Tuba and orchestra

Dominique Roggen has always loved writing music that adheres to Baroque-era principles of musical counterpoint, form, and style.
This love is what led him to write his concerti anachronistici: concerted works written for instruments that were... Read more

Set piece for the final at the 1st Geneva International Tuba Competition 2020. To the competition website
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These dances are inspired by the unique atmosphere of Balkan popular music, namely its lively nature, use of compound rhythms as well as the melancholic and nostalgic character. In three tonal movements, the dances highlight both the technical and... Read more

Some lively and jazzy chill music, a cool concert piece that should please and relax audiences. Read more

A fun and virtuoso piece which presents the famous themes of the opera “Carmen” by Bizet, sometimes in a surprising way... Read more

This concerto 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 main theme and a lyrical part which intertwine. The motives are... Read more

The tuba, invented around 1830 has no original baroque repertoire, so these  Variations in Olden Style were conceived after the Polonaise of the French Suite VI by J.S. Bach and written “à la Bach” in order to fill this gap a little. Read more

The «Aria con variazioni» is a theme and set of variations written for tuba and any keyboard instrument of choice and for tuba & strings. The variations are based on an original melodic theme by Georg Fr. Handel, (1685-1759) which itself was... Read more

"Monument ", a nine minute Elegy for solo tuba and strings was commissioned by the renowned tuba icon Roger Bobo and dedicated to the memory of his great friend and esteemed colleague, tuba virtuoso Tommy Johnson (1935-2006). The title was suggested... Read more

The basic idea of Parallels was to combine the flexible rhythmic concept of classical-style composed chamber music with jazz harmonies, and phrasing and sound of improvised jazz. Although there is no place for improvisation in the piece, certain... Read more

The tuba Nocturne begins with the solo tuba playing a lyrical and reflective passage, which forms the basis for much of the melodic and harmonic development of the piece. Several times an energetic allegro interrupts the mood of this opening... Read more

In this fantasy for tuba, harp and string orchestra we drift in an ocean of musical ambiances ranging from classical Fugue to funk rhythms accompanied by dreamy melodies. The piece is built in four movements, played without breaks. Read more

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 moon will not rise again. The tuba, as in an opera,... Read more