Kraft - Encounters II for solo tuba

William Kraft Encounters 2 for solo tuba, performed by Beth McDonald. Recorded live on 25 October 2008.

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(in William Kraft's words, from Program Notes for the Tuba by Gary Bird) "Encounters II was written for Roger Bobo in December 1966 and was premiered at the Encounters concert series in Pasadena in 1967. The first thing Roger and I did was spend a day together, during which we engaged in a creative interplay of ideas and exploration of the instruments possibilities. The resultant work was, as Roger described it in the liner notes of his second recording of the piece, higher, lower, faster (probably louder or softer) than any previous work for the tuba.

"From the multitude of techniques that evolved, I chose those which I felt were best suited for a piece that was basically expressive along relatively traditional lines. Certain exploratory techniques were eliminated to suit the aesthetics of the piece—an aesthetic in which I wanted to show the truly musical possibilities of the instrument without delving into effects for their own sake. I wanted the challenge of writing a set of variations for a solo instrument which would create the illusion of accompanying itself, by using various dynamic levels, varying pitch registrations, and especially by utilizing the voice while playing. Much of what resulted was due to Roger Bobo's remarkable virtuosity as well as his creative intelligence."

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[SumoMan89]

at glenn3rd and mattowen, HAHAAAAA  you both are idiots for going on that long; cause talking shit in person is dangerous.

[gor32006]

@glenn3rd2004 I checked out all your comments. You, sir, are a dumbass! I read all your pointless comments on YouTube and Flickr concerning tuba players, pipe organs, construction and mining equipment, farm tractors, cruise ships, supertankers, and Serena Williams and found all your comments utterly stupid. You obviously have no idea what you're talking about in any of your stupid comments. SO STOP COMMENTING ON YOUTUBE AND FLICKR VIDEOS WHEN YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!!!!

[JohnChernoff]

Arguably the weirdest flamewar yet seen on youtube...

[Bromthebard]

Double pedal C at 16 Hz, technically below the human hearing range, if you don't hear it, you will feel it.

[Bromthebard]

@Roflmao0516 it is easy to learn, I've been playing for 6 years, it's not that hard at all, and it's not easy to learn 4 valve fingerings either.

[Roflmao0516]

THIS IS NOT SPAM! PLEASE READ!!!

Hi, my name is Peighton. I'm 12 and I play trumpet. But recently, my band teacher asked me to switch to tuba(3 valve, Bflat) and I said that I'd give it a shot- So they let me try it to see if I can get down that low. And I could. My teacher said that I'd be a great tuba player, and that I have a great natural sound. So then I ordered my mouth piece(they provide the tuba). But what I was wonder if it was easy or difficult to learn the fingering and things like t

[ianmeagher309]

Wow. I'm impressed. Great Job.

[Omgshoes017]

this is a great performance

[MrCalvinBond]

You are amazing, Ive watched most of your videos and I just hope to get to that level someday! Its mind blowing.

[OOSUTINDIINN]

That is an F tuba you use right, I now have an F tuba myself and I learned the fingerings really quickly, but the fingerings for anything below a Bb are awkward.

[KillerTpt]

Great Job Beth!!

(Mark Meyer--trumpet player at UK 04'-06')

[Pianistikboy]

Amazing! Bravo! kind regards from France!