Posted by your'e welcome on June 02, 2001 at 23:28:56:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Bourree posted by Learner on June 02, 2001 at 22:47:59:
Glad to be of help. The midi file is not the greatest for playing, but if you have notation software which handles midi files, you will be able to make your own printed arrangement which can be in whatever key you like and include your own phrasing marks. If you then did it at a contest you could even give the judge the copy of 'Bouree by Bach from............. arranged for unaccompanied solo tuba by YOU'.(With arrangers "historical notes" as well) Played well and musically it should be a winner as well as a good example of musical scholastic eandeavor. Be sure to do some careful listening to good musicians and develop the piece in your mind by "performing" (as opposed to just practicing it) developing the subtle nuances which make it a great little piec of music as well as a fairly challenging technical etude. It is not a bad piece to use as a practice etude in strict tempo as it covers a reasonable range and requires a fair bit of technic and flexibility, especially at higher mm speeds. I have used this as a regular "performance exercise" for close to 40 years and have never grown tired of it nor run out of slightly different ways to interpret it. Bach for tuba is great study and performance material. I strongly recommend having notation software so that you can develop material from other sources and adapt the written form of great music to written forms which are suitable to you as a musician who happens to play tuba rather than say violin, flute, french horn etc.
Ken