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  1. Looking Back at the 1980 Euphoniumists Dinner

    Note: this post is from a back issue of Euphonia Magazine. It is a summary of the evening I received the Euphonium Player of the Year Award. It was great fun and I thought it might provide an interesting insight into a different culture, particularly for U.S. players. There are links to several interesting sites within the content.

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  2. Comparing Professional Euphoniums to Mid-Level Euphoniums

    Does a "Professional" Euphonium Have Five Times Better Tone than a "Mid-Level" Euphonium?

    A research study by David R. Miles



    INTRODUCTION



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  3. Euphonium-Tuba Quintet on Prairie Home Companion

    The Mid-Winter Tuba Quintet will play on A Prairie Home Companion on Oct. 29 (and probably rebroadcast in many areas on Oct. 30). The group consists on Dave Werden, John Tranter, and Lee Dummer on euphoniums and Ralph Hepola and Tom McCaslin on tubas. Check you local putlic radio station for times.



    Pieces played include Dave Werden's arrangement of In the Hall of the Mountain King, Ray Grim's arrangement of Susie Polka, and a brand new arrangement written for the program: ...
  4. The Names BARITONE and TUBA.

    The names Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, and Soprano, which I listed from lowest to highest, are all voice ranges that you might find in any choir and in most choral music (although Baritone is less common because a lot of vocal music has 4 parts: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass). So the same names are used to indicate the range, or relative range, of a voice or an instrument. In the sax family, for example, all those names are applied, indicating the range of the sax (yes, there is even a Bass Saxophone, ...
  5. Key of the Euphonium

    Many people have asked me what key the euphonium is in. It IS confusing, but a euphonium is almost always BUILT in B-flat. That is, the fundamental tone of the horn with no valves pressed is a concert B-flat. However, the sheet music is written to 2 different standards.



    If you play in bass clef, the music is in concert pitch. So when you see a C in bass clef, you play it with the 4th valve in the low register or 1st valve in the upper register.



    When ...
  6. Brass Music from Movies

    There is a nice site on the Internet that has music from many movies that use brass instruments. Included are the Jabba theme from Star Wars, Jaws, Hook, and others. Depending on the movie, you will find parts for trumpet, horn, trombone, and tuba.


    Link: http://www.moviebrass.com/intro/Bonus_stuff/parts/parts.html
  7. Review: Jerry Owen - Variations

    MUSIC FOR THE EUPHONIUM

    OWEN, Jerry. Variations
    Solo Euphonium with band accompaniment
    Performance level: College (IV/V)
    Performance time: 6'45"
    Ranges: Bb to d"

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    Updated 11-23-2021 at 06:54 PM by davewerden

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  8. Review: Horovitz Euphonium Concerto

    HORWITZ, Joseph, Concerto (1972)

    Solo Euphonium with brass band accompaniment.
    Performance levels College/Professional (V/V)
    Performance times Sixteen minutes.
    Range: Bb to c"

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    Updated 11-23-2021 at 06:52 PM by davewerden

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    Euphonium-Tuba Blog , General Tuba-Euphonium Blog , Reviews
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