any tuba parts to these?

MikeMason · Post by **MikeMason** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 11:56 pm

i know this is lazy,but, any tuba parts to the Diamond Romeo and Juliet,Brahms violin cto,or Schumann 4th symph? i don't think there are,but i've been hired to play the concert...

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:23 am

Diamond- NO
Brahms- NO
Schumann- NO

phoenix · Post by **phoenix** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:55 pm

maybe they're going to have you double the bass trombone...

MikeMason · Post by **MikeMason** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 12:07 am

This symphonic suite was composed in 1947 for the Little Orchestra Society of New York and its conductor Thomas K. Scherman, who gave the premiere on October 20 of that year. The National Symphony Orchestra has performed excerpts from the suite, with Leonard Slatkin conducting, at Wolf Trap on July 14, 1995, and in its subscription series on May 12, 2001, but this week's performances under David Zinman are the orchestra's first ones of the entire suite.

The score, dedicated to Thomas K. Scherman, calls for 2 flutes and piccolo, 2 oboes and English horn, 2 clarinets and bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, tuba, timpani, snare drum, chimes, glockenspiel, triangle, xylophone, harp, and strings. Duration, 23 minutes

Found this on a google search for the Diamond R and J. still not convinced til i actually find someone who has played it. emailed Steve Dumain as this article was about a Nat'l Symph. performance of the piece last year...

Dan Castillo · Post by **Dan Castillo** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 4:00 am

MikeMason wrote:This symphonic suite was composed in 1947 for the Little Orchestra Society of New York and its conductor Thomas K. Scherman, who gave the premiere on October 20 of that year. The National Symphony Orchestra has performed excerpts from the suite, with Leonard Slatkin conducting, at Wolf Trap on July 14, 1995, and in its subscription series on May 12, 2001, but this week's performances under David Zinman are the orchestra's first ones of the entire suite.

The score, dedicated to Thomas K. Scherman, calls for 2 flutes and piccolo, 2 oboes and English horn, 2 clarinets and bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, tuba, timpani, snare drum, chimes, glockenspiel, triangle, xylophone, harp, and strings. Duration, 23 minutes

Found this on a google search for the Diamond R and J. still not convinced til i actually find someone who has played it. emailed Steve Dumain as this article was about a Nat'l Symph. performance of the piece last year...

Mike,

There are two versions. In the original, the orchestration is as you describe. I'm not sure if it is even published. (Though it very well could be since you say National recently performed it)

The most often performed version is for a chamber orchestra and is very light on the low brass. I think there is only one trombone part. A recording was done by Gerard Schwarz and the New York Chamber Symphony a few years ago.

-Dan C.