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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.

@ 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.

Nice bag!

@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.

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

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

bloke wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 9:51 pm 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.

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.

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"