60 Selected Studies for Tuba adapts Georg Kopprasch's horn studies for the tuba, bringing nineteenth-century brass study material into a bass-clef edition for intermediate to advanced players. This Robert King publication is Music for Brass No. 278, issued by Alphonse Leduc as AL28601; it should not be confused with the horn, trumpet, or trombone editions of similarly titled studies.
The opening exercises show that the musical work extends beyond getting the notes right. A broad Largo uses dynamic changes and marked breaths to shape sustained lines, while the following Moderato introduces more continuous movement and contrasting articulations. Together, these examples invite attention to breath planning, phrase direction, and an even sound as well as technical accuracy.
The sixty-study format provides material for regular lesson assignments and sustained individual practice. Players can use it to connect the discipline of an etude with the same expressive care they bring to solo and ensemble repertoire.
Georg Kopprash (often named C. Kopprasch in an old misspelling) was a German horn player and composer living at the beginning of the 19th century. His sets of sixty studies Op.5 and Op.6 are often confused even though his most famous set is the Op.6.
60 Selected Studies for Tuba adapts Georg Kopprasch's horn studies for the tuba, bringing nineteenth-century brass study material into a bass-clef edition for intermediate to advanced players. This Robert King publication is Music for Brass No. 278, issued by Alphonse Leduc as AL28601; it should not be confused with the horn, trumpet, or trombone editions of similarly titled studies.
The opening exercises show that the musical work extends beyond getting the notes right. A broad Largo uses dynamic changes and marked breaths to shape sustained lines, while the following Moderato introduces more continuous movement and contrasting articulations. Together, these examples invite attention to breath planning, phrase direction, and an even sound as well as technical accuracy.
The sixty-study format provides material for regular lesson assignments and sustained individual practice. Players can use it to connect the discipline of an etude with the same expressive care they bring to solo and ensemble repertoire.
Georg Kopprash (often named C. Kopprasch in an old misspelling) was a German horn player and composer living at the beginning of the 19th century. His sets of sixty studies Op.5 and Op.6 are often confused even though his most famous set is the Op.6.