Tuba, E-flat Bass, B-flat Bass

Tuba, Eb Bass, Bb Bass repertoire list – face-to-face and digital exams (from 2024)

Please refer to the syllabus for full guidance on repertoire selection.

You can download here a PDF of all Tuba pieces.

Group A: accompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book (TC = treble clef / BC = bass clef)

Publisher & code

1

Bernstein, arr. Lawrance

One Hand, One Heart (from West Side Story )

Easy Winners for Tuba (TC or BC) (accomp available separately)

Brass Wind 0124TC / 0131BC

2

Coombes

Tuba Samba (no written piano part, just suggested chord symbols)

Keynotes Album for Eb Bass/Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 0119TC/BC

3

Daly, arr. Lawrance

Postman Pat

Winners Galore for Tuba (TC or BC) (accomp available separately)

Brass Wind 0118TC / 0123BC

4

Evans

The Ancient Wand, no. 1

The Sorcerer (TC/BC)

Warwick TU048

5

Evans

The Eye of Odin, no. 1

The Vikings are Coming! (TC/BC)

Warwick TU044

6

Fox

Snooze Blues

Heavy Weights (TC/BC)

Foxy Dots M900211040

7

Hultmark

Symphonic Theme

American Song & Symphonic Theme (BC)

Composers Edition ce-th1asst1

8

Jacob

Minuet, no. 3

Six Little Tuba Pieces (TC/BC)

Emerson E118

9

Ramskill

Playful Serenade

Keynotes Album for Eb Bass/Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 0119TC/BC

10

Ridout

Stacking the Logs or The First Goal of the Season or Lost Love

Autumn Story (TC/BC)

Emerson E297

11

Susato, arr. Lawrance

La mourisque

Winner Scores All for Tuba (TC or BC) (accomp available separately)

Brass Wind 0138TC / 0142BC

12

Tchaikovsky, arr. Lawrance

Dance of the Mirlitons (from The Nutcracker )

Winner Scores All for Tuba (TC or BC) (accomp available separately)

Brass Wind 0138TC / 0142BC

13

Trad., arr. Geldard

Steal Away

Beginners Please! (Eb/F TC)

Winwood 0087

14

Trad., arr. Geldard

The Birch Tree

Beginners Please! (Eb/F TC)

Winwood 0087

15

Trad., arr. Lawrance

All Night, All Day

Easy Winners for Tuba (TC or BC) (accomp available separately)

Brass Wind 0124TC / 0131BC

16

Vogel, arr. Sparke

Waltz

15 Easy Classical Solos

Anglo AMP306-400

17

Woolfenden

Pagan Dance

Up Front Album for Eb Bass/Tuba book 1 (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 0111TC/BC

 

Group B: unaccompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book (TC = treble clef / BC = bass clef)

Publisher & code

1

Davis

Geared Up or Tiny Minuet

Polished Brass (TC)

Brass Wind 6022TC

2

Duncan

The Wandering Tortoise

25 Progressive Studies for New Tuba Players (TC or BC)

Duncan Music Press

3

Elvin

Start and Stop or Too Much Rum for the Pirate

Journeys by Tuba (TC or BC)

Mucky Herbert

4

Gale

The Ending's Well

JAZZFX for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1175EBCD / 1175TBCD

5

Gregson

Hungarian Dance, no. 4 or Lullaby, no. 8

20 Supplementary Tunes for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 6002TC / 6021BC

6

Jackson

Enthusiastically, no. 1 or Thoughtfully, no. 5

Adverbial Etudes (TC/BC)

Onyx TJ-AE-TCE / TJ-AE-FCB

7

Johnson

Tuba Ceremony, no. 1 or Lilting Tuba, no. 2

The Tuneful Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 6011TC/BC

8

McKenzie

Riverside Walk, p17 or Latin Masters, p19

The Jock McKenzie Tutor Book for Young Brass Players (TC or BC)

Con Moto CMT1011 (TC) / CMT1013 (BC)

9

Mozart, arr. Lawrance

Theme from A Musical Joke

Easy Winners for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 0124TC / 0131BC

10

Nightingale

Coo’s Blues, no. 3 or Ready, Aim, Fire!, no. 4

Easy Jazzy ‘Tudes (TC or BC)

Warwick TR042 (TC) / TU020 (BC)

11

Sparke

Once More, no. 6 or Soldiers' March, no. 8

Starter Studies (Eb/Bb bass or BC tuba edition)

Anglo AMP087-401 / AMP086-401

12

Trad., arr. Lawrance

Give Me Joy in My Heart

Winners Galore for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 0118TC / 0123BC

 

Group A: accompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book (TC = treble clef / BC = bass clef)

Publisher & code

1

Bart, arr. Lawrance

Where Is Love? (from Oliver! )

Easy Winners for Tuba (TC or BC) (accomp available separately)

Brass Wind 0124TC / 0131BC

2

Evans

Song of Fafnir, no. 2

The Vikings are Coming! (TC/BC)

Warwick TU044

3

Evans

The Great Mephisto, no. 2

The Sorcerer (TC/BC)

Warwick TU048

4

Fox

Smelly Bells

Heavy Weights (TC/BC)

Foxy Dots M900211040

5

Goodall, arr. Lawrance

Blackadder Theme

Winners Galore for Tuba (TC or BC) (accomp available separately)

Brass Wind 0118TC / 0123BC

6

Gregson

Little Scherzo

Up Front Album for Eb Bass/Tuba book 2 (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 0116TC/BC

7

Handel, arr. Lawrance

Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah )

Winners Galore for Tuba (TC or BC) (accomp available separately)

Brass Wind 0118TC / 0123BC

8

Henry VIII, arr. Geldard

Pastime with Good Company

Beginners Please! (Eb/F TC)

Winwood 0087

9

Jacob

In Tranquil Mood, no. 1

Bagatelles for Tuba (BC)

Emerson E143

10

May & Osborne, arr. Lawrance

EastEnders

Easy Winners for Tuba (TC or BC) (accomp available separately)

Brass Wind 0124TC / 0131BC

11

Mozart, arr. Lawrance

Aria (from Don Giovanni )

Winner Scores All for Tuba (TC or BC) (accomp available separately)

Brass Wind 0138TC / 0142BC

12

Purcell, arr. Lawrance

Trumpet Tune

Winner Scores All for Tuba (TC or BC) (accomp available separately)

Brass Wind 0138TC / 0142BC

13

Ridout

Boy Meets Girl

Autumn Story (TC/BC)

Emerson E297

14

Sullivan, arr. Fletcher

The Policeman’s Song (from The Pirates of Penzance )

Just Brass Tuba Solos, vol. 1 (BC)

Chester CH55325

15

Sullivan, arr. Sparke

I'm Called Little Buttercup (from HMS Pinafore )

15 Easy Classical Solos

Anglo AMP306-400

16

Trad., arr. Geldard

Land of the Silver Birch

Beginners Please! (Eb/F TC)

Winwood 0087

17

Trad., arr. Wekselblatt

Civil War Medley (Battle Hymn of the Republic, When Johnny Comes Marching Home)

First Solos for the Tuba Player (BC)

Schirmer GS33249

18

Wiggins

Lucy’s Lullaby

Beginners Please! (Eb/F TC)

Winwood 0087

19

Wiggins

Tuba Tune or Wagon Train

The Tuba Player’s Debut (TC or BC)

Studio M050012078 (TC) / M050012061 (BC)

20

Wilson-Smith

Out n’ About or Something Else or Waltzing with Jazz

All Jazzed Up for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1108E (TC) / 1108T (BC)

 

Group B: unaccompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book (TC = treble clef / BC = bass clef)

Publisher & code

1

Blakeson

Brite ‘n’ Rock, no. 5 or Chickpea, no. 11

Smooth Groove for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1141EBCD (TC) / 1153CD (BC)

2

Davis

Jumping Jack Rap or Rat Rag

Polished Brass (TC)

Brass Wind 6022TC

3

Duncan

A Blue Whale Swims Below

25 Progressive Studies for New Tuba Players (TC or BC)

Duncan Music Press

4

Elvin

Are We Nearly There Yet? or The Flea

Journeys by Tuba (TC or BC)

Mucky Herbert

5

Gale

Swinging Janos

JAZZFX for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1175EBCD / 1175TBCD

6

Gregson

Gavotte, no. 10 or Justin’s March, no. 14

20 Supplementary Tunes for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 6002TC / 6021BC

7

Jackson

Melancholically, no. 6 or Surprisingly, no. 7

Adverbial Etudes (TC/BC)

Onyx TJ-AE-TCE / TJ-AE-FCB

8

Johnson

Lament, no. 3

The Tuneful Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 6011TC/BC

9

McKenzie

Pop Rock, p28

The Jock McKenzie Tutor Book for Young Brass Players (TC or BC)

Con Moto CMT1011 (TC) / CMT1013 (BC)

10

Nightingale

The Nuthatch, no. 6 or The Sleuth, no. 7

Easy Jazzy ‘Tudes (TC or BC)

Warwick TR042 (TC) / TU020 (BC)

11

Sparke

Hesitation Waltz, no. 31 or Bit by Bit, no. 32

Starter Studies (Eb/Bb bass or BC tuba edition)

Anglo AMP087-401 / AMP086-401

12

Trad., arr. Lawrance

Men of Harlech

Winner Scores All for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 0138TC / 0142BC

 

Group A: accompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book (TC = treble clef / BC = bass clef)

Publisher & code

1

Arlen, arr. Lawrance

We’re off to See the Wizard (from The Wizard of Oz )

Easy Winners for Tuba (TC or BC) (accomp available separately)

Brass Wind 0124TC / 0131BC

2

Bart, arr. Lawrance

Food, Glorious Food (from Oliver! )

Winner Scores All for Tuba (TC or BC) (accomp available separately)

Brass Wind 0138TC / 0142BC

3

Berlioz, arr. Fletcher

Sanctus (from Grande messe des morts )

Just Brass Tuba Solos, vol. 1 (BC)

Chester CH55325

4

Blake, arr. Lawrance

Walking in the Air (from The Snowman )

Winner Scores All for Tuba (TC or BC) (accomp available separately)

Brass Wind 0138TC / 0142BC

5

Bourgeois

Driving Piles

Up Front Album for Eb Bass/Tuba book 2 (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 0116TC/BC

6

Duncan

The Old Steam Railway, no. 2

A Haworth Suite (TC/BC)

Music Company

7

Evans

The Magician, no. 3

The Sorcerer (TC/BC)

Warwick TU048

8

Evans

The Walls of Asgard, no. 3

The Vikings are Coming! (TC/BC)

Warwick TU044

9

Fox

Grungy Gorilla

Heavy Weights (TC/BC)

Foxy Dots M900211040

10

Hanmer

Scherzando, no. 4

Tuba Tunes (TC/BC)

Emerson E36

11

Hernandez, arr. Ramskill

El Cumbanchero

Latino for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1152TC/BC

12

Lully, arr. Wekselblatt

Gavotte

First Solos for the Tuba Player (BC)

Schirmer GS33249

13

Mancini, arr. Wilson-Smith

Pink Panther

All Jazzed Up for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1108E (TC) / 1108T (BC)

14

Mozart, arr. Wekselblatt

Marche (from Les petits riens )

First Solos for the Tuba Player (BC)

Schirmer GS33249

15

Norman, arr. Lawrance

James Bond Theme

Easy Winners for Tuba (TC or BC) (accomp available separately)

Brass Wind 0124TC / 0131BC

16

Parker

Fletcher

Top Line Album for Eb Bass/Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1116TC/BC

17

Pinkard, Carsey & Bernie, arr. Wilson-Smith

Sweet Georgia Brown

All Jazzed Up for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1108E (TC) / 1108T (BC)

18

Purcell, arr. Sparke

Minuet, Z 649

15 Easy Classical Solos

Anglo AMP306-400

19

Ramskill

Tuba on the Loose

From Vivaldi to Fats Waller for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2112TC/BC

20

Runswick

Slinkenpoop

Up Front Album for Eb Bass/Tuba book 2 (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 0116TC/BC

21

Schumann, arr. Wekselblatt

The Happy Farmer

First Solos for the Tuba Player (BC)

Schirmer GS33249

22

Trad., arr. Lawrance

Danny Boy, p17

Winners Galore for Tuba (TC or BC) (accomp available separately)

Brass Wind 0118TC / 0123BC

23

Walton

Ambling Along, no. 1

Six Simple Swingers (TC/BC)

Sound the Trumpets STT4076

24

Wiggins

Friar Tuck’s Galliard or Seafarer’s Song or The Mischievous Mastodon

The Tuba Player’s Debut (TC or BC)

Studio M050012078 (TC) / M050012061 (BC)

25

Wilson-Smith

Odd Job

All Jazzed Up for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1108E (TC) / 1108T (BC)

 

Group B: unaccompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book (TC = treble clef / BC = bass clef)

Publisher & code

1

Blakeson

Jam on Toast, no. 20 or Red Chilli Sauce, no. 18

Smooth Groove for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1141EBCD (TC) / 1153CD (BC)

2

Davis

Flamenco Flirt (in D minor) or Horn of Wonder

Polished Brass (TC)

Brass Wind 6022TC

3

Duncan

Bullfrog Dance

25 Progressive Studies for New Tuba Players (TC or BC)

Duncan Music Press

4

Elvin

Rollercoaster or Jigging

Journeys by Tuba (TC or BC)

Mucky Herbert

5

Gale

Spy P.I.

JAZZFX for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1175EBCD / 1175TBCD

6

Hering

Study no. 12

40 Progressive Etudes for Trumpet (TC)

Fischer 03309

7

Jackson

Pompously, no. 10 or Cheekily, no. 13

Adverbial Etudes (TC/BC)

Onyx TJ-AE-TCE / TJ-AE-FCB

8

Johnson

Tuba Tango, no. 4 or Jim’s Tune, no. 5

The Tuneful Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 6011TC/BC

9

Lawrance

Off Beat or Staccato Ritmico

Featuring Melody for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 6017TC/BC

10

McKenzie

Ragtime Dance, p39

The Jock McKenzie Tutor Book for Young Brass Players (TC or BC)

Con Moto CMT1011 (TC) / CMT1013 (BC)

11

McKenzie

Waltz or High Life

Music Makes the World Go Round (TC or BC)

Con Moto CMT1004 (TC) / CMT1006 (BC)

12

Nightingale

Slinky, no. 13

Easy Jazzy ‘Tudes (TC or BC)

Warwick TR042 (TC) / TU020 (BC)

13

Sparke

Classical Theme, no. 24

Skilful Studies (Eb/Bb bass or BC tuba edition)

Anglo AMP103-401 / AMP102-401

14

Sparke

Wednesday Waltz, no. 45

Starter Studies (Eb/Bb bass or BC tuba edition)

Anglo AMP087-401 / AMP086-401

 

Group A: accompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book (TC = treble clef / BC = bass clef)

Publisher & code

1

Bart, arr. Iveson

Pick a Pocket or Two (from Oliver! )

A Little Light Music for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2121E (TC) / 2121T (BC )

2

Benson & Fisher, arr. Ramskill

Your Feet’s Too Big

From Vivaldi to Fats Waller for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2112TC/BC

3

Bilk, arr. Iveson

Stranger on the Shore

Stranger on the A Train for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2149E (TC) / 2149T (BC)

4

Brown & Homer, arr. Iveson

Sentimental Journey

Stranger on the A Train for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2149E (TC) / 2149T (BC)

5

Davenport & Cooley, arr. Ramskill

Fever

From Vivaldi to Fats Waller for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2112TC/BC

6

Duncan

Flying a Kite over Haworth Moor, no. 1

A Haworth Suite (TC/BC)

Music Company

7

Evans

Hringhorn, Greatest of Ships, no. 4

The Vikings are Coming! (TC/BC)

Warwick TU044

8

Evans

Warlock, Breaker of Oaths, no. 4

The Sorcerer (TC/BC)

Warwick TU048

9

Fox

Smooth Tube

Heavy Weights (TC/BC)

Foxy Dots M900211040

10

Gay, arr. Iveson

Leaning on a Lamp-post

A Little Light Music for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2121E (TC) / 2121T (BC )

11

Goodwin, arr. Lawrance

633 Squadron

Great Winners (TC or BC) (accomp available separately)

Brass Wind 0132TC / 0137BC

12

Gounod, arr. Wekselblatt

Funeral March of a Marionette

First Solos for the Tuba Player (BC)

Schirmer GS33249

13

Hanmer

Staccato, no. 2

Tuba Tunes (TC/BC)

Emerson E36

14

Harnick & Bock, arr. Iveson

If I Were a Rich Man (from Fiddler on the Roof )

A Little Light Music for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2121E (TC) / 2121T (BC )

15

Hultmark

American Song

American Song & Symphonic Theme (BC)

Composers Edition ce-th1asst1

16

Jacob

Marching Tune, no. 2

Six Little Tuba Pieces (TC/BC)

Emerson E118

17

Lloyd Webber, arr. Iveson

All I Ask of You (from The Phantom of the Opera )

Stranger on the A Train for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2149E (TC) / 2149T (BC)

18

Mack & Johnson, arr. Iveson

Charleston

Let’s Face the Music for Tuba/Eb Bass (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2134TC/BC

19

Parker

Beach Buggy

Top Line Album for Eb Bass/Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1116TC/BC

20

Perrie, arr. Wekselblatt

Asleep in the Deep

First Solos for the Tuba Player (BC)

Schirmer GS33249

21

Rodgers, arr. Ramskill

Blue Moon

Jazzed Up Too (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1111E (TC) / 1111T (BC)

22

Shearing, arr. Ledbury

Lullaby of Birdland

Big Chillers for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1151TC/BC

23

Sullivan, arr. Fletcher

Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast? (from The Pirates of Penzance )

Just Brass: Tuba Solos, vol. 1 (BC)

Chester CH55325

24

Vivaldi, arr. Ramskill

Largo (from Winter )

From Vivaldi to Fats Waller for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2112TC/BC

 

Group B: unaccompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book (TC = treble clef / BC = bass clef)

Publisher & code

1

Blakeson

Big Band Swing, no. 33 or Latin Lady, no. 32

Smooth Groove for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1141EBCD (TC) / 1153CD (BC)

2

Bourgeois

Pompous or Wistful

Per Tuba Ad Astra (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1122TC/BC

3

Davis

Psychedelic Sweatshirt or Serpent Smoothie (in C major)

Polished Brass (TC)

Brass Wind 6022TC

4

Duncan

Kangaroo Playtime

25 Progressive Studies for New Tuba Players (TC or BC)

Duncan Music Press

5

Elvin

Sacred Spirit or Carnival Time

Journeys by Tuba (TC or BC)

Mucky Herbert

6

Gale

Future Bright

JAZZFX for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1175EBCD / 1175TBCD

7

Hering

Study no. 10 or Study no. 11

40 Progressive Etudes for Trumpet (TC)

Fischer 03309

8

Jackson

Silkily, no. 14

Adverbial Etudes (TC/BC)

Onyx TJ-AE-TCE / TJ-AE-FCB

9

Johnson

Footsteps on the Stairs, no. 7

The Tuneful Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 6011TC/BC

10

Lawrance

Syncopated Dance

Featuring Melody for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 6017TC/BC

11

McKenzie

Mambo or Tango

Music Makes the World Go Round (TC or BC)

Con Moto CMT1004 (TC) / CMT1006 (BC)

12

Nightingale

Blues for Big-Ears, no. 15

Easy Jazzy ‘Tudes (TC or BC)

Warwick TR042 (TC) / TU020 (BC)

13

Sparke

Contrasts, no. 30

Skilful Studies (BC tuba or Eb/Bb bass edition)

Anglo AMP102-401 / AMP103-401

 

Group A: accompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book (TC = treble clef / BC = bass clef)

Publisher & code

1

Arban, arr. Wekselblatt

The Carnival of Venice

First Solos for the Tuba Player (BC)

Schirmer GS33249

2

Bevan

Courante

Handel’s Third Tuba Concerto (BC )

Piccolo PP0002

3

Charpentier, arr. Mowat

Prelude to Te Deum

Savoir Faire (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2145TC/BC

4

Duncan

A Lazy Summer's Day at Brontë Falls, no. 3

A Haworth Suite (TC/BC)

Music Company

5

Ellington & Bigard, arr. Iveson

Mood Indigo

Stranger on the A Train for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2149E (TC) / 2149T (BC)

6

Evans

Dragon Shield, no. 5

The Vikings are Coming! (TC/BC)

Warwick TU044

7

Evans

Malzaar the Magnificent, no. 5

The Sorcerer (TC/BC)

Warwick TU048

8

Gershwin, arr. Iveson

I Got Rhythm

A Little Light Music for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2121E (TC) / 2121T (BC )

9

Gordon & Warren, arr. Iveson

Chattanooga Choo Choo

A Little Light Music for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2121E (TC) / 2121T (BC )

10

Grieg, arr. Lawrance

Solveig’s Song (from Peer Gynt )

Great Winners (TC or BC) (accomp available separately)

Brass Wind 0132TC / 0137BC

11

Handel, arr. Foster

Bourrée Angloise (4th movt from Sonata in C minor )

Sonata in C minor (TC/BC)

Warwick TU023

12

Jacob

Mazurka, no. 6

Tuba Suite (BC)

Boosey M060034008

13

Parker

Ground Force or Mapp and Lucia

The Music of Jim Parker for Tuba/Eb Bass (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1132E (TC) / 1132T (BC )

14

Proctor

Blue Potato

Tuber Music (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2126TC/BC

15

Ramskill

In the Fast Lane

Jazzed Up Too (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1111E (TC) / 1111T (BC)

16

Rodgers, arr. Iveson

The Lady is a Tramp (from Babes in Arms )

Stranger on the A Train for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2149E (TC) / 2149T (BC)

17

Saint-Saëns, arr. Mowat

L'Eléphant (from Carnival of the Animals )

Savoir Faire (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2145TC/BC

18

Sherwin, arr. Ledbury

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

Big Chillers for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1151TC/BC

19

Smalley

Tuba Power

Tuba Power (TC/BC)

Studio M050051596

20

Vaughan Williams

Adagio, no. 1 and Andante sostenuto, no. 2

Six Studies in English Folksong (BC) (accomp available separately)

Stainer H174 (tuba) / H47 (piano)

21

Williams, arr. Lawrance

Raiders March (from Raiders of the Lost Ark )

Great Winners (TC or BC) (accomp available separately)

Brass Wind 0132TC / 0137BC

22

Wilson-Dickson

Rosmarine or Siren

Creatures of the Deep (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2151TC/BC

 

Group B: unaccompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book (TC = treble clef / BC = bass clef)

Publisher & code

1

Bourgeois

Contented or Joyful

Per Tuba Ad Astra (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1122TC/BC

2

Davis

Heads or Tails or Hornpipe

Polished Brass (TC)

Brass Wind 6022TC

3

Duncan

The Preposterous Rhinoceros

25 Progressive Studies for New Tuba Players (TC or BC)

Duncan Music Press

4

Elvin

Hemiola Waltz or Panto for Tuba: unsuccessfully tiptoe-ing around the sleeping giant

Journeys by Tuba (TC or BC)

Mucky Herbert

5

Gale

Silver Lining

JAZZFX for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1175EBCD / 1175TBCD

6

Hering

Study no. 30 or Study no. 33

40 Progressive Etudes for Trumpet (TC)

Fischer 03309

7

Jackson

Tidily, no. 17

Adverbial Etudes (TC/BC)

Onyx TJ-AE-TCE / TJ-AE-FCB

8

Kopprasch

Study no. 42, Allegro

60 Selected Studies for Bb Tuba (BC)

King AL28601

9

Lawrance

Stomp Off

Featuring Melody for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 6017TC/BC

10

McKenzie

Cerga or Krivo Horo

Music Makes the World Go Round (TC or BC)

Con Moto CMT1004 (TC) / CMT1006 (BC)

11

Nightingale

Passion Fruit Samba, no. 18 or The Turkey, no. 22

Easy Jazzy ‘Tudes (TC or BC)

Warwick TR042 (TC) / TU020 (BC)

12

Sparke

Hungarian Dance, no. 38

Skilful Studies (BC tuba or Eb/Bb bass edition)

Anglo AMP102-401 / AMP103-401

 

Group A: accompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book (TC = treble clef / BC = bass clef)

Publisher & code

1

Bizet, arr. Mowat

Chanson du Toréador (from Carmen )

Savoir Faire (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2145TC/BC

2

Capuzzi, arr. Catelinet

Andante (from Concerto for Double Bass )

Andante and Rondo (from Concerto for Double Bass ) (TC/BC)

Hinrichsen H1474

3

Clarke

Fighting Windmills

Sketches from Don Quixote (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2111TC/BC

4

Duncan

A Cat and Mouse Chase Down Haworth Main Street!, no. 4

A Haworth Suite (TC/BC)

Music Company

5

Evans

Duke Orsino - 'If Music Be the Food of Love…', no. 1

Comedie (BC)

Warwick TU047

6

Frackenpohl

Allegro (3rd movt from Concertino )

Concertino (BC)

King RK814

7

Handel, arr. Foster

Adagio (1st movt from Sonata in C minor )

Sonata in C minor (TC/BC)

Warwick TU023

8

Harbach & Kern, arr. Iveson

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Lets Face the Music for Tuba/Eb Bass (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2134TC/BC

9

Jacob

Hornpipe, no. 2 or Saraband, no. 3

Tuba Suite (BC)

Boosey M060034008

10

McGrath & Phillips, arr. Iveson

Theme from Strictly Come Dancing

Stranger on the A Train for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2149E (TC) / 2149T (BC)

11

Mozart, arr. Woods & Death

Romanza or Rondo (2nd movt or 3rd movt from Horn Concerto no. 4 , K 495)

Classics for Tuba (TC/BC)

Studio M050045458

12

Proctor

Circle Line Dance

Take the Tube (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2129TC/BC

13

Proctor

Swing That Yam

Tuber Music (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2126TC/BC

14

Saint-Saëns, arr. Mowat

The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals )

Savoir Faire (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2145TC/BC

15

Strayhorn

Take the A Train

Stranger on the A Train for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2149E (TC) / 2149T (BC)

16

Vivaldi, arr. Swanson

Allegro (from Sonata no. 3 )

Allegro (from Sonata no. 3 ) (BC)

Alfred BW100473

17

Waller, arr. Ledbury

Ain’t Misbehavin'

Big Chillers for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1151TC/BC

18

Wilder

Effie Goes Folk Dancing, no. 5

Suite no. 1 (Effie Suite) (BC)

Margun HL35022124

19

Wilson-Dickson

Monoceros

Creatures of the Deep (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2151TC/BC

 

Group B: unaccompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book (TC = treble clef / BC = bass clef)

Publisher & code

1

Bordogni

Study no. 12

43 Bel Canto Studies

King AL28604

2

Bourgeois

Carefree or Convivial

Per Tuba Ad Astra (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1122TC/BC

3

Duncan

Napoleon, Blown Apart

15 Advanced Studies for Tuba (based on orchestral excerpts) (TC or BC)

Duncan Music Press

4

Elvin

Pushed to the Limit or Stealthy Approach

Journeys by Tuba (TC or BC)

Mucky Herbert

5

Hartley

Any two movts from Suite for Unaccompanied Tuba

Suite for Unaccompanied Tuba (BC)

Elkan-Vogel 164-00061

6

Jackson

Skittishly, no. 19 or Daringly, no. 20

Adverbial Etudes (TC/BC)

Onyx TJ-AE-TCE / TJ-AE-FCB

7

Kopprasch

Study no. 26, Allegro moderato

60 Selected Studies for Bb Tuba (BC)

King AL28601

8

McKenzie

Czardas or Jota

Rhythms of Life (TC or BC)

Con Moto CMT1007 (TC) / CMT1009 (BC)

9

Muczynski

Allegro moderato, no. 3

Impromptus for Solo Tuba, op. 32 (BC)

Schirmer GS29162

10

Sparke

Party Piece, no. 40

Skilful Studies (BC tuba or Eb/Bb bass edition)

Anglo AMP102-401 / AMP103-401

11

Swerts

Tuba Rag

Performance Studies (TC/BC)

De Haske DHP1043738-400

 

Group A: accompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book (TC = treble clef / BC = bass clef)

Publisher & code

1

Bach, J S, arr. Hilgers

Sarabande (from English Suite no. 2 in A minor )

Sarabande (BC)

EMR 278

2

Berlioz, arr. Mowat

Un bal

Savoir Faire (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2145TC/BC

3

Capuzzi, arr. Catelinet

Rondo (from Concerto for Double Bass )

Andante and Rondo (from Concerto for Double Bass ) (TC/BC)

Hinrichsen H1474

4

Davis

Two Character Pieces (complete; final note can be played an octave higher)

Two Character Pieces (TC/BC)

Warwick TU028

5

Debussy, arr. Mowat

Le Cake-Walk

Savoir Faire (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2145TC/BC

6

Evans

Sad Song, no. 2 and Duel, no. 3

Comedie (BC)

Warwick TU047

7

Handel, arr. Hilgers

Larghetto and Gavotte (3rd and 4th movts from Sonata in C major )

Sonata in C major (BC)

EMR 230

8

Hindemith

Allegro pesante or Allegro assai (1st movt or 2nd movt from Sonata for Bass Tuba and Piano )

Sonata for Bass Tuba and Piano (BC)

Schott ED4636

9

Koetsier

Allegro (1st movt from Sonatina , op. 57)

Sonatina, op. 57 (BC)

EMR 239

10

Proctor

Piccadilly Polka

Take the Tube (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2129TC/BC

11

Ridout

Any two movts from Concertino for Tuba and Strings

Concertino for Tuba and Strings (BC)

Emerson E139

12

Saint-Saëns, arr. Mowat

Danse macabre

Savoir Faire (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2145TC/BC

13

Senaillé

Introduction and Allegro Spiritoso (complete)

Introduction and Allegro Spiritoso (TC/BC)

Hinrichsen H853

14

Wilder

Effie Joins the Carnival, no. 4

Suite no. 1 (Effie Suite) (BC)

Margun HL35022124

15

Wilson-Dickson

Sea-Satyre

Creatures of the Deep (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 2151TC/BC

 

Group B: unaccompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book (TC = treble clef / BC = bass clef)

Publisher & code

1

Bach, J S, arr. Barbez

Menuetto I or Menuetto II (from Suite no. 1 in G )

J S Bach Suites for Cello adapted for the Bass Trombone (BC)

Leduc AL25953

2

Bach, J S, arr. Bixby

Aria: Dominica Misericordias Domini, no. 12 or Prelude WTC book 1 no. 9, no. 14

Bach for the Tuba vol. 1

Western International Music BMP18

3

Bourgeois

Allegro moderato, no. 1 or Commodo, no. 4

Fantasy Pieces for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 3106TC/BC

4

Bourgeois

Complex

Per Tuba Ad Astra (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 1122TC/BC

5

Duncan

Being Franck

15 Advanced Studies for Tuba (based on orchestral excerpts) (TC or BC)

Duncan Music Press

6

Elvin

The Line or Fascination with Rhythms

Journeys by Tuba (TC or BC)

Mucky Herbert

7

Kopprasch

Study no. 20, Allegro molto

60 Selected Studies for Bb Tuba (BC)

King AL28601

8

McKenzie

Klezmer or Malaguena

Rhythms of Life (TC or BC)

Con Moto CMT1007 (TC) / CMT1009 (BC)

9

Moren

Bagatelle or Divertimento

Performance Studies (TC/BC)

De Haske DHP1043738-400

10

Muczynski

Andante, no. 2 and Allegro giocoso, no. 5

Impromptus for Solo Tuba, op. 32 (BC)

Schirmer GS29162

11

Snedecor

No. XVII, Stravinsky's The Firebird

Low Etudes for Tuba (BC)

PAS Music

 

Group A: accompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book (TC = treble clef / BC = bass clef)

Publisher & code

1

Adkins

Moderato or Allegro scherzando (1st movt or 3rd movt from Three Rituals )

Three Rituals (BC)

Warwick TU039

2

Bourgeois

Prestissimo (3rd movt from Sonata for Tuba and Piano , op. 204)

Sonata for Tuba and Piano, op. 204 (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 3120TC/BC

3

Brahms, arr. Woods & Death

Hungarian Dance no. 5

Classics for Tuba (TC/BC)

Studio M050045458

4

Broughton

Any one movt from Sonata (Concerto)

Sonata (Concerto) (BC)

Ludwig M1587

5

Carr

Old Friends (2nd movt from For Knulp )

For Knulp (BC)

Warwick TU037

6

Ellerby

Tuba Concerto (from letter N to the end)

Tuba Concerto (BC)

Maecenas MC0001PR

7

Gluck, arr. Woods & Death

Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from Orfeo ed Euridice )

Classics for Tuba (TC/BC)

Studio M050045458

8

Gregson

Allegro deciso or Allegro giocoso (with cadenza) (1st movt or 3rd movt from Tuba Concerto )

Tuba Concerto (BC)

Novello NOV120484

9

Hindemith

Variationen (3rd movt from Sonata for Bass Tuba and Piano )

Sonata for Bass Tuba and Piano (BC)

Schott ED4636

10

Jacob

Galop, no. 8 (with cadenza)

Tuba Suite (BC)

Boosey M060034008

11

Johns

Blue Bombazine (BC)

Blue Bombazine (BC)

Superbrass

12

Joseph

Prelude and Scherzo (1st and 2nd movts) or Arietta and Rondo (3rd and 4th movts) from Sonatina

Sonatina (BC)

Warwick TU040

13

Koetsier

Tempo di minuetto and Allegro moderato (2nd and 3rd movts from Sonatina , op. 57)

Sonatina, op. 57 (BC)

EMR 239

14

Lebedev

Concerto no. 1 (complete)

Concerto no. 1 (BC)

Hofmeister FH2317

15

Monti, arr. Hilgers

Czardas

Czardas (BC)

EMR 272

16

Newton

Cappriccio

Cappriccio (TC/BC)

Winwood 0100P

17

Sparke

Allegro (2nd movt from Tuba Concerto )

Tuba Concerto (TC/BC)

Anglo AMP187-401

18

Vaughan Williams

Any one movt from Concerto for Bass Tuba (with cadenzas)

Concerto for Bass Tuba (BC)

OUP 9780193386761

19

Whitener

A Shenandoah Fantasy

A Shenandoah Fantasy (BC)

Resonata RM60002

 

Group B: unaccompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book (TC = treble clef / BC = bass clef)

Publisher & code

1

Arnold

Fantasy for Tuba, op. 102

Fantasy for Tuba, op. 102 (BC)

Faber 0571503241

2

Bach, J S, arr. Barbez

Gigue in C minor (from Suite no. 5 )

J S Bach Suites for Cello adapted for the Bass Trombone (BC)

Leduc AL25953

3

Bach, J S, arr. Wyss

Vivace from a Cello Suite

The Thomas Wyss Tuba Collection (TC)

Kirklees

4

Bourgeois

Allegro moderato, no. 6 or Moderato pesante, no. 8

Fantasy Pieces for Tuba (TC or BC)

Brass Wind 3106TC/BC

5

Duncan

… and Brahms too…

15 Advanced Studies for Tuba (based on orchestral excerpts) (TC or BC)

Duncan Music Press

6

Ellerby

El Patricko Latino

Performance Studies (TC/BC)

De Haske DHP1043738-400

7

Elvin

Mr P Comes to Town or Reel Groovy

Journeys by Tuba (TC or BC)

Mucky Herbert

8

Kopprasch

Study no. 56, Larghetto

60 Selected Studies for Bb Tuba (BC)

King AL28601

9

Morris

Confliction

Confliction (BC)

Warwick TU021

10

Persichetti

Intrada, no. 1 and Capriccio, no. 4

Serenade no. 12 for Solo Tuba, op. 88 (BC)

Elkan-Vogel 164-00062

11

Snedecor

No. XVIII, Prokofiev's Symphony no. 5

Low Etudes for Tuba (BC)

PAS Music

12

Vizzutti

Fast and Rhythmic

Performance Studies (TC/BC)

De Haske DHP1043738-400

 

 

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