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Fnugg is one of the most popular compositions for tuba solo of all time.
Fnugg Red is a variation on this song and was originally written for tuba, trombone and orchestra.
This is a version for tuba and piano. 

Fnugg is one of the most popular compositions for tuba solo of all time.
Fnugg Red is a variation on this song and was originally written for tuba, trombone and orchestra.
This is a version for tuba and piano. 

Fnugg is one of the most popular compositions for tuba solo of all time.

Fnugg Red is a variation on this song and was originally written for tuba, trombone and orchestra.

This is a version for trombone/euphonium, tuba and was premiered by Ben Pierce and Oystein Baadsvik at the Asia Tuba Euphonium Festival in 2017.

3 Euphs and 2 Tubas

As court organist to the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg, Johann Ernst Eberlin composed much music of a religious nature. His compositions include oratorios and sonatinas as well as many preludes and fugues. His work was held in high esteem by Mozart who used many of his works as examples for study. 

The dynamics in this arrangement are very sketchy, as they would have been on most music of this period. I believe that many of the dynamics were done by Clifford P. Barnes, who transcribed the original work for the concert band, and whose arrangement I used as the basis for this one. I believe that many of the dynamics of the piece will be taken care of automatically because of the linear style in which it is written. Feel free to use whatever dynamic contrast that you might feel is necessary to present this piece successfully.

Ronald C. Knoener

EETT

Gretchen Renshaw arranged J.S. Bach’s “Little” Fugue in Gminor, BWV 578 for Tuba-Euphonium Quartet. This well-known fugue was originally written for Organ and has been arranged many times for other instrumentations. Renshaw writes, “This arrangement for tuba-euphonium quartet is sure to provide a challenging, yet rewarding experience. Performers must strive for clarity of the subject whenever it is present, a task which becomes increasingly difficult as more voices are added to the texture.” Performers must add their own dynamic and expressive markings, as performers of the eighteenth century would have done.

unaccompanied

Tempus Fugit (“time flies”) is a brief piece for solo tuba that unfolds in a clear ternary form. The principal figure of the opening section is a rhythmic motive; this is later blended with suggestions of a more melodic nature. The middle section provides a contrast by introducing longer note values in a consistently lower tessitura, before the return of the opening material. Tempus Fugit was written for tubist Jeffrey Funderburk and premiered by him at the University of Northern Iowa, 6 October 1988. Dr. Funderburk has recorded Tempus Fugit on his second solo CD, Journeys (Mark Records #3176).