The repetitiveness and monotony of the arrangement probably made it hard to keep momentum. They perform dynamics well but it's the music not moving which makes it seem low energy.
It doesn't help that, to my ears at least, it seems to be recorded with the accompanying instruments kept acoustically subdued compared to the soloist. Too, as previously mentioned, accompaniment seems written as a mere backdrop for the soloist, rather than possessing an equal (or near equal) voice.
What doesn’t help is that there’s so many on each part, they can’t really play it like it needs to be played. If they did, they’d drown Nat out. And this kind of stuff isn’t really meant to be conducted, either.
Hi, as far as I (the admin) know, you can buy the arrangement online - this should be the right one: shop.layered.org/product.sc;jsessionid=9D563AC1FD41F1A836C8636FD27A4A8D.qscstrfrnt04;jsessionid=DC827C2FE394458E573EDF49CD50B2DF.p3plqscsfapp001?productId=44&categoryId=1
This number is named Brooklyn, was written by Nat McIntosh and he played it with the great band the Youngblood Brass Band. Contact them, they have several arangements. O, and no, the tuba player in this video is definitely NOT Nat McIntosh.
The tuba is really impressive I just wish the band behind him was as impressive. They don’t have much musicianship. They play what’s on the page nothing more if anything less. They play it very square which doesn’t fit with the crazy extended style of the tuba.
What a sweeping generalization! This is a brass band playing a big band style arrangement. It's a bit like Yehudi Menhuin when he tried to play jazz - it was a decent attempt, but not his forte. It doesn't mean he wasn't a great musician. This would have been a novelty number in a concert of fairly traditional brass band repertoire. A bit of fun! Don't be so scathing.
So, you found a guy that looks just close enough to Nat to make it confusing, then on top of that you put “Nat” in the title, but it’s actually a guy named Wolfgang?
LOL What a sick tuba! I have high chops like this guy but need to develop them more! Any tips on practice method for the aspiring jazz tubist? :) Bless #thepowerofkeath
Hi, you can just contact the company Miraphone (www.miraphone.de/ ) These tubas are made individually for the clients so I cannot tell you an exact price... ;)
This is actual not a Miraphone tuba, but a tuba designed by Peter Oberrauch KG, a Brass instrument manufactury from south-tirol. I don't understand how they came up with Miraphone....
The original one was made by Peter Oberrauch and Wolfgang Rabensteiner. The tuba you see in the video is another version that Wolfgang designed together with Miraphone ;)
This guy and band are talented, I can see that, but they are too good for this song. Youngblood brass band is also amazing, but they have a much rougher sound, and know exactly how to manipulate the extended techniques to their preferences, and this reminds me of a high school pep band version of a song, not in terms of skill of players, but through the arrangement and cleanliness of sound.
Euphonium players are members of the Tuba family, or rather the Tuba is a member of the Euphoium family. We always cheer for our own and this fellow did a very nice job. Congrats.
