Description
"This is a valuable reference tool for any serious tuba scholar." -TUBA Journal Reviews
" . . . an excellent resource . . . " -American Music Teacher
Program notes, written by the composers themselves, describe 88 works for the solo tuba. Includes works for the tuba alone, tuba and piano, and tuba with other types of accompaniment. Each entry gives complete publication data, a history of the piece, its instrumentation and movements, and a description of its musical structure and characteristics. Gary Bird provides an invaluable resource for students, teachers, and professional performers in building repertoire and in gaining insight into a vital body of contemporary music.
Program notes describe 88 works by 57 composers, the most important pieces for the solo tuba of the past 40 years.
About the Author
GARY BIRD is Professor of Music at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches tuba, euphonium, and jazz studies. He has been Principal Tubist of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and is presently tubist with the Johnstown and Westmoreland symphony orchestras.
Reviews
"This is a valuable reference tool for any serious tuba scholar." -TUBA Journal Reviews "... an excellent resource..." -American Music Teacher
Book Information
ISBN 9780253311894
Author Gary Bird
Format Hardback
Page Count 166
Imprint Indiana University Press
Publisher Indiana University Press
Weight(grams) 340g
