Second Suite - Gustav Holst

[Tubatasm]

This features a Tuba playing (I think) four notes at the beginning of the piece, without any accompaniment. These four 16th notes (or is it 8th notes?) go through the band.

Tuba also gets a simplified version of the melody later on.

It's a cool piece, I suggest you listen to it or play it. =)

[bearphonium]

Second Suite in F for Milatary Band, "March".

It is a fun piece to play, and there are some other movements that are fun. There is a cool euph solo in "Fantsaia on the Dargason" and "Song of the Blacksmith" has some interesting rythems in it.

Back in the day when my band played it, I played trombone, so I didn't get either cool part

[Tubatasm]

Yeah. Song of the Blacksmith is funky. =P

Sadly, when we sight read it, our Euphonium player didn't have a TC part so he couldn't play it. =(

[daytontuba]

The first movement - March - has one of the most well known solo passages for Euphonium. It is beautifully written and shows off the full tonal qualities of the instrument. A true classic for any Euphonium player!

[davewerden]

The first movement - March - has one of the most well known solo passages for Euphonium. It is beautifully written and shows off the full tonal qualities of the instrument. A true classic for any Euphonium player!

I could not agree more! FYI, I just finished an arrangement of this for solo and piano (also includes the 2nd movement, Song without Words). It should be published before long by Cimarron Music Press. I'll try to remember to post here when it's ready.

I played that new arrangement once already, but haven't had a chance to transcode the video. If I can get it done I'll post that as well.