I’m a decent high school freshman looking for a nice euphonium solo to play for our recital coming up, any suggestions?
I’m a decent high school freshman looking for a nice euphonium solo to play for our recital coming up, any suggestions?
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What is your taste? Would you like something dramatic, slow and pretty, theme & variations, original euphonium music, or...?
We're lucky that there are lots of good choices today!
Dave Werden (ASCAP)
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Preferably something slow and pretty, I don’t really care for the theme and variation style but am open for options.
You might look at Paul Droste's nice arrangement of Schumann's Five Pieces in Folk Style. There are a couple of nice slow movements, and you could pair one of those with the 4th or 5th movements for a more lively finish. It's very nice music!
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title...3?aff_id=15680
Dave Werden (ASCAP)
Euphonium Soloist, U.S. Coast Guard Band, retired
Adams Artist (Adams E3)
Alliance Mouthpiece (DC3)
YouTube: dwerden
Facebook: davewerden
Twitter: davewerden
Instagram: davewerdeneuphonium
Another idea is this John Philip Sousa parlor piece, originally for violin. Slow and pretty.
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title...2?aff_id=15680
Here is my recording of this piece:
Dave Werden (ASCAP)
Euphonium Soloist, U.S. Coast Guard Band, retired
Adams Artist (Adams E3)
Alliance Mouthpiece (DC3)
YouTube: dwerden
Facebook: davewerden
Twitter: davewerden
Instagram: davewerdeneuphonium
I’ll check them out. Thanks so much!