Pour Tuba (Ou Trombone-Basse Ou saxohorn en sib) et piano-Claude Pascal's Sonata In 6 Minutes 30 for Tuba (or Bass Trombone or B-Flat Saxophone) and Piano accompaniment. Includes score and pull-out parts.

A Short Sonata is a work written at around Grade 8 standard for Euphonium and Piano. In each of the work's three movements different qualities of the instrument are utilised and explored.In the first movement an Allegro in 6/8 time these qualities are the instrument's general agility and its ability to play fast-moveing melodies in a way that drives the music forward. Throughout different ways of phrasing similar material are used to create interest and a varied sound.In the second slow movement the resonant and majestic way in which the euphonium can deliver lyrical melodic lines is explored. The movement usmade up of four long phrases which peak dynamically at the third giving room for interpretation and feeling. The third movement exploits the instrument's ability to play loudly and aggressively using lots of accented notes hairpin crescendos and quick double-tounging. A Short Sonata was the winner of the first Stainer & Bell Award for Brass Composition held at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff May 2010.

Le répertoire solo pour Tuba prend forme dans les années 1950, avec la Sonata de Paul Hindemith et le Concerto de Ralph Vaughan Williams. Bien que ce répertoire se soit considérablement développé dans les cinquante dernières années, il reste encore relativement restreint. James Curnow l'a enrichi d'une Fantaisie en thème et variations qui permet au tubiste de dévoiler la palette sonore et la technique instrumentale dans un environnement plaisant. / Tuba Et Piano / 24 pages / niveau : Moyen / Partition

This work was first performed on 7th December 1980 by John Fletcher and Robert Noble at Southgate Music Club. Duration about 11 minutes. Selected as part of the ABRSM Tuba Syllabus Grade 8.