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This page lists classical pieces in the tuba repertoire, including solo works, concertenti and chamber music of which tuba plays a significant part. Solo tuba [ edit ]
The tuba harmonies oddly often bear a pleasing kinship with those of Steve Turre's massed conch shells, and the shadow of Gil Evans is everywhere." [1] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album a full four stars, and stated: "Opening with Charles Tolliver's 'Right Now' was a master-stroke. What follows is equally ...
The Concerto in F Minor for Bass Tuba and Orchestra by British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams was written in 1954 for Philip Catelinet, principal tubist of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), who together gave the premiere on 13 June 1954 with Sir John Barbirolli conducting. [1] The same musicians made the work’s first recording that same ...
The Tuba Concerto is a composition for solo tuba and orchestra by the American composer Jennifer Higdon. The work was commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for their principal tubist Craig Knox. It was first performed by Knox and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under the conductor Robert Spano on March 16, 2018. [1] [2] [3]
Roger Bobo (June 8, 1938 – February 12, 2023) was an American tuba virtuoso and brass pedagogue. He retired from active tuba performance in 2001 in order to devote his time to conducting and teaching. He gave what is reputed to be the first solo tuba recital in the history of Carnegie Recital Hall. [1] His solo and ensemble discography is ...
The work was positively received by Norwegian classical music critics, and NRK's music critic Stein Eide described the work as a key new tuba concerto. [ 6 ] Paus said that "all instruments have their pioneers for the development of the instrument, and Schieldrop is one of those musicians who at an early age has begun to feel that the available ...
In 1997 he was commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to write a tuba concerto. [1] His work is also featured on the Mark Hetzler 2015 recording Blues, Ballads and Beyond . An accomplished performer, Stevens was the original sousaphone soloist in the Broadway production Barnum and is a member of Symphonia , the world's first ...
Tom Heasley is an American musician, known for his ambient tuba work. [1] [2] Heasley also performs on didjeridu, voice, and electronics.Where the Earth Meets the Sky, his first album, was released on the Hypnos Recordings ambient label and was mastered by ambient music pioneer Robert Rich.