Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra Cover Image

Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra: Conductor Score

$30.00 USD
$30.00 USD
Skip to product information
Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra Cover Image
Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra: Conductor Score

Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra: Conductor Score

By Bruce Broughton

Item: 36-A899601
$30.00
Shipped

One moment…

Related Items

Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra: Full Orchestra, Solo Brass with Ensemble

$78.00
View

Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra: Conductor Score & Parts

$250.00
View
Description
Bruce Broughton's Concerto for Tuba was originally written as a Tuba Sonata (M158791). The wind ensemble (A671202) and orchestra (A899602) concerti arrangements are available seperately from the publisher. This current edition from 2021 makes some changes to the music, including removal of the timpani and large gong parts in the percussion. Instrumentation: Solo Tuba: 2(2dPicc).2(2dEH).2(2dBCl).2(2dCBsn): 4.2.3.0: Perc(2): Hp.Pno/Cel: Str(9-8-7-6-5 in set).

Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra: Conductor Score isn't in MakeMusic Cloud just yet...but it could be. Let us know you'd like to see it, and you'll help shape what comes next. In the meantime, start a free trial and dive into thousands of interactive titles your students can play along with today.

Request This Title

Tell us you want it.

Start Your Free Trial

Explore everything that's ready to play right now.
Sample Pages

No sample pages found.
Sample Audio
No sample audio found.
Sample Video
No sample videos found.
Additional Details
Series: Kalmus Orchestra Library
Publisher: Keiser Productions, Inc.
ISBN10: 1-58-106891-3
ISBN13: 978-1-58-106891-7
UPC: 660355071782
SKU: 36-A899601
Instrumentation: Solo Tuba: 2(2dPicc).2(2dEH).2(2dBCl).2(2dCBsn): 4.2.3.0: Perc(2): Hp.Pno/Cel: Str(9-8-7-6-5 in set)

More about this title

About the Composer: Bruce Broughton

Bruce Broughton

Bruce Broughton's reputation rests primarily on decades of film and television scoring, with credits including Silverado, Tombstone, The Rescuers Down Under, Miracle on 34th Street, and the Homeward Bound series. His work across television has been equally prolific, from JAG and The Orville to Tiny Toon Adventures and numerous episodes of Dallas, Quincy, and Hawaii Five-O. He has earned ten Emmy Awards from twenty-three nominations, as well as Oscar and Grammy nominations.

Beyond the screen, Broughton has maintained an active concert music career, with orchestral and chamber works performed by major ensembles including the Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. He serves on the Board of ASCAP and has held leadership positions in the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and as a founding member and past president of The Society of Composers and Lyricists.

Why we love this

Broughton brings Hollywood's mastery of orchestral color and dramatic arc to concert music without sacrificing substance. This concerto showcases a tuba as a full-voiced protagonist rather than a character part, and the orchestration (with its optional doubling options) gives conductors real flexibility in adapting to ensemble size. The 2021 revision streamlines the percussion writing while keeping the work's expressive core intact, making it both more manageable and more focused.

What to expect

Broughton's tuba concerto blends cinematic sweep with lyrical warmth, treating the soloist as a singing voice rather than a novelty. The work moves fluidly between virtuosic passages and introspective moments, with orchestrations that suggest open air and genuine emotional stakes.

Who it's for

Orchestras seeking a substantial showpiece for an accomplished tuba soloist that draws on film scoring's accessibility without lowering compositional standards. Conductors working with chamber orchestras or smaller symphonies will appreciate the instrumentation options, which allow flexible doubling of winds and strings to fit available players.

How to get the most out of it

  • Balance the tuba soloist with the orchestra by having the winds support rather than overshadow; Broughton's orchestration often doubles the solo line, but those doublings should breathe around the principal voice.
  • Treat the harp and piano/celesta parts as textural color, not accompaniment; they anchor harmony without competing for attention with the strings and winds.
  • Work the percussion carefully during rehearsals since the 2021 edition removes the timpani and large gong, which may have been present in earlier versions; make sure your percussionists know which version you're conducting.

How to use it

Feature this as a centerpiece concerto in a mixed orchestral program, pairing it with lighter fare or saving it for the second half where audiences have settled in. The work also programs well on concert series that celebrate the orchestral contributions of film composers, or on programs highlighting the full range of the tuba as a solo instrument.

Skills your students will build

  • Conducting flexible orchestrations with optional doublings across woodwind and string sections
  • Balancing a virtuosic solo line with richly textured accompaniment
  • Managing harp and keyboard parts that function as harmonic support rather than rhythmic drivers
  • Interpreting lyrical and virtuosic passages within a single movement form

You May Also Like