Program Notes for the Solo Tuba - Hardcover

 
9780253311894: Program Notes for the Solo Tuba
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0253311896 ISBN 13: 9780253311894
Publisher: Indiana University Press, 1994

Synopsis

"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.

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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.

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Publisher
Indiana University Press
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0253311896
ISBN 13 
9780253311894
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
166
Editor
Bird Gary