2 tubas
SKU:
P2.PZA90187
Composed
by Various. Edited by
Zach Collins. Arranged by
Jim Self. 2 tubas (or 2
bass trombones) or
tuba/bass trombone with
downloadable backing
track. Score and
downloadable audio.
Published by Basset Hound
Music (P2.PZA90187).
Concert Duets
is a collection of 14
arrangements of works by
prominent 18th-century
composers, mostly taken
from Trio Sonatas. Duet
11 is a Jim Self original
work in the Rococo style;
and Duets 12, 13 and 14
are arrangements of the
three-movements of the
Bach Concerto for Two
Violins. Included with
this edition are
play-along recorded
tracks by tubist Zach
Collins, who also served
as editor of the current
edition.
I created
these duets as Christmas
gifts for my tuba playing
friends, with the first
duet being arranged in
1976. All 14 of the duets
are challenging and fun
to play and are
especially effective as
concert pieces.
As
a young musician I had
the privilege of playing
duets with many of the
world’s finest
tubists including Harvey
Phillips, John Fletcher,
Bob Pallansch, Chester,
Schmitz, Dan Perantoni,
Toby Hanks, Ron Bishop,
Winston Morris and Tommy
Johnson. I learned more
about playing music in
these duo sessions than
from any other musical
activity I have ever
experienced. Duets are
powerful teaching tools
for learning and
mastering rhythm,
phrasing and intonation
and for developing
overall
musicianship.
Jim
Self:
Self (b.
1943) is a Los Angeles
free-lance musician, a
veteran of thousands of
Hollywood motion
pictures, television
shows and records, and
tuba soloist on many
prominent movies. His
tuba was the “Voice
of the Mothershipâ€
in Close Encounters of
the Third Kind. He is
Principal Tuba/Cimbasso
with the Pacific and
Pasadena Symphonies and
the Los Angeles Opera and
Hollywood Bowl
Orchestras. Formerly he
was in The U.S. Army Band
and tuba / euphonium
professor at the
University of Tennessee.
He holds a DMA from the
USC Thornton School of
Music where he is Adjunct
Professor of Tuba and
Chamber Music. His
compositions and
arrangements include
works for solo tuba,
brass quintet, other
brass, string and
woodwind chamber music,
wind band and orchestra.
Jim has produced many
solo jazz and classical
recordings. His music and
recordings are available
from Potenza Music and
www.jimself.com. Jim Self
is a Yamaha Performing
Artist.
Zach
Collins,
editor:
Zach
Collins is professor of
Tuba and Euphonium at
Indiana University of
Pennsylvania. In 2019, he
released his first solo
album, Chronicle. It was
recognized with the 2021
ITEA Roger Bobo Award for
Excellence in Recording
for the best Solo Tuba
Album.
His
interpretation of William
Kraft’s Encounters
II for Solo Tuba was
released on Cambria
Master Recordings. Zach
performs with Eastern
Standard, a horn, tuba,
piano trio he formed with
Heidi Lucas and Jacob
Ertl. The ensemble has
released two commercial
albums, Eastern Standard
and
Wanderlust.
Zach
regularly performs with
the Keystone Chamber
Winds, Altoona Symphony
Orchestra, and West
Virginia Symphony
Orchestras. His
compositions and
arrangements for brass
and for tuba and
euphonium can be
purchased from Cimarron
Music and Eighth Note
Publications. Zach earned
degrees from Texas
Christian University and
the University of
Southern California. His
primary teachers have
been Richard Murrow, Jim
Self, Tommy Johnson, and
Norm Pearson. Zach
Collins is a Miraphone
artist.
