FORBES Michael, Bass Is Loaded

tuba quartet

2 euphoniums, 2 tubas
Duration: 4’
Level: intermediate
Composed: 2007
Genre: contemporary
Composer: *1973

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Bass Is Loaded

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About this Work

Based on a pun of the situation in baseball where all the bases have runners on them and the player at bat has the intense potential to hit a home run and score four runs (termed a “Grand Slam”), this work is a funky feature for the “basses” of the band. The work was written for the tuba/euphonium quartet, Sotto Voce, and is intended as a piece for a quartet or tuba ensemble to close out a concert. It features an improvisation section so the players can create their own solos over the funky bassline.