French military orchestra tuba audition

[claf]

Not sure any of you would/could candidate, but I think you might find 4 things interesting:
- Position for contrabass tuba, doubling on bass tuba
- Position title is for "contrabass saxhorn", but the required instrument is actually "contrabass tuba" (historic legacy)
- Contrabass tuba can be Bb or C, bass tuba can be F or Eb, they explicitely don't care
- The excerpts list

[The Brute Squad]

There's an edition of Freischutz that has tuba in it?

[tubanh84]

There's an edition of Freischutz that has tuba in it?

I can't find one, and this is the first I'm hearing there may be one. I certainly hope they're willing to provide copies of the excerpts, because that will be a hard one to source.

[claf]

Since the opera itself dates before the invention of the instrument, I doubt it.
Maybe it's a bar counting test

Joke aside, it might be a wind band arrangement, because it's an audition for a wind band.

[claf]

Actually, I think I just found it here.

It's the version from Theodore Moses Tobani for Military Band.

[tubanh84]

That band part looks like a hoot. Thankfully the sixteenth run is slurred. Maybe I can convince a band around here to program it.

[russiantuba]

Potentially a military orchestra based on age restrictions?

I find it interesting to see West Side Story on bass tuba.

Cincinnati Symphony—changed audition rep clarification after invites for “C Tuba”.

French orchestra and rest of the world—please do it on bass tuba

[tubanh84]

Potentially a military orchestra based on age restrictions?

I find it interesting to see West Side Story on bass tuba.

Cincinnati Symphony—changed audition rep clarification after invites for “C Tuba”.

French orchestra and rest of the world—please do it on bass tuba

I don't understand the perceived need to do things on the biggest horn possible. I got a lot of grief during undergrad for doing quintet rep and some orchestral rep on my PT10. You know what no one ever said once I started playing, though? "We really need more tuba." Never an issue. Not once.

The West Side Story would be infinitely easier, cleaner, and more consistent on F. I like it.

[russiantuba]

I don't understand the perceived need to do things on the biggest horn possible. I got a lot of grief during undergrad for doing quintet rep and some orchestral rep on my PT10. You know what no one ever said once I started playing, though? "We really need more tuba." Never an issue. Not once.

The West Side Story would be infinitely easier, cleaner, and more consistent on F. I like it.

I’ve never played the orchestral version to see the part
. I believe it was written with Joe Novotny as tubist on the CC. Then again, I’m not a fan of huge CCs

I normally do quintet on my F. Doing a sub gig for a group, the guy doing the other 3 shows and the regular is using his 6/4 CC. I decided to bring both horns because some of the pieces like the My Spirit be Joyful by Bach and a couple other standards and the tuba showcase I’ve learned on F. The Gabrielli I learned on CC and many of those pieces have more weight versus an equal melodic part. The players are very strong in volume so bringing both horns is worth it.

My back in 20 years isn’t going to like me.

[tubanh84]

It's a great part, but lord does it move.

I am not against CCs. I would use my CC for almost all Gabrielli beyond a quintet or sextet arrangement. And I'd play CC on something like Gabrielli with the right quintet. Likewise, regardless of the marking in the part, I use the big horn on things like Bruckner 4. Just depends what sound I want.

I'd bring the F for the West Side Story for the "Cool" fugue, if nothing else. I had to sight read it on stage one time. Long story. On my Rudy 5/4. That was A Thing. I'm not saying it's not doable, because I did it. But a big F would make it a ton easier, make it more clear for the audience, and more likely to be accurate when it matters.