Klarinet Archive - Posting 000487.txt from 1997/07

From: "C Henderson" <chenderson@-----.au>
Subj: tubas
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 13:18:29 -0400

Craig Countryman wrote:
<snip>
> tuba parts get pretty ugly sometimes, especially because
> we're not used to having to bounce around three or four octaves like
> clarinet, yet a lot of composers seem to be under the impression that =
we
> can, without driving ourselves mad.
<snip>

Tell me, Craig, while we're on the subject of tuba playing, have you ever=
tried
the piece "Tuba Smarties" from Sky's 2nd album "Sky 2" (predictable name,
isn't it?) I believe the band wanted a tuba for some other piece, and =
the tubist
(sic?) only agreed on condition he had a solo role in one track as well. =
It sounds
like it would be really hard to get all the notes out - it's got lots of =
quaver/
semiquaver runs and staccato notes. I'd be interested to know whether =
(if you've
tried it) you think it would be a suitable piece for bass clarinet.

Clare Henderson <chenderson@-----.au>