THE AMERICAN TUBA SONATA: A SURVEY OF WORKS WRITTEN BETWEEN 1959 - 2019

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to explore the sonata repertoire written for tuba and piano by exclusively American composers. The musical selections occupy three distinct time frames during my educational and professional career and have been presented in three recitals in line with those periods. They were organized in the following manner; works that were standard repertoire for university students in the 1990s, works that appeared early in the 21st century that now hold a place in the standard repertoire, and works that have been composed within the last ten years:American Tuba Sonatas dating from 1959-1976 Walter Hartley - Sonata for Tuba and Piano Louis V. Pisciotta - Sonata for Tuba and Piano Alec Wilder - Sonata No. 1 for Tuba and Piano Bruce Broughton - Sonata for Tuba and Piano

American Tuba Sonatas dating from 1998-2007Stephen Rush - Tuba Sonata Anthony Plog - Tuba Sonata Barbara York - Sonata for Tuba and Piano: “Shamanic Journey” John Cheetham - Sonata for Tuba and Piano

American Tuba Sonatas dating from 2014-2019Quinn Mason - Sonata for Tuba and Piano: “Darkplace” Ian Lester - Sonata: “Hades: God of the Underworld” Frank Lynn Payne - Short Sonata Andrew Lewinter - Sonata for Tuba (or Bass Trombone) and Piano