Tuba solo

The collection of 12 fantasias for solo violin (TWV 40:14-25) by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1757) was first published in Hamburg in 1735. The Italian influence of the sonata and concerto is clearly evident. The fantasias no. 7, 8 and 9 selected by... Read more

Postcards for Tuba is part of a series of pieces for unaccompanied instruments. The five different movements are meant to show the possibilities of the tuba, not only in terms of technique but also in terms of emotion and humor. Read more

​A misterioso, amoroso and giocoso tuba! Read more

This piece opens with a cadenza where violence alternates with serenity. The middle section presents a melody in a romantic mood. A second cadenza leads to the finale which was deliberately written in a jazzy style since today's orchestral musicians... Read more

“Groove in Turns” is a solo for tuba written in 3 parts. The first part is a cadenced introduction covering all the tuba tessitura. The second is a slow, very expressive choral ending with multiphonics. The third is a wild Funk,which must excite the... Read more

These solo concert pieces fully functions as an unaccompanied solo piece, but of course, it is more colorful with the piano.
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The «Variations on a Hungarian Children Song» are the kind of music musicians love the most: they are easy to play but sound really difficult. This makes the piece ideal as a final offering for recitals or concerts. Read more

Caprice No. 1 (1993) This was written following my first meeting with tuba virtuoso, Roger Bobo, whose impressive playing and energy inspired me to write the piece.  Caprice No. 2 (1997) When I was studying in Salzburg, I was very envious of the... Read more

Contemplation, joy, anger and resignation are depicted. The work ends with a multi-phonic «chorale» representing eternal peace and, finally, the tolling of the «bell» ending this life and beginning the next. Read more

Get your accompaniments on SoundCloud This book includes a selection of grooves taken from the original Sassified CD as well... Read more

This piece, composed for solo tuba and whose title in Portuguese means Further Beyond, is the third part of a musical triptych, which incorporates “Cenario Eterno” (Eternal Landscape) for Jazz Sextet and “P’ra La do Cenario” (Beyond the Landscape)... Read more

Boreas stands for the “North Wind” of Greek mythology. In Scandinavian mythology, it was known as BOR, father of Odin, chief of the ancient pagan gods Asar and his brothers. This piece, taken from the Tuba Concerto Maes Howe, is based upon a melody... Read more

«Encounters II» was written for Roger Bobo in December 1966, and premiered at the “Encounters” concert series in Pasadena in 1967. The first thing Roger and I did was spend a day together, during which we engaged in a creative interplay of ideas and... Read more

This Elegy is a lament (con dolore) which expresses through a simple and poignant lyricism of great dignity the mesureless suffering of the Armenian people. The sound of the tuba in the low register gives this music a magical quality. Read more

The Scherzino for tuba alone was written 1999 as the required piece of the International Tuba Competition in Brno (CZ). The work offers brilliant rhythmic music in a 3/8 time which surrounds a Cantabile middle section. Read more

It comes about from the composer's musings about how a Norwegian troll would act and sound like, especially if particularly disturbed. This work was meant to be a tour-de-force of technique and musical expression for the advanced tubist as well as a... Read more

«Eccentric Dances» was commissioned by Swiss tuba soloist Remo Capra. The idea of «dances» for tuba was irresistible, giving the lowest brass instrument a chance to show off its expressive versatility and technical agility. The «eccentric» adjective... Read more