Posted by Alex C on August 19, 2003 at 20:05:26:
In Reply to: Favorite "Early" (Pre-1950) Tuba Solos posted by Steve Shoop on August 19, 2003 at 14:37:41:
Does His Majesty the Tuba by Robert Dowling fit in? Ho hum, also it's just another theme and variations.
Fred Geib had a nice original composition called "Cavatina" that I still think has some good musical qualities in it. Not a theme and variations but too short.
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Also, it's a little known fact that "Trumpet Voluntary" was originally "Tuba Voluntary*." Composed by Jerimiah Clarke, Henry Purcell stole it and transposed it for trumpet, the jerk. That's my favorite solo for tuba.
Mozart also wrote a solofor tuba, Tuba Mirum, but I've never seen a copy. That should be good.
*source: Chuck Daellanbach at a Canadian Brass Concert.