Tuba Concerto

James Barnes

James Barnes

General Info

Year: 1996
Duration: c. 18:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Southern Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Solo Tuba
Flute I-II
Piccolo (doubling Flute)
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Clarinet I-II-III
Bass Clarinet
Contra-Alto Clarinet in Eb or Contrabass Clarinet in Bb
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Bassoon I-II
Horn I-II-III-IV
Trumpet I-II-III
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion (3 players) utilized:

• Snare Drum
• Crash Cymbals
• Suspended Cymbal
• Triangle
• Tambourine
• Bell Tree
• Glockenspiel
• Xylophone
• Vibraphone
• Crotale (D)
• Chimes

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

In the first movement the tuba enters with the theme at m. 23, marked “Jolly.” This theme is broken into segments played by the ensemble with interruptions by the tuba. A countermelody enters in the tuba part at m. 71. The recapitulation occurs at m. 203 followed by a cadenza in m. 257. The second movement begins with an accompaniment similar to the first of Satie’s Gymnopedies. In the melodic line throughout the movement are stepwise sixteenth notes. The opening of the Rondo beings has a syncopated rhythmic motif which recurs throughout the movement. Near the end of the movement is a tuba cadenza which ends with multiphonics.

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Recent Performances

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• San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (William V. Johnson, conductor; Tony Clements, tuba) - 16 May 2009

Additional Works for Winds by this Composer

• All Pleasant Things (1998)
• Alvamar Overture (1981)
• Appalachian Overture (1983)
• Arioso and Presto
• Autumn Soliloquy (1987)
• Breckenridge
• Brookshire Suite (1980)
• Caribbean Hideaway
• Carnaval in São Paulo (2003)
• Centennial Celebration Overture (1986)
• Century Tower
• Chorale and Jubiloso (1998)
• Citadel (2015)
• Credo (2016)
• Crossgate (1984)
• Danza Sinfonica
• Desperate Pursuit (2012)
• Dexter Park Celebration (2017)
• Dream Journey
• Eagle Bend
• Eagle Crest
• Eisenhower Centennial
• Escenas de los Aztecas (2012)
• Fanfare and Capriccio
• Fanfare and Processional (2018)
• Fanfare for West Point
• Fanfares and Alleluias
• Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Nicolo Paganini (1988)
• Festival Concert March
• Foxfire
• Golden Festival Overture
• Heatherwood Portrait
• High Plains Overture
• Hobart Centennial March
• Hunter Park
• Impressions of Japan (1994)
• Inspiration Point
• Inventions on Marching Songs
• Invocation and Toccata (1982)
• Jubilation Overture
• Legend
• Leroy Anderson Portrait, A (as arranger)
• Light in the Wilderness, A
• Lonely Beach (1993)
• The Long Gray Line (1988)
• Lyric Interlude (1980)
• Maracas from Caracas
• Meditation (2017)
• Nulli Secundus
• Old Guard, The
• Pagan Dances (1996)
• Pershing Rifles, The
• Poetic Intermezzo (1985)
• Porgy and Bess (as arranger) (1928/2002)
• Quest (2016)
• Rapscallion
• Rhapsodic Essay
• Ritmico (2018)
• Riverfest (1985)
• Romanza
• Silver Gazebo, The
• Solemn Prelude, A
• Sorcery Suite (2002)
• Spitfire Overture (1991)
• Stone Meadows
• Sunflower Saga
• Symphonic Essay (2012)
• Symphonic Overture (1991)
• Symphonic Requiem (2015)
• Symphony No. 2
• Symphony No. 3 (1997)
• Symphony No. 4
• Symphony No. 5 (2000)
• Symphony No. 9 (2018)
• Tchaikovsky Suite
• Texans, The (1986)
• Three Symphonic Fanfares (1989)
• Toccata Fantastica
• Torch Dance
• Trail of Tears (1989)
• Trailridge Saga
• Tribute (Barnes) (2011)
• Tuba Concerto
• Twin Oaks
• Variants on a Moravian Hymn
• Very American Overture, A
• Visions Macabres (1984/2006)
• We the People
• Westport Overture
• Westridge Overture (1983/1991)
• Wild Blue Yonder, The (2008)
• Yama Midori
• Yorkshire Ballad (1985)

Additional Resources

• Barnes, J. (1997). Concerto for tuba Op. 96b [score]. San Antonio, TX: Southern Music Company.