15 Orchestral Etudes for Contrabass Tuba
edited and supplemented by Dr. Preston Light
(2019)
If you've ever auditioned for an orchestra gig, you're already familiar with lists of excerpts. While each excerpt is chosen to test the performer in one or more aspects of their playing, the task of polishing them can often become tedious and mindless, resulting in flat, uninspiring performances. Preston and I wanted to offer a new way to practice those same challenges, while avoiding the monotony of repetition. We wanted musicality to be at the forefront.
Each excerpt has been boiled down to its core melodic and rhythmic elements, and an etude written from those elements: new, but familiar. By mastering the etudes, you'll find yourself well-trained to take on the challenges specific to each excerpt. Supplemental notes by Preston further expand on what to focus on in the etudes.
The list of excerpts include:
Bruckner - Symphony No. 7 - I
Bruckner - Symphony No. 7 - IV
Hindemith - Symphonic Metamorphosis
Mahler - Symphony No. 2
Mahler - Symphony No. 5
Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5 - I
Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5 - IV
Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet - Minuet, Knights
Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet - Friar, At Laurence's
Respighi - Fountains of Rome
Strauss - Ein Heldenleben
Wagner - Die Meistersinger
Wagner - Das Rheingold - Vahalla
Wagner - Das Rheingold - Dragon
Wagner - Die Walküre
Available from Cimarron Music
If you've ever auditioned for an orchestra gig, you're already familiar with lists of excerpts. While each excerpt is chosen to test the performer in one or more aspects of their playing, the task of polishing them can often become tedious and mindless, resulting in flat, uninspiring performances. Preston and I wanted to offer a new way to practice those same challenges, while avoiding the monotony of repetition. We wanted musicality to be at the forefront.
Each excerpt has been boiled down to its core melodic and rhythmic elements, and an etude written from those elements: new, but familiar. By mastering the etudes, you'll find yourself well-trained to take on the challenges specific to each excerpt. Supplemental notes by Preston further expand on what to focus on in the etudes.
The list of excerpts include:
Bruckner - Symphony No. 7 - I
Bruckner - Symphony No. 7 - IV
Hindemith - Symphonic Metamorphosis
Mahler - Symphony No. 2
Mahler - Symphony No. 5
Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5 - I
Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5 - IV
Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet - Minuet, Knights
Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet - Friar, At Laurence's
Respighi - Fountains of Rome
Strauss - Ein Heldenleben
Wagner - Die Meistersinger
Wagner - Das Rheingold - Vahalla
Wagner - Das Rheingold - Dragon
Wagner - Die Walküre
Available from Cimarron Music