Samuel Adler
Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra
Version for Solo Tuba, 2 Pianos, and 2 Percussionists
Samuel Adler
Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra
Version for Solo Tuba, 2 Pianos, and 2 Percussionists
- Instrumentation Tuba, 2 Pianos and 2 Percussion
- Composer Samuel Adler
- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher Theodore Presser Company
- Order no. PRES114-42356
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Description:
There are too few concertos for tuba remarked Samuel Adler about the composition of his own CONCERTO FOR TUBA AND ORCHESTRA in 2017, now available in a new arrangement by the composer for solo tuba, two pianos, and two percussionists. Wishing to showcase the instrument's lyricism and dexterity alike, Adler cast his concerto in three movements, with a substantial cadenza between the second and third. The first movement, Cantillation, is free-flowing and songlike, while the second and third (Scherzo and Finale) are brilliant and virtuosic. The cadenza before the third movement is a display of musicality rather than technical prowess. I felt I wanted to give the soloist [David Saltzman] another opportunity to emphasize the beauty and [lyricism] of this neglected solo instrument, says Adler, a chance to sing by himself.