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  1. Capriccio di Niccolo by Frank Proto - Euphonium Solo with Piano or Orchestra

    I'm very excited about this piece! It was originally written for Doc Severinsen (trumpet) and is a theme and variations based on Paganini's Caprice No. 24. The composer is Frank Proto. I communicated with Mr. Proto and convinced him to re-write the piece in a unique version for euphonium. It is available with piano or orchestra accompaniment. The latter version required the most work, because an orchestra that balances Doc Severinsen will bury a euphonium! It is important to note that Mr. Proto ...

    Updated 08-19-2015 at 06:26 PM by davewerden

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  2. SymbiosisDuo CD Review: Playground

    New CD of euphonium and tuba music.
    There is a new SymbiosisDuo album called "Playground" and you should run out and get it (virtually speaking)! This one has some nice new ideas, but it retains some of the concepts that were so successful on their first album. There is a risk in producing an album like this, because the main instruments are so far from what might normally be heard on a few of the well-known selections. The same was true with the first album, but the musicians took that chance and the result ...

    Updated 11-23-2021 at 06:51 PM by davewerden

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