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.
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
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
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)
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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