Salt of the Earth

As I am preparing for a premiere of a new work by the composer Andy Scott I thought it would be a good idea to put up a few pages of the solo part for people to look at. This is a challenging piece but one which I think will be a great addition to the tuba players repertoire. Here are some pages from Salt of the Earth taken form the second and third movements. Also I have included the programme note!! Click on the pages to enlarge them and ENJOY!!




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A blues-tinged tuba cadenza opens ‘Salt of the Earth’ before moving into a Bulgarian-like folk theme, which alternates with a heavier funk feel. The two multiphonics that frame the movement are inspired by a cadenza that the late great saxophonist Michael Brecker played on the album ‘Some Skunk Funk’. The slower second movement is gospel-influenced, the seven-bar melody being passed around different soloists whilst the solo tuba weaves in and out of the melody in an almost improvisatory way. The third and final movement of ‘Salt of the Earth’ is an explosion of big band latin-jazz, led from the front by the solo tuba!


For more info on the concert featuring this premiere :-

http://www.rncm.ac.uk/component/option,com_events/task,view_detail/agid,538/year,2008/month,01/day,27/Itemid,95/