Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra (Broughton)


originally wrote the Tuba Concerto as a sonata for tuba and 24 orchestral winds in 1987. He later rewrote it for tuba and piano accompaniment. In 2003, Broughton reworked the sonata into a concerto so that it could be performed by a full orchestra. The tuba concerto was originally written for Tommy Johnson.

Instrumentation

The concerto is scored for a solo tuba and an orchestra consisting of two flutes, piccolo, oboe, English horn, two clarinets in A, bass clarinet, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, three trombones, harp, timpani, percussion and strings.

Structure

The tuba concerto consists of three movements.
  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Aria
  3. Allegro leggiero

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Notable Performances

Dennis Hale in 2010 with the North Oregon Coast Symphony conducted by Collin Heade.