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An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works for Tuba Published By AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SELECTED WORKS FOR TUBA PUBLISHED BY THE TUBA-EUPHONIUM PRESS by HEATHER NOYES RICHTER (Under the Direction of Jean Martin-Williams) ABSTRACT The repertoire for tuba has increased dramatically in the last forty years. The Tuba-Euphonium Press catalog contains many works from this time that are currently not available through mainstream markets. By systematically assigning these works a difficulty rating popularly accepted in the education field, and corresponding to the industry standard resource, this guide seeks to make those works more widely recognized. The main sections of this document walk the reader through each piece with thorough annotations and musical examples. The categories contained within the document are: Tuba Etudes and Studies, Unaccompanied Works for Tuba, and Tuba and Electronic Media. The final component of the document deals with general trends and conclusions the researcher found while examining the works. INDEX WORDS: tuba, brass bibliography, tuba etudes, unaccompanied tuba, tuba and electronic media AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SELECTED WORKS FOR TUBA PUBLISHED BY THE TUBA EUPHONIUM PRESS by HEATHER NOYES RICHTER B.M., The University of Northern Iowa, 2001 M.M., The University of Arizona, 2003 A Document Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of The University of Georgia in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS ATHENS, GEORGIA 2010 © 2010 Heather Noyes Richter All Rights Reserved AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SELECTED WORKS FOR TUBA PUBLISHED BY THE TUBA EUPHONIUM PRESS by HEATHER NOYES RICHTER Major Professor: Jean Martin-Williams Committee: David Zerkel David Haas Roy Legette Roger Vogel Electronic Version Approved: Maureen Grasso Dean of the Graduate School The University of Georgia July 2010 DEDICATION This document is the result of a project started seven years ago for the International Tuba- Euphonium Association. A conversation took place at a regional conference that there was just too much music being written that no teachers or players were aware of and that someone should do something about it. Little did I know that I would be the one to be challenged with making others aware of this music. What started as a somewhat ominous task of assigning grades to all the music in the Tuba-Euphonium Press catalog has evolved into something much larger. This document is just the beginning of what I hope the Tuba-Euphonium Press will be able to sustain, an annotated listing of their published works on their website, with audio clips and links to recordings with artists and composers bios. We, as tubists, are the ones to change how our instrument is viewed, we are the ones who have the opportunity to commission music, educate others on what music is available and promote our instrument and music for ourselves. This document is dedicated to the International Tuba-Euphonium Association and to all those who have worked so hard to build the repertoire and quality of our instruments. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS There are many professors who gave generously of their time and talents to make this document come to fruition. This concept can be traced back to Jim Shearer and Deanna Swoboda who helped get the first phase of this project started many years ago and answered many emails and helped sort though many boxes of music. Thanks go to Dennis Askew who stepped in to help with the procurement of the music. I would like to thank Dr. Jean Martin-Williams for her editorial guidance and motivational support which were there from the first steps through the last edits. A tremendous thank-you goes to David Zerkel for his hours of discussion and teaching to help me formulate my thought processes that made this document possible. A final thank you is due to Tuba-Euphonium Press and the International Tuba-Euphonium Association for their generous donation of music for study and research so that this document could be completed. v TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................ v CHAPTER 1 ................................................................................................................................ ..1 INTRODUCTION, ORGANIZATIONAL PLAN AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE............1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................1 Statement of Purpose ................................................................................................................... 3 Need for the Study....................................................................................................................... 4 Delimitations ............................................................................................................................... 4 Methodology ............................................................................................................................... 5 Review of Related Literature ...................................................................................................... 6 CHAPTER 2 .................................................................................................................................. 9 ANNOTATIONS OF COMPLETE TUBA ETUDES AND STUDIES ..................................... 9 CHAPTER 3 ................................................................................................................................ 45 UNACCOMPANIED TUBA COMPOSITIONS ..................................................................... 45 CHAPTER 4 .............................................................................................................................. 114 ANNOTATIONS OF TUBA AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA ................................................ 114 CHAPTER 5 .............................................................................................................................. 136 GENERAL TRENDS AND CONCLUSIONS........................................................................136 vi BIBLIOGRAPHY ....................................................................................................................... 139 APPENDIX A – LISTING OF COMPLETE ANNOTATED WORKS BY COMPOSER ....... 141 APPENDIX B – LISTING OF COMPLETE WORKS BY DIFFICULTY GRADE ................ 144 APPENDIX C – LISTING OF COMPLETE TUBA ETUDES AND STUDIES BY DIFFICULTY GRADE .............................................................................................................. 147 APPENDIX D – LISTING OF COMPLETE UNACCOMPANIED TUBA COMPOSITIONS BY DIFFICULTY GRADE ........................................................................................................ 149 APPENDIX E – LISTING OF COMPLETE TUBA AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA WORKS BY DIFFICULTY GRADE .............................................................................................................. 151 vii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION, ORGANIZATIONAL PLAN AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE Introduction The tuba first appeared in orchestral repertoire in 1835, making it one of the most recent standard orchestral instruments to be developed. The development of the solo literature for the instrument was equally slow, with the first major work composed in 1954, nearly 120 years after its introduction. Since 1954, there has been a wealth of material written for the tuba, in fact so much so that there are many works that are not performed on college recitals, conference recitals or discussed in the new items section of the industry journal. The Tuba-Euphonium Press has been instrumental in accepting many new works for the repertoire, yet many of these works are little known to a majority of performers. This document will provide detailed information on many of these publications in the hopes that the music will be better understood and studied with greater frequency. The Tuba-Euphonium Press was established in the 1980‟s as the TUBA Manuscript Press, an outreach of TUBA, Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association, what is now known as the International Tuba and Euphonium Association, or ITEA. The Tuba-Euphonium Press “publishes and sells music for the tuba, euphonium, and combinations of tubas and euphoniums.”1 There are many levels of music available from the Tuba-Euphonium Press from beginner solos and etudes to highly advanced concertos, solos and new methods. The Tuba- Euphonium Press has also begun selling music that was originally published by smaller 1 David Miles, “Tuba-Euphonium Press Column” in ITEA Journal (vol. 31, no. 3, Spring 2004), 82. 1 companies, and this has added to the variety of the catalog. By incorporating these works into the Tuba-Euphonium catalog the smaller publishing companies have minimized costs and increased visibility. The Tuba-Euphonium Press advertises in the industry journal, transports the works to various conventions, and puts all of the information on one web site (http://iteaonline.org) for easier access. The Tuba-Euphonium Press was established by a group of leaders representing the tuba- euphonium community in order to fulfill a desire to have more music written and made available to future generations of tuba and euphonium players. These leaders consisted of a combination of prominent tuba and euphonium professors and performers of the time, including Harvey Phillips, Daniel Perantoni, R.Winston Morris, Earl Louder, Barton Cummings, Don Little, Robert Whaley and J. Lesley Varner.2 The idea behind the press came out of a genuine
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