Chapter 1
Heavy metal physics
Chapter 2
The birth of a brass giant
Chapter 3
Global cousins and band leaders
Chapter 4
Orchestral power and famous solos
YOUR GOAL
Master of The heavy metal magic of the tuba
Ch 4 · Orchestral power and famous solos
maestro Orchestral Tuba Solos
Lead: Hitting high notes for a heavy oxcart! Response: That's 'Bydlo' calling, oh yeah!
Fun Fact
Tuba solo: The tuba plays a famous, gloomy solo mimicking a lumbering ox-cart in Maurice Ravel's orchestration of Pictures at an Exhibition.
Glossary
solo (noun)
A musical composition or passage performed by a single instrument or voice. Maurice Ravel's 1922 orchestration of Pictures at an Exhibition features a famously demanding orchestral tuba solo.
A musical composition or passage performed by a single instrument or voice. Maurice Ravel's 1922 orchestration of Pictures at an Exhibition features a famously demanding orchestral tuba solo.
Quiz
Which German composer designed the custom 'Wagner tuba' for his massive 1870s opera cycle?
Quiz
How many tuba players are typically found in a standard modern symphony orchestra?
Quiz
Which heavy animal is represented by a slow, low-pitched tuba solo in Ravel's orchestration of 'Pictures at an Exhibition'?
Quiz
The custom Wagner tuba is actually played by orchestral musicians who normally play which other brass instrument?
Quiz
In which famous 1830 symphony did French composer Hector Berlioz later substitute tubas for the original ophicleides?
Quiz
Who composed the groundbreaking Tuba Concerto in F minor in 1954, proving the tuba could be a solo instrument?