John Philip Sousa's march "The Stars and Stripes Forever," tuba/euphonium quartet Arranged by David Werden Published by Cimarron Music Press: www.cimarronmusic.com/stars-s...
Fabulous playing! The euphonium is a wonderfully dynamic instrument being able to play high with precision. The tuba just does it for me! So crisp and deep! Love it!!
When I hear Stars and Stripes I think of two things. In an old style tented circus if you ever heard it you needed to gather your belongings, gather your children, verify that the nearest exit was unblocked and calmly without running GET THE HELL OUT. It was Merle Evens's emergency signal to warn all show personnel that something was drastically wrong chosen because every musician could play it from memory and everyone could recognize it. Other shows adopted it as well. The other thing my mind drags up from my childhood: the ending of Sing Along with Mitch. " be kind to your web footed friends for a duck can be somebody's mother. Be kind to your friends in the swamp.... and if you think that this is the end - well it is" That is all I remember, I was about 6.
@@cavalcadeofbobs3559 Bass tuba range typically overlaps that of the euphonium by quite a bit. Standard brass band range for a bass tuba extends to Eb4, but most players are good for quite a bit more than that.
My 5 years experience on the tuba seems completely dwarfed after hearing the skill of these players. Didn't know a tuba could play some of these parts.
I’d say it’s a little harder because the “1st” Euphonium has a higher register to go to and plus it’s got that little beginning part that the clarinets and flutes play. Sure the original part has a dumb 16th note rhythm but once you learn it it’s really boring. It’s relatively the same for the “2nd” euphonium but the “1st” is a little harder especially on the registers
It was so good. Sooo good. Until the end when they decided to cut out the absolutely incredible euphonium counter melody in favor of a sloppy piccolo line? That made me so sad.
Nope, the euphonium solo was poorly executed. One of the tubas should have done the piccolo solo. We performed this as a high school marching band on a football field, and 4 of our tuba players performed the piccolo solo wonderfully. And loud enough to be heard for a large audience. It can be done.