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Imagining the Orchestra: Piano Reductions as a Learning Resource for Tubists (2024)

Adam Buttimer
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In my Capstone Project I endeavor to bridge a significant resource gap for tuba players by developing piano reductions of orchestral works, tailored to accompany tuba excerpts. Motivated by the supportive infrastructure provided to singers by repetiteurs in operatic contexts, I aim to extend a similar aid to orchestral instrumentalists, particularly tuba players who often face scarcity in such resources. Once I began my research into the project, I found publications that are tried and tested by flautists and oboists, for instance “Orchestral Excerpts for Flute” by Jeanne Baxstresser and ”Orchestral excerpts for Oboe with Piano Accompaniment” by John Ferrillo. My Capstone Project will curate six of the most commonly requested tuba excerpts by composers such as Richard Wagner, Hector Berlioz, Gustav Mahler and Ottorino Respighi, and craft piano accompaniments that offer concise yet comprehensive contextualization beyond the mere notes of the tuba parts. This process will entail careful attention to harmonic progressions, inter-voice dialogues, and stylistic nuances, thereby nurturing player development through an enriched learning environment. Through this undertaking, I not only seek to address an immediate need within the tuba community but also contribute to the broader discourse on instrumental pedagogy and performance support mechanisms. By combining research with practical application, my project aims to empower tuba players and potentially inspire similar invitations for other orchestral instruments encountering similar challenges, thereby enriching the musical landscape.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsTuba, Orchestral excerpts, Piano reductions, Teaching resources
date11/05/2024
published03/07/2024
last modified03/07/2024
statuslimited publication
copyrightImagining the Orchestra
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
languageEnglish
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/2797937/2797938
published inRoyal Irish Academy of Music
portal issue1. Summer 2024


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