(based primarily on themes from Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2)
Instrumentation: (several versions available)
(1) tuba/euphonium duo with CD accompaniment,
(2) solo euphonium with CD accompaniment
(3) solo euphonium with concert band
(4) solo euphonium with brass band
Copyright: 2000
Duration: 5:00
Range: C to c-2 for euphonium solo
Difficulty: IV-V
Publisher: Nicolai Music
Price:
$20 for solo or duo versions with CD accompaniment
$55 for solo with band or brass band accompaniment (score and parts included)
Recorded by: Neal Corwell (Out Sitting in his Field CD, Nicolai Music)
Other Info: Duo version premiered by Dr. Corwell with Velvet Brown at the 2000 International Tuba Euphonium Conference in Regina, Canada.
* (includes accompaniment CD and printed music with acc. cues)
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Humor is the intent of this composition, which is ostensibly an arrangement of Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. As the piece progresses, numerous additional well-known classical themes gradually intrude upon Liszt’s melodies, occasionally pushing the rhapsody aside completely. The recorded CD accompanied version provides a synthesizer-created orchestra plus bird-calls, whistles, and other humorous effects. The concert band and brass band accompaniments features duck calls, police whistles and other fun effects. This showpiece rarely fails to elicit some grins and snickers from the audience: a real crowd-pleaser!
Difficulties include rapid leaps between the high and low registers and double-tonguing. The solo version with CD accompaniment may challenge the endurance of some performers, but the solo version with ensemble accompaniment (wind ensemble or brass band) provides a little more rest for the soloist. The duo version not only gives both players a fair amount of time to rest their chops, it also gives them an opportunity to interact in an amusing fashion, adding to the humorous antics one may create for the benefit of the audience.