Analysis Of Twenty-Century Music For Tuba

Twenty-century music for Tuba: Analysis and Pedagogy methods of Solo Tuba of the master recital selected repertoire

Chapter 1

Even though the tuba was not known as a solo instrument for another century, the bass tuba in F was created by Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht and Johann Gottfried Moritz (1777–1840) in September 1835. It was decided that a big bass instrument was required, to produce low harmonics in the brass family. Since then it has been used as a bass part to support and accompany other instruments; both string and woodwind sections in the orchestra, also in the wind band in European region to replace the ophicleide, an ancient instrument which was popularity used in the orchestra during that time. Actually, there were no solo pieces
In 1954, the English composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams wrote the “Concerto for Bass tuba” dedicate to the London Symphony Orchestra to perform for the London Symphony Orchestra Jubilee Concert on 13th June 1954 premiered by Philip Catelinet, the principal tuba of London Symphony orchestra that time. Soon later, in 1955, a German composer Paul Hindemith also wrote his “Sonata for tuba and piano” included in his instrumental Sonata series which become a popular Solo tuba repertoire since it written. These two composers are the most effective composer that to make a tuba out standing in the world of western music character. Since that, many composers are following Ralph Vaughan Williams and Paul Hindemith to start to write a solo piece for tuba in both tonal and atonal music or even an unaccompanied piece for solo
The variety range of Dynamic, an unaccompanied music for tuba in the 20th and 21st century usually has a wider level of Dynamic rather than in the past. Since then, musical in the modern era, there are highly quality standards concert hall and the musical play venue where able to support with a level difference of sound. Which often differ from the ancient music, where music is usually held inside the home either a smaller venue. 4. With the use of an extended technique, this is the main raw material in unaccompanied music composition in the 20th and 21st century. Due to musical instruments quality is a potential for efficiency higher than early musical instruments make the composer invented new techniques to provide opportunities for players to show more their talent. 5. Interpretation in unaccompanied music, although the composer usually offer guidelines for the players in front of the music sheet, which often explain the method of how to do/perform special techniques in the piece. Nonetheless the composers also provided opportunities for and players can choose to play and interpenetration of their own way as