| William Tell Overture Chorale SATB SATB divisi, A Cappella [Octavo] Alfred Publishing
Arranged by Julie Eschliman. For Opt. Piano. (SATB divisi, a cappella). Choral ...(+)
Arranged by Julie
Eschliman. For Opt.
Piano. (SATB divisi, a
cappella). Choral Octavo.
Masterwork; Novelty.
Level: Level 5 (grade
L5). Choral Octavo. 20
pages. Published by
Alfred Publishing.
$3.50 $3.325 (- 5%) Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
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| Second Base Blues 2 Trombones (duo) [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Serendipity Press
By Gordon Bowie. For Two bass trombones. This edition: trombone duet. Novelty bl...(+)
By Gordon Bowie. For Two
bass trombones. This
edition: trombone duet.
Novelty blues duet for
two bass trombones. Jazz.
Level: Grade Four. Score
and two parts. 8 pages.
Published by Serendipity
Press.
$12.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | |
|
| The Biggest Brightest Holiday Lights! Chorale 2 parties TB Alfred Publishing
Composed by Andy Beck and Brian Fisher, music by Andy Beck. Choral Octavo. Alfre...(+)
Composed by Andy Beck and
Brian Fisher, music by
Andy Beck. Choral Octavo.
Alfred Choral Designs.
Christmas; Country;
Novelty; Secular; Winter.
12 pages. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.46389).
$1.90 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| Doctor Boo! Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
Composed by Franklin D. Adams, Jr.. Concert Band. Concert Band; Score. Alfred De...(+)
Composed by Franklin D.
Adams, Jr.. Concert Band.
Concert Band; Score.
Alfred Debut Series.
Fall; Halloween; Novelty.
Grade 1. 12 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
$7.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| Shop Till You Drop! Chorale 2 parties 2 parties, Piano Alfred Publishing
Composed by Sally K. Albrecht. Choir Secular. 2-Part Choir. Choral Octavo. Chora...(+)
Composed by Sally K.
Albrecht. Choir Secular.
2-Part Choir. Choral
Octavo. Choral Designs.
Christmas; Novelty;
Secular; Winter. 12
pages. Published by
Alfred Music
$1.90 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| Cartoon Christmas Chorale 2 parties Alfred Publishing
(The Most Wonderful Day of the Year * Put One Foot in Front of the Other * Heat ...(+)
(The Most Wonderful Day
of the Year * Put One
Foot in Front of the
Other * Heat Miser *
Silver and Gold * We Are
Santa�s
Elves). Arranged by Andy
Beck. Choir Secular.
2-Part Choir. Choral
Octavo. Pop Choral.
Christmas; Novelty;
Secular; Winter. 24
pages. Published by
Alfred Music
$2.50 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
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| Moon Rocks Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
Composed by Robert Sheldon. Concert Band; Score. Sound Innovations for Concert B...(+)
Composed by Robert
Sheldon. Concert Band;
Score. Sound Innovations
for Concert Band.
Novelty; Rock. 12 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.44968S).
$7.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| The Sound of a Sound Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Highland/Etling
Composed by Richard Meyer. Part(s); Score; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling Str...(+)
Composed by Richard
Meyer. Part(s); Score;
String Orchestra.
Highland/Etling String
Orchestra. Novelty. 126
pages. Published by
Highland/Etling
(AP.44849).
$56.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| A Boomwhacker Christmas Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Highland/Etling
Composed by Richard Meyer. Orchestra. Part(s); Score; String Orchestra. Highland...(+)
Composed by Richard
Meyer. Orchestra.
Part(s); Score; String
Orchestra.
Highland� String
Explorer. Christmas;
Novelty; Secular; Winter.
Grade 2. 88 pages.
Published by
Highland/Etling
$46.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| Someone's in the Kitchen! Chorale 2 parties 2 parties, Piano [Octavo] Heritage Music Press
By Greg Gilpin. For 2-part choir, descant and piano (with optional small percuss...(+)
By Greg Gilpin. For
2-part choir, descant and
piano (with optional
small percussion). Sing
Out Series. Concert,
Novelty. Octavo
$3.20 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | |
|
| All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth Chorale 3 parties SAB, Piano Alfred Publishing
Composed by Don Gardner. Arranged by Alan Billingsley. Performance Music Ensem...(+)
Composed by Don Gardner.
Arranged by Alan
Billingsley.
Performance Music
Ensemble;
Single Titles. Alfred Pop
Choral Series. Christmas;
Novelty; Pop; Secular.
Choral
Octavo. 12 pages. Alfred
Music #00-48402.
Published by
Alfred Music
$2.10 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| We May Not Be Vampires (But We're Still Men!) Chorale 3 parties TTB/TBB [Octavo] Heritage Music Press
By Mark Burrows. For TB (TTB/TBB) choir and piano. Novelty. Octavo. Published by...(+)
By Mark Burrows. For TB
(TTB/TBB) choir and
piano. Novelty. Octavo.
Published by Heritage
Music Press
$2.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| Hanukkah Habanera Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Alfred Publishing
(Featuring: Habanera / Hanukkah O Hanukkah / The Dreidel Song). Arranged by Tim ...(+)
(Featuring: Habanera /
Hanukkah O Hanukkah / The
Dreidel Song). Arranged
by Tim McCarrick.
Orchestra. Score; String
Orchestra. Belwin
Intermediate String
Orchestra. Form: Medley.
Chanukah; Light Concert;
Novelty; Winter. Grade 3.
12 pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
$7.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| Mark Weston: TTFN Chorale SATB SATB, Piano [Octavo] Heritage Music Press
By Mark Weston. For SATB choir (3-part mixed choir) and piano. Novelty, Concert....(+)
By Mark Weston. For SATB
choir (3-part mixed
choir) and piano.
Novelty, Concert. Octavo.
Published by Heritage
Music Press. (15/2021H)
$2.75 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| I Can, Can! Chorale 2 parties 2 parties, Piano [Octavo] Heritage Music Press
By Stephen L. Lawrence. For 2-part voices and piano. Sing Out Series. Concert, N...(+)
By Stephen L. Lawrence.
For 2-part voices and
piano. Sing Out Series.
Concert, Novelty. Octavo.
Published by Heritage
Music Press. (15/2376H)
$2.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| Possum Gonna Play... Chorale 2 parties 2 parties, Piano [Octavo] Heritage Music Press
By Vijay Singh. For 2-part voices and piano (with optional descant). New Horizon...(+)
By Vijay Singh. For
2-part voices and piano
(with optional descant).
New Horizons Series.
Concert, Novelty. Octavo.
Published by Heritage
Music Press
$3.20 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| Dance Suite Orchestre [Conducteur d'étude / Miniature] - Facile Schott
Orchestra (Study Score) - easy to intermediate SKU: HL.49018017 7 Mode...(+)
Orchestra (Study Score) -
easy to intermediate
SKU: HL.49018017
7 Modern Dances for
Orchestra Study
Score. Composed by
Má, s Seiber, and
tyá. Arranged by
Wolfgang Lichter. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Concertino. Classical.
Softcover. Composed 1935.
48 pages. Duration 20'.
Schott Music #CON257.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49018017). ISBN
9790001152419.
9.0x12.0x0.2
inches. After
completing his studies
with Zoltan Kodaly, the
Hungarian composer
Mathias Seiber
(1905-1960) first worked
as a musician in a dance
orchestra on an ocean
liner which gave him the
opportunity to listen to
jazz music in New York.
From 1928 he taught the
first jazz class
worldwide at Dr. Koch's
Conservatoire in
Frankfurt. In the winter
term of 1928/29, 19
students had registered
with whom he gave a
public concert on 3 March
1929 which was broadcast
by Radio Frankfurt. After
the Nazis had seized
power, the jazz class was
dissolved, Seiber lost
his job and emigrated to
London.In 1932 he wrote
his piano cycle 'Leichte
Tanze' (Easy Dances), one
of the early examples of
the adoption of jazz
forms and styles in
so-called serious music.
The present arrangement
for orchestra is easily
playable and is aimed at
youth and amateur
orchestras.
Instrumentation: 2
flutes, clarinet, oboe
(ad lib.), alto
saxophone, trumpet,
bassoon and strings.
Movements: Cake Walk -
Novelty Foxtrot - Gipsy
Tango - Waltz - Walzer -
Blues - Charleston. $28.99 - Voir plus => Acheter | |
|
| Talk Like a Pirate Chorale Unison Unison/2-parties, Piano [Octavo] Heritage Music Press
By Ruth Elaine Schram. For unison/2-part choir and piano. Sing Out Series. Conce...(+)
By Ruth Elaine Schram.
For unison/2-part choir
and piano. Sing Out
Series. Concert, Novelty.
Octavo. Published by
Heritage Music Press
$2.75 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| Holiday Short Cuts for Beginning Band -- Vol. 1 Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
(I. Sleigh Ride, II. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, III. Let It Snow! Let It...(+)
(I. Sleigh Ride, II.
Rockin' Around the
Christmas Tree, III. Let
It Snow! Let It Snow! Let
It Snow!, IV. Santa Claus
Is Comin' to Town).
Arranged by Michael
Story. Concert Band.
Concert Band; Part(s);
Score. Pop Beginning
Band. Christmas; Novelty;
Pop; Secular; Winter.
Grade 1. 276 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
$62.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| Nuttin' for Christmas Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
Composed by Sid Tupper and Roy C. Bennett. Arranged by Michael Story. Concert Ba...(+)
Composed by Sid Tupper
and Roy C. Bennett.
Arranged by Michael
Story. Concert Band.
Concert Band; Score;
SmartMusic. Pop Beginning
Band. Christmas; Novelty;
Pop; Secular; Winter.
Grade 1. 20 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
$9.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| The Animals' Christmas Tree: A Tree-mendous Mini-Musical for Unison and 2-Part Voices Chorale Unison Unison/2-parties, Piano [Partition + CD] Alfred Publishing
By Andy Beck And Brian Fisher, Recording Orch. Tim Hayden. For Choir. Musicals a...(+)
By Andy Beck And Brian
Fisher, Recording Orch.
Tim Hayden. For Choir.
Musicals and Programs.
Novelty; Secular. Book
and CD. 56 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
$64.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| Kazoos 'n' Shoes Blues Chorale Unison Unison/2-parties, Piano [Octavo] - Facile Alfred Publishing
By Mary Donnelly. Arranged by George L.O. Strid. For Choir. (Unison/2-part). Ch...(+)
By Mary Donnelly.
Arranged by George L.O.
Strid. For Choir.
(Unison/2-part). Choral
Octavo. Novelty. Level:
Moderately Easy (grade
2). Choral Octavo. 16
pages. Published by
Alfred Publishing.
$2.95 $2.8025 (- 5%) Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| Humpty Dumpty
Chorale 2 parties 2 parties, Piano [Octavo] Alfred Publishing
By Dave Perry, Jean Perry. For Choir. (2-Part). Choral Octavo. Choral Designs. ...(+)
By Dave Perry, Jean
Perry. For Choir.
(2-Part). Choral Octavo.
Choral Designs. Novelty.
Choral Octavo. 12 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
(1)$2.05 $1.9475 (- 5%) Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | |
|
| Secret Agent Sugar Plum Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
Composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893). Arranged by Scott Watson. Conc...(+)
Composed by Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky (1840-1893).
Arranged by Scott Watson.
Concert Band. Concert
Band; Masterworks;
Part(s); Score.
Challenger Band Series.
Christmas; Masterwork
Arrangement; Novelty;
Romantic; Secular;
Winter. Grade 1.5. 186
pages. Published by
Alfred Music
$52.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| Kitten On The Keys Orchestre d'harmonie Alfred Publishing
Composed by Edward Elzear "Zez" Confrey (1895-1971). Arranged by James P. Ripley...(+)
Composed by Edward Elzear
"Zez" Confrey
(1895-1971). Arranged by
James P. Ripley. Concert
Band; Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Donald Hunsberger Wind
Library. Novelty.
Part(s); Score. 190
pages. Alfred Music
#00-DHM002. Published by
Alfred Music
$100.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| Medieval Legend Orchestre - Intermédiaire Alfred Publishing
By Michael Story. For Full Orchestra. Full Orchestra. Belwin Concert Full Orches...(+)
By Michael Story. For
Full Orchestra. Full
Orchestra. Belwin Concert
Full Orchestra. Novelty.
Level: 3 (grade 3).
Conductor Score and
Parts. 67 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
$65.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| Fruitcake Chorale TTBB Alfred Publishing
Composed by Philip Hagemann and Penny Leka. Choral Octavo. Christmas; Novelty; S...(+)
Composed by Philip
Hagemann and Penny Leka.
Choral Octavo. Christmas;
Novelty; Secular; Winter.
12 pages. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.43390).
$1.90 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | |
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| Traffic Jam Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Débutant FJH
Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 1 SKU: FJ.B1380S Score Only. Com...(+)
Concert Band Concert Band
- Grade 1 SKU:
FJ.B1380S Score
Only. Composed by
Timothy Loest. Concert
Band. FJH Beginning Band.
Light Concert; Novelty;
Rock. Score. Duration
1:10. The FJH Music
Company Inc #98-B1380S.
Published by The FJH
Music Company Inc
(FJ.B1380S).
English. Experie
nce 'rush-hour rock' like
you've never experienced
before! This
easy-grooving,
well-crafted original
derives its automotive
charm from the various
car horn effects played
throughout. Various
novelty percussion
instruments such as the
police whistle and bulb
horn will car pool your
audience from the concert
hall to the expressway. A
charming piece that will
put a smile on everyone's
face, even if they get
stuck in traffic on the
way home from the
concert!
Traffic
Jam represents my idea of
rush hour rock. This work
derives its automotive
charm from the various
car horn effects played
throughout. The most
important articulation in
the work is the marcato
accent. Whenever this
articulation appears, a
car horn is being honked.
Each honk should be
percussive and short.
Although the honks are
dissonant, their
composite notes should be
balanced. It is
recommended that the
various honks be isolated
during rehearsal, so that
just the right sound and
feel is achieved. Other
important sounds include
the police whistle and
bulb horn. These novelty
instruments should be
held high for the
audience to see and hear.
With over 4 million miles
of roads in the United
States, one is destined
to experience automotive
gridlock. So before
giving into road rage,
roll down the windows,
turn on the radio, and
enjoy a traffic
jam! Score only. Full
set (score and parts)
also available:
B1380.
About FJH
Beginning
Band Appro
priate within the first
year of instruction and
beginning of the second
year. Clarinets do not go
above the break, and
there is limited use of
accidentals. Plenty of
doublings in the lower
voices. Grade 1. $5.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| Snooze Alarm Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Débutant FJH
Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 0.5 SKU: FJ.B1665S Score Only. C...(+)
Concert Band Concert Band
- Grade 0.5 SKU:
FJ.B1665S Score
Only. Composed by
Mekel Rogers. Concert
Band. FJH Starter Series.
Finally - a delightful
novelty piece that
depicts every morning for
every one of your
students! Using just six
notes and a wealth of
dynamic contrasts,
staccato style, and a
variety of percussion
timbres, this clever work
portrays one person's
quest to ge. Light
Concert; Novelty. Score.
Duration 1:30. The FJH
Music Company Inc
#98-B1665S. Published by
The FJH Music Company Inc
(FJ.B1665S).
English. Finally
- a delightful novelty
piece that depicts every
morning for every one of
your students! Using just
six notes and a wealth of
dynamic contrasts,
staccato style, and a
variety of percussion
timbres, this clever work
portrays one person's
quest to get some sleep
and the annoying alarm
clock that just will not
let it happen. Students
and audiences will really
enjoy this one!
About FJH
Starter
Series Int
roduction to Beginning
Band - Ideal for the
first several months of
instruction. These pieces
are a comfortable length
for students (about a
half page of music) and
are playable with as few
as five instruments. All
instruments are limited
to a 6-note diatonic
range. Several
supplemental exercises
are included to help
teach different elements
of each piece. Grade
.5 $5.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
|
| Olosabut (1885) Carl Fischer
Chamber Music Tuba, Piano SKU: CF.W2693 The World's Oldest Tuba Solo(+)
Chamber Music Tuba, Piano
SKU: CF.W2693
The World's Oldest
Tuba Solo. Composed
by William Pettee. Edited
by Curtis Peacock. Sws.
Set of Score and Parts.
8+2 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #W2693. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.W2693). ISBN
9781491158586. UPC:
680160917198. 9 x 12
inches. While
unknown today, composer
William Pettee
(1839a1891) was clearly a
remarkable musician and
composer evidenced by the
fact that he wrote
funeral music for Abraham
Lincoln and General
Ulysses S. Grant. This
funeral music survives to
this day in a piano
reduction format and is
the basis of some of my
most current arranging
projects. This new
edition of Olosabut was
the culmination of years
of research into the era
commonly called The
Golden Age of Bands, a
period spanning
1880a1920. This project
initially began when I
played the solo part for
Olosabut with a reading
band when I was a guest
artist at the Northwest
Brass Festival in Seattle
in 2010. For this new
edition, I created a
score with modern
transpositions. Prior to
this, there has been no
score for this music.
There is often no score
for American band music
from this era. I also
adjusted the dynamics and
articulations to allow
the soloist to be heard
and composed a handful of
new musical lines to
correct the problems
stemming from
inconsistent number of
measures in the original
edition. Finally, I
created a reduction for
tuba and piano as well as
a new edition for solo
tuba and orchestra.
Olosabut (atuba soloa
spelled backwards) from
1885 is possibly the
oldest American tuba solo
to survive to the
twenty-first century. I
have done extensive
research in this area,
and while there may be
some earlier pieces with
small obbligato solos for
tuba, and perhaps even
earlier full-fledged tuba
solos, I believe this is
the earliest music with a
serious solo tuba part
throughout that survives
to this day. In the Tuba
Source Book, several
early solos are listed
from the 1880s. In my
research, I have
attempted to obtain all
of the music listed in
the Tuba Source Book from
the 1880s or earlier
though the Library of
Congress and various
historic libraries in
America. Most of this
music for solo tuba and
band is incomplete or
entirely unavailable
today though. The
earliest of these is
Southwellas Quickstep
(Fun for Basses) from
1881. This is described
as a novelty march for
tuba section, however. A
notable omission from the
Tuba Source Book, though,
is William Petteeas
Olosabut, which is
clearly marked 1885 on
the original published
sheet music. This piece
is not listed in the Tuba
Source Book. However, a
different piece by Pettee
called Osceola is listed
from 1889. While
unknown today, composer
William Pettee
(1839-1891) was clearly a
remarkable musician and
composer evidenced by the
fact that he wrote
funeral music for Abraham
Lincoln and General
Ulysses S. Grant. This
funeral music survives to
this day in a piano
reduction format and is
the basis of some of my
most current arranging
projects. This new
edition of Olosabut was
the culmination of years
of research into the era
commonly called The
Golden Age of Bands, a
period spanning
1880-1920. This project
initially began when I
played the solo part for
Olosabut with a reading
band when I was a guest
artist at the Northwest
Brass Festival in Seattle
in 2010. For this new
edition, I created a
score with modern
transpositions. Prior to
this, there has been no
score for this music.
There is often no score
for American band music
from this era. I also
adjusted the dynamics and
articulations to allow
the soloist to be heard
and composed a handful of
new musical lines to
correct the problems
stemming from
inconsistent number of
measures in the original
edition. Finally, I
created a reduction for
tuba and piano as well as
a new edition for solo
tuba and orchestra.
Olosabut (tuba solo
spelled backwards) from
1885 is possibly the
oldest American tuba solo
to survive to the
twenty-first century. I
have done extensive
research in this area,
and while there may be
some earlier pieces with
small obbligato solos for
tuba, and perhaps even
earlier full-fledged tuba
solos, I believe this is
the earliest music with a
serious solo tuba part
throughout that survives
to this day. In the Tuba
Source Book, several
early solos are listed
from the 1880s. In my
research, I have
attempted to obtain all
of the music listed in
the Tuba Source Book from
the 1880s or earlier
though the Library of
Congress and various
historic libraries in
America. Most of this
music for solo tuba and
band is incomplete or
entirely unavailable
today though. The
earliest of these is
Southwell's Quickstep
(Fun for Basses) from
1881. This is described
as a novelty march for
tuba section, however. A
notable omission from the
Tuba Source Book, though,
is William Pettee's
Olosabut, which is
clearly marked 1885 on
the original published
sheet music. This piece
is not listed in the Tuba
Source Book. However, a
different piece by Pettee
called Osceola is listed
from 1889. While
unknown today, composer
William Pettee
(1839–1891) was
clearly a remarkable
musician and composer
evidenced by the fact
that he wrote funeral
music for Abraham Lincoln
and General Ulysses S.
Grant. This funeral music
survives to this day in a
piano reduction format
and is the basis of some
of my most current
arranging projects. This
new edition of Olosabut
was the culmination of
years of research into
the era commonly called
The Golden Age of Bands,
a period spanning
1880–1920. This
project initially began
when I played the solo
part for Olosabut with a
reading band when I was a
guest artist at the
Northwest Brass Festival
in Seattle in 2010. For
this new edition, I
created a score with
modern transpositions.
Prior to this, there has
been no score for this
music. There is often no
score for American band
music from this era. I
also adjusted the
dynamics and
articulations to allow
the soloist to be heard
and composed a handful of
new musical lines to
correct the problems
stemming from
inconsistent number of
measures in the original
edition. Finally, I
created a reduction for
tuba and piano as well as
a new edition for solo
tuba and
orchestra.Olosabut
(“tuba soloâ€
spelled backwards) from
1885 is possibly the
oldest American tuba solo
to survive to the
twenty-first century. I
have done extensive
research in this area,
and while there may be
some earlier pieces with
small obbligato solos for
tuba, and perhaps even
earlier full-fledged tuba
solos, I believe this is
the earliest music with a
serious solo tuba part
throughout that survives
to this day. In the Tuba
Source Book, several
early solos are listed
from the 1880s. In my
research, I have
attempted to obtain all
of the music listed in
the Tuba Source Book from
the 1880s or earlier
though the Library of
Congress and various
historic libraries in
America. Most of this
music for solo tuba and
band is incomplete or
entirely unavailable
today though. The
earliest of these is
Southwell’s
Quickstep (Fun for
Basses) from 1881. This
is described as a novelty
march for tuba section,
however. A notable
omission from the Tuba
Source Book, though, is
William Pettee’s
Olosabut, which is
clearly marked 1885 on
the original published
sheet music. This piece
is not listed in the Tuba
Source Book. However, a
different piece by Pettee
called Osceola is listed
from 1889. $14.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | |
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