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> Tuba Tunes, How many are there?
Barry Williams
post Jul 8 2012, 03:35 PM
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How many Tuba Tunes are there?

Most people play the very straightforward piece by Craig Sellar Lang and know Norman Cocker's Tuba Tune, at least from Francis Jackson's famous recording.

I have Reginald Porter-Brown's delightful little number, (very easy) and give Eric Harding Thiman's piece an airing from time to time - when I get the chance to play an organ with a Tuba.

Do Board Members know of any other Tuba Tunes?

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post Jul 8 2012, 05:48 PM
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post Jul 8 2012, 06:27 PM
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QUOTE(Barry Williams @ Jul 8 2012, 03:35 PM) *

How many Tuba Tunes are there?

Most people play the very straightforward piece by Craig Sellar Lang and know Norman Cocker's Tuba Tune, at least from Francis Jackson's famous recording.

I have Reginald Porter-Brown's delightful little number, (very easy) and give Eric Harding Thiman's piece an airing from time to time - when I get the chance to play an organ with a Tuba.

Do Board Members know of any other Tuba Tunes?

Barry Williams

Paul Edwards wrote a "Turvey Tuba Tune" for the tuba in the village of Turvey (amazing Hill organ)
http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi...ec_index=N09400

I think it's good fun. Must dig it out again!
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post Jul 8 2012, 09:09 PM
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Dulcie Holland wrote a Tuba tune. There is a sample page on the Internet. It looks rather ordinary.

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post Jul 8 2012, 10:05 PM
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I am intrigued as to what a "tuba tune" is on the organ.

I'm assuming it refers to an organ stop but what does it sound like and do you have other instrument tunes as well?
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post Jul 8 2012, 11:16 PM
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I am intrigued as to what a "tuba tune" is on the organ.

I'm assuming it refers to an organ stop but what does it sound like and do you have other instrument tunes as well?

Yes, the Tuba is the name of an organ stop. When present it is the loudest stop on the organ. "Tuba Tune" is just the name of a piece composed to show off that stop. Here is a recording of Norman Cocker's Tuba Tune. You have to wait a bit for the Tuba to kick in, but the video makes it obvious when that's going to happen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU4IgHa21x0

There are organ stops named after all the regular orchestral instruments, though in general no one would be fooled into mistaking them for the actual instruments. Having said that, I have heard one or two very convincing trumpet stops and our city centre church has a really quite lifelike French Horn stop.
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The voluntary at York Minster this morning, was, by coincidence, Cocker's Tuba Tune. Spectacularly rendered by David Pipe.

There isn't normally a voluntary at the 10am Sung Eucharist at York, though today it was attended by the members and officers of general synod. A fine coincidence with this posting!
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post Jul 8 2012, 11:40 PM
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There are organ stops named after all the regular orchestral instruments, though in general no one would be fooled into mistaking them for the actual instruments.

Coincidentally I have just found this which demonstrates a few examples from King's College, Cambridge. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDF5Jj3V7NQ...feature=related
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Although not titled 'Tuba Tune' as such, 'Fanfare' by C.S.Lang (Fanfares and Processionals for Organ/ Novello), 'Festal Flourish' by Gordon Jacob and 'Paean', by Peter Hurford (An Album of Praise/Oxford) all have prominent roles for the Tuba.
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post Jul 9 2012, 08:50 AM
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A friend of mine Theo Saunders, (Organist & Master of the Choristers, Armagh Cathdral) has just told me of a Tuba Tune written for him by Antony Baldwin, sometime Director of Music at the Amercian Church in London. It is entitled "Mr Theo Saunders: His Trumpet Tune" and is available from Allegro Music. Although termed a 'Trumpet Tune' it is scored for Tuba or Trumpet En Chamade.

Apparently, it is a jolly piece written in the Eighteenth Century style and not at all difficult.

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post Jul 11 2012, 09:47 AM
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Yes, the Tuba is the name of an organ stop. When present it is the loudest stop on the organ.


I think Liverpool Anglican's Trompette Millitaire might argue with you over that assertion. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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QUOTE(mrbouffant @ Jul 11 2012, 10:47 AM) *
QUOTE(Vox Humana @ Jul 9 2012, 12:16 AM) *
Yes, the Tuba is the name of an organ stop. When present it is the loudest stop on the organ.


I think Liverpool Anglican's Trompette Millitaire might argue with you over that assertion. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

I would be most happy to engage with it! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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