Tuba repertoire
{{Short description|Set of available musical works for tuba}}
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This page lists classical pieces in the tuba repertoire, including solo works and chamber music of which tuba plays a significant part.
Solo tuba
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- Georges Aperghis, Ruinen (1994){{cite web |last2=Aperghis |first2=Georges |title=Ruinen |url=https://brahms.ircam.fr/en/work/ruinen |website=brahms.ircam.fr |access-date=30 April 2025}}
- Malcolm Arnold, Fantasy, Op. 102 (1969){{cite web |last1=Arnold |first1=Malcom |title=Fantasy for Tuba | Faber Music |url=https://www.fabermusic.com/music/fantasy-for-tuba-750 |website=Faber Music |access-date=30 April 2025}}
- Gerald Barry, Foghorn (2020){{cite web |last1=Berry |first1=Gerald |title=Foghorn - Tuba Solo Hal Leonard Online |url=https://www.halleonard.com/product/49047194/foghorn |website=Hal Leonard |publisher=Schott |access-date=30 April 2025}}
- John Cage, Solo for Tuba (1957-1958)
- Elliott Carter, Retracing IV (2011){{cite web |last1=Carter |first1=Elliott |title=Elliott Carter - Retracing IV |url=https://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Elliott-Carter-Retracing-IV/58255 |publisher=Boosey and Hawkes |access-date=30 April 2025}}
- Henning Christiansen, Kirkeby og Edvard Munch, Op. 136 (1981){{cite web |last1=Christiansen |first1=Henning |title=Kirkeby og Edvard Munch, Op. 136 | Edition·S | music¬sound¬art |url=https://edition-s.dk/music/henning-christiansen/kirkeby-og-edvard-munch-op-136 |access-date=30 April 2025}}
- Henning Christiansen, Lettres de Tuba, Op. 164 (1984){{cite web |last1=Christiansen |first1=Henning |title=Lettres de Tuba | Edition·S | music¬sound¬art |url=https://edition-s.dk/music/henning-christiansen/lettres-de-tuba |access-date=30 April 2025}}
- Henning Christiansen, sTilsTand, Op. 167, 168a (1985){{cite web |last1=Christiansen |first1=Henning |title=STilsTand | Edition·S | music¬sound¬art |url=https://edition-s.dk/music/henning-christiansen/stilstand |access-date=30 April 2025}}
- Franco Donatoni, Che (1997)
- Vinko Globokar, Échanges (1973){{cite web |last1=Globokar |first1=Vinko |title=Echanges (1973) from Vinko Globokar | buy now in the Stretta sheet music shop |url=https://www.stretta-music.net/globokar-echanges-1973-nr-382718.html |access-date=30 April 2025}}
- Tom Johnson, Monologue For Tuba for Narrating Tubist (1978)
- Tom Johnson, Tilework (2003){{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Tom |title=Monologue for Tuba |url=https://brahms.ircam.fr/en/work/monologue-for-tuba |access-date=30 April 2025}}
- Mauricio Kagel, Mirum (1965){{cite web |last1=Kagel |first1=Mauricio |title=Kagel: Mirum for tuba |url=https://www.universaledition.com/en/Kagel-Mirum-for-tuba/P0026720 |access-date=30 April 2025}}
- Alvin Lucier, Sestina for 6-valve Tuba (2011)
- Krzysztof Penderecki, Capriccio (1980){{cite web |last1=Penderecki |first1=Krzysztof |title=Capriccio (1980) for Solo Tuba by Krzysztof Penderecki, pub. Hal Leonard |url=https://hornguys.com/products/capriccio-1980-for-solo-tuba-by-krzysztof-penderecki-hal-leonard-1 |access-date=30 April 2025}}
- Vincent Persichetti, Serenade No. 12, Op. 88 (1961){{cite web |last1=Persichetti |first1=Vincent |title=Persichetti, Vincent Serenade No 12 for Tuba Solos - Unaccompanied |url=https://www.hickeys.com/music/contests/texas_UIL/tuba_solos/grade_1/products/sku003966-persichetti-vincent-serenade-no-12.php |access-date=30 April 2025}}
- Vincent Persichetti, Parable XXII, Op. 147 (1981){{cite web |last1=Persichetti |first1=Vincent |title=Parable for Solo Tuba |url=https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/parable-for-solo-tuba-1824935.html?srsltid=AfmBOopeJtUu9_m35hbs9mxMmFQ6tYpNUcjvHduixMofSs8xagg2aDZ- |access-date=30 April 2025}}
- Frederic Rzewski, Honk (2004)
- Boris Tishchenko, Four Pieces, Op. 94 (1985)
- Christian Wolff, Tuba Song (1992){{cite web |last1=Wolff |first1=Christian |url=https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/67080/Tuba-Song--Christian-Wolff/ |access-date=30 April 2025}}
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Tuba and piano
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- Leslie Bassett, Song and Dance (1993)
- Leonard Bernstein, Waltz for Mippy III (1948)
- Bruce Broughton, Sonata (Concerto)
- Bruce Broughton, Turbulence (2011)
- Pierre Max Dubois, Histoires de tuba (1988)
- Vinko Globokar, Juriritubaïoka (1996)
- Sofia Gubaidulina, Lamento (1977)
- Jennifer Higdon, Tuba Songs (2016)
- Paul Hindemith, Tuba Sonata (1955)
- Vagn Holmboe, Tuba Sonata, Op. 162 (1985)
- Bertold Hummel, Sonatina op. 81a (1983)
- Bertold Hummel, 3 Bagatelles op. 95h (1993)
- Roger Kellaway, Dr Martin Luther King: in Memoriam (1984)[https://www.editions-bim.com/sheet-music/brass/tuba/tuba-and-piano/roger-kellaway-dr-martin-luther-king-in-memoriam-for-tuba-and-piano BIM Editions]
- Rued Langgaard, Dies irae (1948)
- :it:Corrado Maria Saglietti, Monsters (2019)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen, In Freundschaft, Nr. 4613/14 (1977)
- John D. Stevens, Monument (2006)
- Josef Tal, Movement (1980)
- Alexander Tcherepnin, Andante, Op. 64 (1939)
- Barbara York, How Beautiful (2008)Velvet Brown, Tuba. Crystal Records CD696 (2024)
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Tuba choir
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- Bruce Broughton, Jackhammer for 4 Tubas
- Anthony Burgess, Homage to Hans Keller for 4 Tubas (1982)
- Johannes Fritsch, Tubæ for 2 Tubas (2000)
- Per Nørgård, Nu dækker sne den hele jord - Vintersalmer for 8 Tubas (1976)
- Wolfgang von Schweinitz, Horned Owl Sequence, Op. 53 for 2 Tubas (2010)
- Gunther Schuller, Five Moods for 4 Tubas (1973)
- Christian Wolff, Out-take for 2 Tubas (2005)
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Tuba and instrument(s)
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- Henning Christiansen, Kredsløbsforstyrrelse, Op. 131 for Recitation and Tuba (1980)
- Pierre Max Dubois, Mini quatuor for 2 Piccolos and 2 Tubas (1977)
- Christopher Fox, Hidden Consequences for Microtonal Horn, Trombone and Microtonal Tuba (2009–10)
- Henryk Górecki, Aria, Op. 59 for Tuba, Piano, Tam-tam and Bass Drum (1987)
- Morton Gould, Tuba Suite for Solo Tuba and 3 Horns (1971)
- Meyer Kupferman, Sound Objects 1-3 (1978), for tuba, trumpet and piano (1978)[https://store.subitomusic.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=5914 Soundspells Productions]
- Alvin Lucier, Sestina for Contrabass Flute, Contrabass Saxophone and Contrabass Tuba (2000)
- Larry Polansky, Two Children's Songs for Trombone and Tuba (1992)
- Larry Polansky, Three Pieces for Trombone and Tuba (2011)
- :it:Corrado Maria Saglietti, Monsters for Tuba and Chamber Ensemble (Fl.Ob.Cl.BCl.ASax.Bn.CBn.Hn.3Percussionists) (2019)
- Gunther Schuller, Refrains for 12 Tubas, 10 Euphoniums and Percussion (2006)
- Galina Ustvolskaya, Dona Nobis Pacem, Composition No. 1 for Piccolo, Tuba and Piano (1971)
- Trevor Wishart, Pastorale / Walden 2, Music Theatre for Tuba, Flute and Tape (1979)
- Charles Wuorinen, Never Again the Same for Bass and Tuba (2006)
- Christian Wolff, Out-take (2005)
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Tuba and ensemble
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- Bruce Broughton, Concerto (Sonata) for Tuba and Winds (1987)
- Bruce Broughton, Turbulence for Tuba and Winds
- Michael Daugherty, Reflections on the Mississippi for Tuba and Symphonic Band (2015)
- Morton Feldman, Chorus and Instruments II for Choir, Tuba and Chimes (1967)
- Jean Françaix, Petite valse européenne for Tuba and Double Wind Quintet (1979)
- Gordon Jacob, Suite for Tuba and Strings (1972)
- Vagn Holmboe, Intermezzo concertante, Op. 171 for Tuba and String Orchestra (1976)
- David Lang, are you experienced? for Tuba, Narrator and Ensemble (1987)
- :it:Corrado Maria Saglietti, Concertissimo for Tuba and Wind Band (1997)
- Charles Wuorinen, Chamber Concerto for Tuba, Winds and Drums (1970)
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Tuba and orchestra
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- Kalevi Aho, Tuba Concerto (2000–01)
- Alexander Arutiunian, Concerto for Tuba (1992)'[https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2009/Mar09/Tuba_concertos_BISCD1515.htm 20th Century Tuba Concertos]', BISCD1515 (2009)
- Øystein Baadsvik, Concerto for Tuba (2015)[https://www.lowbrassmusic.com/artists/oystein-baadsvik/baadsvik-concerto-symphonic-wind-orchestra Low Brass Music]
- Harrison Birtwistle, The Cry of Anubis (1994)
- Bruce Broughton, Concerto for Tuba (2003)
- Michael Daugherty, Reflections on the Mississippi (2013)
- John Golland, Tuba Concerto, op. 46 (1980s)
- Edward Gregson, Tube Concerto (1978)[https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2006/Mar06/British_Tuba_8557754.htm British Tuba Concertos], Naxos 8.557754 (2004)
- Dalibor Grubačević, Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra (2021)
- Jonathan Harvey, Lightness and Weight (1987)
- Jennifer Higdon, Tuba Concerto (2017)
- Vagn Holmboe, Tuba Concerto, op. 127 (1976)
- Helmut Lachenmann, Harmonica (1981–83)
- Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist, Landscape for tuba, string orchestra and piano (1978)
- Arild Plau, Concerto for solo tuba and string orchestra (1990)[https://www.lowbrassmusic.com/artists/oystein-baadsvik/concerto-for-tuba-and-strings-7173 Low Brass Music]
- Jan Sandström, Lemon House, Tuba Concerto (2002)
- Gunther Schuller, Capriccio (1960){{cite news| title=Tireless Schuller leads premiere of new tuba concerto| url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2011/02/17/tireless_gunther_schuller_leads_premiere_of_new_tuba_concerto/| date=2011-02-17| last=Eichler| first=Jeremy| work=The Boston Globe}}
- Gunther Schuller, Tuba Concerto No. 2 (2008)
- Roger Steptoe, Tuba Concerto (1983)
- Roland Szentpáli, Tuba Concerto (2002)'[https://toccataclassics.com/product/roland-szentpali-three-concertos/ Roland Szentpáli: Three Concertos]', Toccata TOCC0568 (2020)
- Ralph Vaughan Williams, Concerto in F Minor for Bass Tuba (1954)
- John Williams, Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra (1985)
- Charles Wuorinen, Prelude to Kullervo (1985)
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Tuba, soloist(s) and orchestra
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- Bruce Broughton, Oliver's Birthday for Tuba, Piano, Trumpet and Symphonic Band (1998)
- Jennifer Higdon, Low Brass Concerto for 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba and Orchestra (2017)
- André Previn, Triple Concerto for Horn, Trumpet, Tuba and Orchestra (2011)
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Electronic / Electroacoustic
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- Henning Christiansen, Im Bauch des Wolfs, Op. 165 for 3 Tubas and Tape (1985)
- David Cope, Spirals for Tuba and Tape (1972)
- Karlheinz Essl, Si! for Tenor Tuba, Live Electronics and Surround Sound (2012)
- Luca Francesconi, Animus III for Tuba and Live Electronics (2008)
- Vinko Globokar, Introspection d'un tubiste for Tuba, Electronics and Multimedia (1983)
- Jonathan Harvey, Still for Tuba and Electronics (1997)
- Phill Niblock, B Poore for Taped Tuba (1981)
- Luigi Nono, Post-prae-ludium n. 1 per Donau for Tuba and Live Electronics (1987)
- Bernard Parmegiani, Tuba-ci, Tuba-là for Tuba and Tape (1982)
- Bernard Parmegiani, Tuba-raga for Tuba and Tape (1983)
- Trevor Wishart, Tuba Mirum, Music Theatre for Tuba and Tape (1978)
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References
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- {{Cite web|title=pour Tuba|url=http://brahms.ircam.fr/works/genre/20/|website=ircam}}
- {{Cite web|title=pour Tuba et ensemble/orchestre|url=http://brahms.ircam.fr/works/genre/249/|website=ircam}}
- {{Cite web|title=pour Duo de cuivre et clavier|url=http://brahms.ircam.fr/works/genre/84/|website=ircam}}
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