Posted by Richard on April 02, 2002 at 19:14:33:
In Reply to: BERLIN PHIL posted by RC on April 02, 2002 at 01:44:51:
If you think there wasn't a whole lot to do in the tuba part, you need to get ahold of a full score or a copy of the tuba part, and see for yourself what it contains. The tuba doesn't play all the time or in every movement, but is involved in a number of key passages, thematic bass lines, and episodes of extended etude-like character. Check it out. It lies in the absolute prime register of e-flat or f tuba.