Melody

As the most recent brass instrument to be added to the standard orchestra, the tuba’s solo repertoire is relatively new compared to other orchestral instruments. Ralph Vaughan Williams composed the first major concerto for tuba in 1954, over 100 years after the tuba’s creation i…

This paper describes the various compositional considerations involved in the creation of the work Constructus Profanem, a multi-movement instrumental work exploring instrument mechanics, tuning strategies, acoustics, formal structures, and esoteric symbolism. We will begin with…