Bombardment for Tuba BC

The 'bombardon', a term used a century ago for the lowest brass instrument in a military band, isn't connected at all with 'bombardier', a soldier who assisted in the loading of canons. This 'bombardment' of pieces, with no warlike intentions, comes from the eighteenth century, showing what Handel, Bach, and Besozzi might have given us if they had even heard of the bombardon, or as it was to become later, the tuba. Plenty of opportunities here for your silkiest legato, your flashiest semiquavers, and everything in between.

Contents:

• The Conquering Hero (from Judas Maccabaeus) - Handel
• Sarabande (from English Suite no 6) - JS Bach
• Bourée (from Music for the Royal Fireworks) - Handel
• Arioso (from Church Cantata no 156) - JS Bach
• The Harmonious Blacksmith (from Keyboard Suite vol 1 no 5) - Handel
• Theme and Variations - Handel
• Allegro (from Sonata no 6) - Besozzi
• Adagio and Allegro (from Flute Sonata) - Handel