tuba methods and solos
Scholastic Edition
Fifty Short Studies for the Tuba Player
by Dr. David Uber
This collection is for the novice tuba player. Each study is set in fundamental key signatures and meters and the tempo markings are flexible so they may be increased or decreased according to the progress of the player.
WM #264…$9.00
Tuba solos
Badinere – Tuba w/Piano
by J.S. Bach
trans. Chris Olka
What an enjoyable little trifle this work is. Transcribed for tuba and piano, this is great for an opener or as an encore. Bach’s miniature masterpiece will have your entire audience tapping their toes.
WM #112…$4.00
Badinere – Tuba w/Brass Quintet
by J.S. Bach
trans. Chris Olka
Set for solo tuba with brass quintet accompaniment, this wee work will set your audience’s toes tapping to the lyrical melodies and fetching rhythms.
WM #114…$5.50
When it was raining… – Tuba w/Piano
by John Carbon
A major new solo work for tuba and piano in four movements. This music is depictive and descriptive as evidenced by the forward by the composer: “What can a child do on a rainy day? Perhaps visit a covered bridge. Imagining the life of a tin soldier might be interesting. Writing a letter? Best of all, stomping in puddles! “
WM #466…$18.50
Dirge: for the Age of Reptiles Op.37 – Tuba w/Piano
by Robert C. Ehle
Composer of the Sonatina for Tuba and Piano, Dr. Ehle’s new publication is a welcome encore for original solo material for the tuba. Laconic and taciturn, this brooding piece with its eclectic harmonies is a welcome addition to the tuba’s solo literature.
WM #401…$6.50
Sonatina for Tuba and Piano
by Robert Ehle
This piece features Japanese scales, the type of pentatonic scales, which contain half steps. A tuaba playing Japanese music provides an odd but interesting combination and conjures up the image of Sumo wrestling: great power combined with great delicacy. Depending on which tuba a performer chooses to use, some notes may be transposed up or down by an octave to fit the instrument.
WM #219…$17.00
Fanfare for Tuba – Unaccompanied
by Sandra Gay
This is an rousing short work for unaccompanied tuba. Whether used for opening a recital or as an effective encore, this is a piece you will want to have on hand to perform.
WM #322…$2.50
Renaissance Revisited – Various Wind Instr. Solo w/organ
by Sandra Gay
A tuneful medley of church song from the late Renaissance; Ein Feste Burg, Toulon, and Genevan 36, is very accessible and usable for church and recital purposes. This solo piece can be performed with satisfaction by the following instruments with organ: flute, or oboe, Bb clarinet, Eb saxophone, trumpet, tenor saxophone or treble clef euphonium, horn, trombone , bassoon or tuba.
WM #351…$13.00
Schon Rosmarin – Tuba w/Piano
by Fritz Kreisler
trans. Chris Olka
Wonderfully typical of Kreisler’s gregarious writing style. This small work will allow you to wax melodic in your next recital. This piece is transcribed for tuba with piano accompaniment.
WM #113…$7.00
Partita for Solo Tuba – Unaccompanied
by Hendrik de Regt
Inspired and modeled after the Baroque masters, this vibrant new work for unaccompanied tuba is certain to challenge and reward the musicians that perform it and the audience that will hear it.
WM #384…$6.00
Scholastic Edition
Me and My Tuba – Tuba w/Piano
by David Uber
With tongue firmly planted in cheek, Dr. Uber wrote a delightful little solo for the intermediate tubist [w/piano]. With traditional harmonies and fun tripping melodies this is a work that will engage the young student as they develop and learn their instrument.
WM #295…$6.00