Posted by David on August 17, 2002 at 16:47:12:
In Reply to: Contrabass Solos??? posted by Eric on August 17, 2002 at 00:48:30:
This is a repertoire worth learning. It may take a long time, but by the time you finish you'll have technic to burn and play very musically to boot.
Bach Cello Suites (various ones)
Frackenpohl Sonata
Grant Stuff
Hartley Suite for Tuba
Kraft Encounters II
Penderecki Capriccio
Persichetti Serenade No. 12
solo with piano
Bach/Wilson Concerto No. 1
Bach/Bell Air and Bourree
Barat Introduction and Dance (easier on F)
Bozza Concertino
Beach Marys Idea
Beversdorf Sonata
Bottje Prelude and Fugue
Brandon - Sonata
Broughton - Concerto (Sonata?)
Capuzzi/Wilson Concerto for Double Bass
Cummings - Suite No. 1 for Tuba
Cummings - Concerto
Cummings - Remembrance
Debussy Le Petit Negre
Frackenpohl - Concertino
Frackenpohl Tubarag
Galliard Sonatas for bassoon (F?)
Grant - Just a Thought
Grant - High Autumn
Grant - Endorphins
Haddad Suite for Tuba
Hartley Sonata
Heiden Concerto
Hindemith Sonate
Ionel Rumanian Dances No. 2, 3, 4, 5 (easier on F)
Jacob Tuba Suite
Lebedev Concert Allegro
Lebedev Concerto in One Movement
Marcello Sonatas
Monti/Hilgers - Czardas
Mozart Horn Concerti(easier on F)
Uber - Deep River
Uber Legend of the Purple Hills
Uber - Pink Panther
Ritter George Concertino
Semler/Collery Barcarolle et Chanson Bachique
Senaille/Catelinet Introduction and Allegro Spiritoso
Shelley - Freedom
Sibbing Sonata
Spillman Two Songs
Swann Two Moods
Stevens Sonatina
Vaughan Williams Concerto for Bass Tuba (easier on F)
Vaughan Williams/Wagner - Six Studies in English Folk Song
Vivaldi Sonata No. 5(easier on F)
Wilder Effie Suite
Wilder - Suite for Horn, Tuba and Piano
This is just a sampling of the material I have played over the years. Some of the material is very good, my opinion only, and some of it not very good. I have concentrated in recent years on playing music that is tonal, has melodic content, and is playable by the majority of tuba players as well as the accompanist.
Hope this helps in your quest to get a list of literature.
David Wilson
www.DavidWilsonTuba.org
P.S. - Any of you knowing of performance venues for an aspiring soloist (me) let me know. I hope to be performing on a couple of the ITEA regional conventions this next year and would like to do the same in your area or school.