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  • Jasonium
    Member
    • Dec 2007
    • 78

    Best Melodic Euphonium Solos

    I've been searching for melodic euphonium solos to practice lately. I'm looking for a piece where I can focus on my tone, not so much technical work so not a theme and variation or modern concerto. What are the best melodic euphonium solos out there? Piano accompaniment or unaccompanied preferred because I'm not looking to purchase a full band arrangement. Some examples I've come up with:

    Panache - Dewhurst Robin
    Arioso - Bach
    Rhapsody for euphonium - James Curnow
    Vocalise - Rachmaninov arr. Mead
    Oh Danny Boy
    You Raise Me Up
    Gabriel's Oboe
    Yamaha Neo 642TSII
    Denis Wick SM4 Ultra X
  • RickF
    Moderator
    • Jan 2006
    • 3869

    #2
    Those you listed so far all sound good to me for working on tone. Since the euphonium is often considered a “tenor solo instrument”, I like playing some solos of my favorite tenor vocalist. In my case that’s Nat King Cole. Songs like, Mona Lisa, Unforgettable, Stardust, etc. These old songs also help me with phrasing or breathing in the right places. Also “Nesun Dorma” would be a great piece to practice. Don’t forget the “Lord’s Prayer” (Malotte). Helps in developing a good tone at softer dynamics.
    Last edited by RickF; 10-19-2018, 10:52 AM.
    Rick Floyd
    Miraphone 5050 - Warburton BJ / RF mpc

    "Always play with a good tone, never louder than lovely, never softer than supported." - author unknown.
    Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches

    El Cumbanchero (Raphael Hernandez, arr. Naohiro Iwai)
    The Cowboys (John Williams, arr. James Curnow)
    Festive Overture(Dmitri Shostakovich)

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    • enhite
      Senior Member
      • May 2012
      • 270

      #3
      Kenneth D. Friedrich wrote a nice melodic piece for euphonium and piano: Ballade in D flat. It's not difficult. Range is from F below the BC staff to high B flat above. His website is http://www.kfsbrasschamber.com/
      SheetMusicPlus has a preview and a link to a recording.
      Last edited by enhite; 10-19-2018, 02:19 PM.

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      • Euphjuwan
        Junior Member
        • Feb 2018
        • 10

        #4
        Originally posted by Jasonium View Post
        I've been searching for melodic euphonium solos to practice lately. I'm looking for a piece where I can focus on my tone, not so much technical work so not a theme and variation or modern concerto. What are the best melodic euphonium solos out there? Piano accompaniment or unaccompanied preferred because I'm not looking to purchase a full band arrangement.
        I recommend

        'A Walk in the Woods' - Jiro Censhu

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        • JasonDonnelly
          Member
          • Nov 2015
          • 89

          #5
          The Holy Well by Peter Graham and Summer Isles by Phillip Sparke, both excerpts taken from larger brass band works, are beautiful euphonium solos around the 4 minutes mark. They both have piano accompaniment available.
          University of Miami - BM Euphonium Performance '21
          Indiana University - MM Bass Trombone and Euphonium Performance '24



          Besson Prestige 2052S
          Courtois 551BHRA
          Conn 88HCLSGX
          Various Greg Black mouthpieces

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          • ChristianeSparkle
            Senior Member
            • Jun 2018
            • 366

            #6
            Green Hill by Bert Appermont?
            "Never over complicate things. Accept "bad" days. Always enjoy yourself when playing, love the sound we can make on our instruments (because that's why we all started playing the Euph)"

            Euph: Yamaha 642II Neo - 千歌音
            Mouthpiece: K&G 4D, Denis Wick 5AL

            https://soundcloud.com/ashsparkle_chika
            https://www.youtube.com/user/AshTSparkle/

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            • run76
              Member
              • Nov 2014
              • 84

              #7
              respectfully yours by andy scott.

              Very nice piece of music

              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzzW_H1f4ec

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              • TheJH
                Senior Member
                • Dec 2014
                • 339

                #8
                another one I would say is The Auld Noost. beautiful slow melody.
                Euphoniums
                2008 Willson 2960TA Celebration
                1979 Boosey & Hawkes Sovereign (Round Stamp)
                Mouthpiece: Denis Wick SM4
                Baritone
                1975 Besson New Standard
                Mouthpiece: Courtois 10

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