for Tuba and String Orchestra-American composer Arthur Frackenpohl (b. 1924) has written a significant amount of successful repertoire for the brass family. Concertino for Tuba and Piano reduction is no exception. Frackenpohl has won multiple awards for his compositions. Published in 1967 Concertino for Tuba added a significant work to the repertoire of an instrument which lacks in substantial solo compositions. Comprising three movements the first movement of Concertino is marked moderato followed by a lento second movement. The final movement is allegro. All three movements display fine aspects of the Tuba which areoften ignored. Suitable for intermediate Tuba players Frackenpohl's Concertino for the instrument is an exciting addition to the instrument's repertoire.

Par MAENPAA ROOPE. Roope Mäenpää's (b. 1990) impressionistically flowing Bloom (2000) flourishes in three versions, all of them included in this product: versions for euphonium

This work is dedicated to John Fletcher who gave the first performance on 24 April 1976. The concerto is in three movements the first in sonata-form shell with two contrasting themes. There is a reference made in the development section to the opening theme of Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto. Set as part of the ABRSM Tuba Syllabus.

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.