Advanced Classical Music of the Modern Age Sheet Music

This piece in 3/4, begins with a chromatic cascading effect, reminiscent of the entertainers entering a circus ring. After the first section, based on semiquavers and a walking baritone part, the feel...

The two main organizational elements that form the basis of this work are a rhythmic motive (which spans over the metres 2/4 3/4 3/4 2/4 3/4) and a tone row that mirrors around its middle (A, C, D, Eb...

The two main organizational elements that form the basis of this work are a rhythmic motive (which spans over the metres 2/4 3/4 3/4 2/4 3/4) and a tone row that mirrors around its middle (A, C, D, Eb...

The Spoon Bear of Beldibi for tuba and piano by composer Robert Delanoff is a work inspired by an experience that is as unusual as it is poetic. During a hike in the canyon of Beldibi in Turkey, the c...

The Spoon Bear of Beldibi for tuba and piano by composer Robert Delanoff is a work inspired by an experience that is as unusual as it is poetic. During a hike in the canyon of Beldibi in Turkey, the c...

Monument', a nine minute Elegy for solo tuba and strings (also with piano reduction by the composer) was written from November 2006 through January 2007. The work was commissioned by the renowned tuba...

This concerto, written in 1980, is a concertante work for the traditional audience, but without technical or musical concessions for the tuba. The structure is inspired by the classical sonata, with a...

The music of 'Eclipse Finale?' is a fantasy on the well-known German folk song 'Der Mond ist aufgegangen' (The moon has risen). 'Eclipse finale?' is a piece which presents the age-old fear that the mo...

Some explanations by the composer: 'I chose to employ a medium sized orchestral instrumentation to create a larger sound palette for the solo instrument, and I have also used the traditional concerto...

This sonata in one movement opens with recitatives before alternating lyrical, lively or meditative passages. A very pictorial and theatrical work which takes us through various scenes with colorful t...

This sonata in one movement opens with recitatives before alternating lyrical, lively or meditative passages. A very pictorial and theatrical work which takes us through various scenes with colorful t...

This work explores melodic versatility and extended harmony. The truly unique aspect of the work is how it 'fits' the idiomatic elements of the tuba so well. The sonata-allegro first movement showcase...

This work explores melodic versatility and extended harmony. The truly unique aspect of the work is how it 'fits' the idiomatic elements of the tuba so well. The sonata-allegro first movement showcase...

Real monsters, or imaginary ones. Sometimes the difference is small! Monster of the Abyss. The first protagonist lives deep into the oceanic Abyss: we can hear its profound heartbeat as it sings a maj...

The tuba is a voluminous instrument that needs air and space above all. This work explores these two elements from a sound perspective, while incorporating occasional virtuoso incursions that adorn th...

The tuba is a voluminous instrument that needs air and space above all. This work explores these two elements from a sound perspective, while incorporating occasional virtuoso incursions that adorn th...

Maes Howe is a large sepulchral mound in the Orkney Islands of northern Scotland, containing a long passage that leads to a rectangular central burial chamber whose walls hold small vaults. Built some...