Bordogni favorites?

[bloke]

Gallay:

- That's got to be more difficult on horn, due to the closeness of the partials - an octave higher, even though they have a 9-foot B-flat horn at their disposal.
- He obviously was fond of diminished seventh chords.
- He was a good sport: giving the player a second, third, or even fourth chance at something.
- Since that's #1, I'd wager that 12 (if progressive) is pretty sticky.
- I've never looked at those before...I should have. Thanks.
- F tuba came right back (since that's my best-reading tuba-length), but I'd wager that I would have stumbled - somewhat - had I picked up the C.
- Oboe and horn music are probably two of the best instruments' music for transcribing to tuba - particularly F tuba.
- The short bugle of the F tuba (along with the "less resonance" thing) almost made it feel as though the F tuba was leaking...It isn't...just too much FatBastard.
Is it inappropriate to refer to never-played-before etudes as (the noun) "strange" ?
- Your mastery of music engraving is superb...It was/is very easy to read.

I looked to see if my son-in-law had recorded Gallay 1 out of that book...
He's recorded other Gallay etudes (Texas All-State stuff - to attract people to their store's website), but I think it's another Gallay book...and never #1 out of the other book, either.

[MikeMason]

@ bloke, why does b flat have to be your side chick? Why not just go all-in b flat/f? I’m considering it myself. Mastering new tubas is part of the fun. You could probably use f or short-stuff on things you might use c for.

[York-aholic]

Nice bag!

[bloke]

@MikeMason
Not adjusted for inflation, but - as of now - the most money I’ve ever spent on a tuba has been spent on a B-flat tuba…
… and – if you’re considering it, why not go as far as I’ve gone and (instead of playing some 3/4” small-bore American band tuba), why not go all the way and pick up a German kaiser orchestra tuba?

After building my compact Holton B-flat last year, my C tuba (though I’ve used it for a couple of gigs) has collected a lot of dust.

[MikeMason]

Just think of the fabulous cimbasso you could have with the proceeds from thunder tuba!

[bloke]

to others:
Notice how Mike Mason does not take the bait.
He is too smart to be trolled.

[Doc]

to others:
Notice how Mike Mason does not take the bait.
He is too smart to be trolled.

Mike is wise, indeed. If there is a change in his signature line on his posts, we'll know his move to the dark side is complete.

[bloke]

hmm...

I haven't thought much about that 6/4 (in that sig), lately.

It seems as though the chatter level is down, and the pricing is up.

[bloke]

I've been reviewing several etude books.

The slow paced ones are the only ones marked "espressivo".

- so we shouldn't be concerned with phrasing or playing with musical expression when playing fast?

~ or ~

- the tuba is too clumsy of an instrument to phrase when playing fast stuff...(??)

bloke "a bit of morning sarcasm, yet - nevertheless - something that seems to be consistent from one tuba etude book to the next"