Finalist for the 2012 Harvey Phillips Award for Excellence in Composition
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Second Edition Printing: 2022
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TODD GOODMAN for tuba and piano CONCERTO TUBA
Finalist for the 2012
Harvey Phillips Award for Excellence in Composition
Total Duration | Durée totale | Gesamtdauer
18’00
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PROGRAM NOTES
TUBA CONCERTO
Todd Goodman’s Tuba Concerto was commissioned by the 2012 Tuba Repertoire Initiative and was premiered by Aaron Tindall in June 2012, at the International Tuba Euphonium Convention in Linz, Austria. The work, in three movements, explores the wide range and versatility of the tuba. From its incredible virtuosic athleticism to its lush gorgeous tone, the tuba has the ability to invoke many different unique characters and emotions. This work explores these characteristics through three distinct movements, each showcasing a specific idiosyncrasy of the tuba.
MOVEMENT ONE begins with a wave-like pulse in the piano that flows throughout the entire movement, being accented and even interrupted by the lush sweeping lines of the tuba. As the movement develops, the two voices become more intertwined and even clash through character and harmony to the first climax. The pulse is then completely interrupted, as if leaping from the page and followed by a brief pause. The pulse regains its momentum, however with much shorter articulations. A fleeting glimpse at a foreshadowing of the second movement then quickly returning to the opening gesture triumphantly closes the movement.
The second movement is played with very little pause from the first.
MOVEMENT TWO is a lyric aria sung by the tuba, accompanied by a simple shifting chord progression in the piano. From the opening moment, this movement is a celebration of the beauty of simplicity. Rooted around a pedal A in the bass, the movement explores the upward motion of two sets of parallel sixths around a constantly varied three-note theme in the tuba. Set in a simple A-BA form, the opening steps aside as a more rhythmic, yet floating variation of the opening material winds throughout the piece. A short recapitulation ends the movement.
MOVEMENT THREE is an aggressive, athletic sprint through constantly shifting meters, fierce runs, and vigorous leaps. The opening of the movement introduces another three-note theme that winds throughout the entire movement. The tuba quickly joins the piano and moves through variations of the motif interrupting itself with long lyrical lines. The middle of the work is a development of the lyricism previously heard in the movement with a series of shifting harmonies reminiscent of the second movement. The opening section of this movement then recapitulates to a vibrant and electrifying coda giving the soloist the final word.
The Tuba Concerto marks the fifth in a series of concerti by Todd Goodman, including works for Trombone, Alto Saxophone, Piccolo, and Bass Clarinet.
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ABOUT THE COMPOSER
as of February 2022
TODD GOODMAN has been described as “one of America’s promising young composers.” His music is performed and recorded around the globe by musicians of all levels—including, world-renowned soloists, toptier professional ensembles, academic ensembles, and learners of all ages. Goodman has been the recipient of numerous awards, grants, commissions, and honors from organizations such as the American Prize, the British Trombone Society, the International Tuba Euphonium Association, the National Endowment for the Arts, New Music America, and many others. As an advocate for arts education, Goodman has served for over two decades in various compositional and educational residencies with orchestras, opera companies, performing arts centers, and academic institutions around the United States, and was a nominee for the very first Educator of the Year Grammy™ Award.
Recordings of Goodman’s music can be found on Wrong Note Media, Potenza, Hello Stage, Arts Laureate, Duquesne University Press, and Push Records. Goodman holds degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Duquesne University, and Kent State University, and has studied at l’École Normale de Musique in Paris, France, and the Aspen Music Festival in Aspen, Colorado. He currently resides outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
More information about Todd Goodman can be found at www.WrongNoteMedia.com.
FOR JAKE and AARON
Your vision is inspiring!
“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” - KEN ROBINSON
Movement One
TODD GOODMAN (2012) ASCAP piano reduction by the composer
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Movement Two
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CONCERTI
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