History of the Tuba - Jack Adler McKean

[Chris Mayer]

As also referenced by Louis (TheBerlinerTuba), here is a link to Jack Adler-McKean, tubist and researcher, who wrote very interesting articles about the history of the tuba and has a ton of sound samples playing serpent, ophicleide, vienna tuba, cimbasso, french C tuba, Eb Bombardon etc etc. on then contemporary musik from Ravel, Verdi, Mahler, Strauss, Wagner, Elgar……

Sound and characteristics of these various Tuba predecessors are very different from todays modern larger bore and bell instruments. In his very interesting thesis he elaborates extensively about the historical context of instruments and compositions, possible shortcomings and developments but also the loss of colors, clarity and functionality by using basically the same more or less homogenized tuba models for everything now…..

https://www.jackadlermckean.eu/
https://www.youtube.com/@jackamck

best

chris

[Dents Be Gone!]

I agree, guys. This is the way to go.

[MikeS]

Sound and characteristics of these various Tuba predecessors are very different from todays modern larger bore and bell instruments. In his very interesting thesis he elaborates extensively about the historical context of instruments and compositions, possible shortcomings and developments but also the loss of colors, clarity and functionality by using basically the same more or less homogenized tuba models for everything now…..

best

chris

Whether you like this or not, there is nothing homogenized about this performance. It does sound worlds different than a modern orchestra playing the same piece.

[Chris Mayer]

Mike,
that is exactly what I meant (sorry for my english). Hearing what we might have lost, when everything is played on the basically same modern instruments….

best

Chris