Tuba Player's Orchestral Repertoire: Vol. 4 Richard Strauss - Softcover

Torchinsky, Abe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1514187949 ISBN 13: 9781514187944

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

Abe Torchinsky (1920-2009), the former principal tubist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, produced this significant series of orchestral study books for tubists. Each book includes entire tuba parts for every work.

Drawing on his extensive experience, Torchinsky's writing is concise and informative about each work, highlighting any difficulties and offering advice to tubists.

Moreover, the book corrects many errors present in the original parts, making it a valuable resource for musicians seeking accurate and reliable tuba parts for orchestral works.

Complete tuba parts for these works by Richard Strauss are included:Serenade in Eb major; Don Juan; Macbeth; Tod und Verklärung; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche; Also sprach Zarathustra (both tuba parts); Don Quixote (bass tuba); Don Quixote (tenor tuba in Bb); Don Quixote (tenor tuba in C); Ein Heldenleben (bass tuba); Ein Heldenleben (tenor tuba in Bb); Ein Heldenleben (tenor tuba in C); Symphonia Domestica; Eine Alpensinfonie (both tuba parts); Salomes Tanz.

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About the Author

Abe Torchinsky, a native of Philadelphia began playing tuba in a Boy Scout band. In 1935 he began taking lessons with a young student at the Curtis Institute of Music named Arnold Jacobs. By the time he was in high school, he was performing professionally on tuba and bass, even playing with Isham Jones Orchestra. He enrolled at the Curtis Institute of Music in 1940 and studied with Philip Donatelli, the tubist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, until the beginning of World War II. Mr. Torchinsky played in the Southern Symphony Orchestra and with the National Symphony Orchestra for one season (1942-1943). He then moved to New York City for concentrated study with William J. Bell. He performed in the original cast productions of Billy Rose's Seven Lively Arts, and Rogers and Hammerstein's Carousel and Allegro, and was in the cast of the movie Carnegie Hall. He performed with the Cities Service Band of America under Paul LaValle, and the NBC Symphony with Arturo Toscanini (1946-1949). Torchinsky joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1949, and served as principal tuba until 1972. Mr. Torchinsky and trombonist Henry Charles Smith hosted a radio program about the Philadelphia orchestra. After retiring from the Philadelphia Orchestra, Torchinsky became a member of the faculty of The University of Michigan (1972-1989).

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1514187949
• ISBN 13: 9781514187944
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 76