BS: Tuba playing on rise in Denmark

Subject: BS: Tuba playing on rise in Denmark
From: GUEST,Jarkim Van Nuys
Date: 18 Jan 05 - 07:37 PM

A recent census indicates that tuba playing has become more popular in Denmark in the last 5 years. There are now more tuba players per capita in Denmark than in Holland or Lichtenstein, but Germany still holds the premier position for popularity of the tuba. It is thought that the more sophisticated image of the tuba presented in recent years by popular movies such as "Stollig Werta" has had the effect of drawing more younger players toward this instrument. Music stores look ahead to increased sales of the tuba in 2005.

Subject: RE: BS: Tuba playing on rise in Denmark
From: Bill D
Date: 18 Jan 05 - 08:05 PM

what key are these usually tuned to? The question is: Tuba E, or not Tuba E?

Subject: RE: BS: Tuba playing on rise in Denmark
From: Peace
Date: 18 Jan 05 - 08:07 PM

Tightrope walkers: music is always played in C# or Bb.

Subject: RE: BS: Tuba playing on rise in Denmark
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 18 Jan 05 - 08:08 PM

That's great! Now that everybody's going to be playing tuba there should be a bunch of nice guitars for sale cheap. Anybody planning on swapping a 1963 D-28 for a tuba, PM me first.

Subject: RE: BS: Tuba playing on rise in Denmark
From: Bobert
Date: 18 Jan 05 - 08:26 PM

Man awakens with a monster hangover and vague memories of having been at a party the night before while discovering he left his coat at the party...

After some asprin and thought he reconstructs where the part was held and returns to claim his coat... So he knocks on the door of the house where he thinks he was and a woman answers the door.

"Excuse me, but was I here at a party last night?", he asks.

"Yes, you sure were, and you were the life of the party," the woman responds.

"I was?"

"Yes, you certainly were. You were something else."

After retrieving his coat the man was about to leave when he stopped, thurned back toward the woman and asked, "Do you folks really have a gold toilet?" to which the woman responded....

"Hey, Harry. Ya better come down here. I've got the guy who sh*t in your tuba..."

Nevermind...

Bobert

Subject: RE: BS: Tuba playing on rise in Denmark
From: Alba
Date: 18 Jan 05 - 08:33 PM

Well as I am heading for Jutland, Denmark tomorrow from the cold backwoods of Maine I will keep my eye open for any good Guitar deals while I am there Bee-dubya-ell!!
Increase in Tuba sales...mmmm.... that's quite frightening really:>)
Bobert....lol
Best Wishes
Jude

Subject: RE: BS: Tuba playing on rise in Denmark
From: number 6
Date: 18 Jan 05 - 09:58 PM

At one time, long ago, the tuba was the bass instrument in a band.

Then along came the stand-up bass. The stand-up bass replaced the tuba.

sIx

Subject: RE: BS: Tuba playing on rise in Denmark
From: Donuel
Date: 19 Jan 05 - 09:27 AM

My tuba cartoons

http://www.angelfire.com/md2/customviolins/tuba5.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/md2/customviolins/tuba.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/md2/customviolins/tuba4.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/md2/customviolins/tuba2.jpg

Subject: RE: BS: Tuba playing on rise in Denmark
From: PoppaGator
Date: 19 Jan 05 - 11:04 AM

The tuba (or its marching-band cousin, the sousaphone) is *STILL* the bass instrument in many of New Orleans' hottest bands.

Kirk Joseph of the Dirty Dozen pioneered the "sousaphunk" style back in the late '70s, and many bands ~ stage performers as well as marching ensembles ~ have been using the tuba with incredible effect ever since.

A really good player with a microphone hung inside the bell of his big horn can produce every effect that can be gotten out of an electric bass, and with more dynamic range, blowing notes *faster* than anyone could possibly finger strings.

Subject: RE: BS: Tuba playing on rise in Denmark
From: Terry K
Date: 19 Jan 05 - 11:16 AM

I'll keep my eyes (and ears) open, I have a lunch date in Copenhagen in a couple of weeks time.

Terry

Subject: RE: BS: Tuba playing on rise in Denmark
From: Once Famous
Date: 19 Jan 05 - 11:21 AM

I thought skin flute playing was on the rise in Denmark.

Subject: RE: BS: Tuba playing on rise in Denmark
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 19 Jan 05 - 11:46 AM

Memories of Danny Kaye and Tubby the Tuba Player.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Tuba playing on rise in Denmark
From: jimmyt
Date: 19 Jan 05 - 12:00 PM

I once was asked to arrange a musical piece and perform it for a chapel service in a Christian college. I wrote an arrangement for Oh Sacred Head, JS Bach, for a tuba trio. it was performed guite admirably I thought, but I was never asked to write any more arrangements after that!   jimmyt