Capriccio for Solo Tuba and Band

Mike Forbes

Mike Forbes

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General Info

Year: 2010
Duration: c. 8:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Tuba and piano
Publisher: Kendor Music
Cost: Score and Parts – Rental ($75.00)

Instrumentation

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Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This grade 6 original was written to showcase a player’s virtuosity and agility on an instrument that’s too seldom given the artistic credit it deserves. The three-part work features a heroic main theme, soaring lyrical melodies, and a super-charged finish.

- Program Note by publisher

Commercial Discography

• Audio CD: University of Alabama Wind Ensemble (Kenneth Ozzello, conductor; Mike Forbes, tuba - 2015

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• Ohlone Wind Ensemble (Fremont, Calif.) (Tony Clements, conductor; Jon Taylor, tuba) – 25 March 2018
• University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Wind Ensemble (J. Thomas Seddon, conductor; Mike Forbes, tuba) – 27 February 2016 (CBDNA 2016 North Central Division Conference, Ames, Iowa)
• Georgia Southern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Robert Dunham, conductor; Mike Forbes, tuba) – 2013

Works for Winds by this Composer

• Battle Quest
• Capriccio for Solo Tuba and Band (2010)
• Cosmic Winds
• Dance of the Trolls (2014)
• Glacier Canyon (2016)
• Grumpy Troll,The
• Ice Flow (2018)
• Kaleidoscope
• Os Justi
• Synergy (2012)
• Torque (2013)
• Whispering Pines (2009)

Resources

• Forbes, M. (2010). Capriccio [score]. Kendor Music: Delevan, N.Y.