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Stevens  Thomas  Variations In  Olden  Style  Tu8

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Thomas Stevens
Variations in Olden Style

after J.S. Bach

for tuba and string orchestra

  • Level: advanced
  • Duration: 8'
  • Genre: baroque
  • Composed: 1989

Reference: TU8a
CHF22.00
Piano reduction (solo part included)

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  • Publisher: Editions Bim

Audio samples

Variations In Olden Style

Composer

Thomas Stevens

Thomas Stevens (1938-2018)

Thomas Stevens (born 1938, Atascadero, California) was appointed to the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in 1965 by then music director, Zubin Mehta, who named him principal trumpet in 1972, a po... Read more

About Variations in Olden Style

A la Bach

The tuba, invented around 1830 has no original baroque repertoire, so these  Variations in Olden Style were conceived after the Polonaise of the French Suite VI by J.S. Bach and written “à la Bach” in order to fill this gap a little.