Posted by Steve Dedman on April 30, 2001 at 23:07:48:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: TUBA journal-YAWN! posted by disagree again, well, not with everything on April 30, 2001 at 14:16:40:
The reality is, unfortunately, that for most people (public), the Hindemith is as far out in terms of musical accessability as they get. After that, especially for solo music, it just becomes noise. Like it or not, for the general public, Pagannini will always be more "listenable" than Kraft or Penderecki. That's why, IMO, that while tubists will perform pieces written for tuba on a recital, there will almost always be a horn concerto or cello sonata or both on the program somewhere. It's not that there isn't music in there, it's just that finding the music requires more of the listener as well as the player.
That & 2 bits will get you a piece of dubble bubble.