Holiday
Etudes (1996) - A transcription for all instruments of a set of
intermediate tuba etudes depicting various holidays
throughout the year. These etudes received first prize in the Tuba
Universal Brotherhood Association's 1996
Composition Competition. The etudes are published in duet form in order
for them to be used as either an etude book and/or a duet. The second
part is designed to be playable by the teacher or a more advanced
student. There is a piano accompaniment book designed to accompany
either the etude or duet. A download of recorded MIDI performances of
the piano accompaniment part for each etude is available at no cost.
Duration: 25:00 Etude/Duet Book $10.00; Piano Accompaniment
Book $12.50
Table of Contents
| New Years Day | Passover | Summer Solstice | Veteran's Day |
| Martin Luther King Day | Easter | An Independence Day Collage | Thanksgiving |
| President's Day | Cinco de Mayo | Labor Day(Fanfare for the Common Laborer) | Kwanzaa |
| Chinese New Year | Mother's Day | Autumnal Equinox (Amerindian Harvest Song) | Hanukkah |
| St Patrick's Day | Memorial Day | Columbus Day | Winter Solstice |
| Vernal Equinox | Flag Day | Halloween | Christmas Time |
| April Fools (Humoresque) | Father's Day | Election Day | New Years Eve |
| Click below to see the music scroll across the screen while listening to a MIDI file using the Scorch plug-in |
These excerpts are mp3 files | Free download of MIDI
Performances of piano accompaniment book. |
| C Etude/Duet
Book for
flute, oboe, violin, mallet percussion |
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| Bb
Etude/Duet Book for
clarinet, trumpet, bass clarinet, tenor sax |
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| F Etude/Duet
Book for
French horn, English horn |
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| Eb
Etude/Duet Book for
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, alto clarinet |
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| Bass Clef
Etude/Duet Book for bassoon, trombone, euphonium, cello, double bass |
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| Bass Clef
Etude/Duet Book for tuba |
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| Alto Clef
Etude/Duet Book for viola, trombone |
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| Tenor Clef
Etude/Duet Book for bassoon, trombone |
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| Piano
Accompaniment Book for all of the above |
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