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About this arrangement

Tuba, piano SKU: P2.90112 Composed by Brian Ciach. Tuba Solo. Published by Potenza Music (P2.90112). Dance King is a set of dances for piano and tuba formed into one continuous suite. The dances include, Rainmaking, Trance Anthem, Wanton Funeral, Lazy Ghost Chaconne, and 8-Bit Jig. The music is inspired by Native American dance (Rainmaking), Electronic Dance Music (Trance Anthem), video game music (8-Bit Jig), and includes unique twists on some classic dance styles (Wanton Funeral, an aleatoric funeral march, and Lazy Ghost Chaconne, where a repeated pattern of notes lazily drop out, disappear, or become veiled over time). This piece makes regular use of extended techniques in both piano and tuba: the pianist is required to stop the strings just behind the dampers and slide their fingers down the strings as notes are being played (Rainmaking), among other techniques; the tubist is asked to sing above notes played on the instrument (Lazy Ghost Chaconne) and use a baritone saxophone mouthpiece in place of a tuba mouthpiece (Wanton Funeral, this is optional, however). These extended techniques are meant to explicitly evoke diverse dance characteristics throughout the suite. This piece was commissioned by Paul Carlson and received its world premiere at the 2014 International Tuba Euphonium Conference (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, IN), Paul Carlson, tuba, and Brian Ciach, piano.