmina Burana
Reed La Fiesta Mexicana
Strauss Don Juan
Tshaikowsky/ Finale from Symphony in f minor No. 4
Vaughan Williams English Folk Song Suite
Vaughan Williams Toccata Marziale
Verdi/ Manzoni Requiem
Holst Second Suite in F for Military Band
Jager Third Suite
Respighi/ Pines of Rome

This could go on for a very long time. Are we including only great tuba parts, only challenging tuba parts, or what?

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:44 pm

This looks expensive to me. I am thinking about the legal aspects.

BVD Press · Post by **BVD Press** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:48 pm

TubaRay wrote:This could go on for a very long time. Are we including only great tuba parts, only challenging tuba parts, or what?

Right now I am basically looking for pieces that would most likely be on an audition. They can be quite obscure. I know many of them are or very well known (Stars and Stripes comes to mind).

After a few days of the thread, I will collect them all and then see what I can do in terms of copyrights, etc. WIth some luck, I will get permission for many or all!

tubeast · Post by **tubeast** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 5:12 pm

Maurice Hamers "Chakra".
(Still to be released in print, I believe)
3 solid octaves necessary, tons of air needed.

sinfonian · Post by **sinfonian** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 5:18 pm

Bryon

This is a great project.

While it is nice for those among us will be auditioning to have a body of literature like this. There are probably many more of us who will never audition for a service band but would love to have a collection of tuba excerpts from the great literature for band. Either to have something challenging to practice, or to reminisce about old pieces that we played in our younger days such as college and see if we can still play the part or to play along with CDs.

So please don't forget those of us who will never be auditioning for a service band spot.

Also will this be a print product or a CD like the Cherry Orchestra Excerpt CD?

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 5:56 pm

Silly question, Brian, but I assume that we're talking standard concert band here and not brass band?

phoenix · Post by **phoenix** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 6:24 pm

J'ai ete au bal - Grantham
Divertimento - Persichetti
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story - Bernstein
American Salute - Gould
Gum Suckers March - Grainger
Free Lance March - Sousa
Incantation and Dance - Chance
There are so many out there!

BVD Press · Post by **BVD Press** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 7:07 pm

sinfonian wrote:Bryon

This is a great project.

While it is nice for those among us will be auditioning to have a body of literature like this. There are probably many more of us who will never audition for a service band but would love to have a collection of tuba excerpts from the great literature for band. Either to have something challenging to practice, or to reminisce about old pieces that we played in our younger days such as college and see if we can still play the part or to play along with CDs.

So please don't forget those of us who will never be auditioning for a service band spot.

Also will this be a print product or a CD like the Cherry Orchestra Excerpt CD?

I am guessing it will be a print project. When it involves copyrights, most owners like to see hard copies of pieces. If the pieces were not under copyright I might consider a CD. Things can change and I am sure they will as I get into this!

I will do my best not to forget about the members of the list who will not be auditioning, but just like have the excerpts to play. This will depend on many things.

BVD Press · Post by **BVD Press** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 7:08 pm

Chuck(G) wrote:Silly question, Brian, but I assume that we're talking standard concert band here and not brass band?

Yes. Just concert band. Not my cup of tea, but I am sure somone could make a Brass Band book as well! I am sure there would be many copyright issues with a book like that compared to a concert band book.

Carroll · Post by **Carroll** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 7:32 pm

There is already a limited version of this with a "Play along CD"
http://www.walkingfrog.com/home.php
scroll down to the bottom of the page.

sinfonian · Post by **sinfonian** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 9:15 pm

Carroll wrote:There is already a limited version of this with a "Play along CD"
http://www.walkingfrog.com/home.php
scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Unfortunately if you look close they don't offer a Tuba book. I have written them about once a year for the past 3 years (usually around the 1st of the year) telling them if they offered a tuba book I would be buying not only the Tuba books but the Flute, Euphonium and French Horn books as well (so the whole family could play along). Maybe one of these days they will offer a tuba book.

tubafatness · Post by **tubafatness** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 9:23 pm

Mutanza-Jim Curnow
Festival of Light-Stephen Bulla
Fingal's Cave Overture-can't remember
Fifth Symphony-Alfred Reed
Othello-" "
Punchinello-" "
Armenian Dances, Part I-" "
Of Sailors and Whales-can't remember
some Symphony, last mvmnt' called "Apollo"-Frank Ticheli
Vesuvius-Frank Ticheli
Firestorm-Stephen Bulla

Carroll · Post by **Carroll** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:25 am

sinfonian wrote:
Carroll wrote:There is already a limited version of this with a "Play along CD"
http://www.walkingfrog.com/home.php
scroll down to the bottom of the page.
Unfortunately if you look close they don't offer a Tuba book.

Sorry... I was only looking at Trombone and Euphonium

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:40 am

sinfonian wrote:Unfortunately if you look close they don't offer a Tuba book

I think we need a second tuba renaissance. What d'y'all think?

(The first on was in the early 1970s, which began with the First International Tuba Symposium at Indiana University and a special tuba issue of the Instrumentalist magazine.)