Die Walküre (Ride of the Valkyrie) - Tuba Excerpt

I played this from memory on the stairs to my studio in Los Angeles this morning while entertaining my dog and probably the few people walking by on the street below. The music is from "The Ring of the Nibelung", an opera cycle by Richard Wagner. Wagner and opera in general has been quite good for the tuba, providing it with heavy and loud stuff to play in the back row of the orchestra. I took a few liberties in adding extra notes so the viewer doesn't have to sit through boring tuba rests like we usually do as tubists. Thank you.

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Music

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• richard
• wagner
• tuba
• excerpts
• valkyrie
• Die
• Walküre
• orchestra
• orchestral
• opera
• low
• brass

[drxtuba]

You say your not a tubaist in one of my earlier posts, but you have a Yorkbrunner CC....and a good F tuba.....for somereason I think you are a real tuba player who might have held a huge job

[tubadylan]

I have had the great pleasure to play on some movie soundtracks during my days in Los Angeles, and have also been blessed to perform with some of the worlds greatest musicians, but my job now working for Jesus Christ is the hugest one imaginable. :)

[tubadylan]

I no longer play professionally, my friend, but will never give up music. You should think about giving up hatred.

[dvtuba]

well, i DO play tuba professionally and anyone who tells another fellow tubist to 'give it up' is doing a GREAT disservice to the family of tuba players. i don't agree with this man's religion, which leads me to believe that i wouldn't agree with his politics, either...but none of that matters because i embrace him completely as a colleague.

[thaliatrinidad22]

Is there anyway you can send me the sheet music to this?

[sfsmike]

You are absolute garbage. There's no way you've played professionally, EVER. You are a disgrace to orchestral music, the tuba, and music, in general.

[SpicyDuck1]

Considering the variables (sitting on stairs, by memory, maybe some more) It sounded good, so good job :D

[Farweight]

The notes at the top of the phrase sound out of tune to me, otherwise, Bravo!

[4PlagalCadence1]

@drxtuba debatable.

[Philbatrom]

why dont you post a video so we can see how much you suck

[mpmcd81]

That's absolutely right. If you want to hear some beastly playing and musicianship, just listen to him play the Bach cello suites on his F.

I know about being out of shape all too well. I was a very good tubist, played principal tuba in the Wind Ensemble and Orchestra and played with the faculty brass quintet at Auburn, but you'd never guess that the way I'm playing right now. You can see the raw talent there in Dylan's video though, and that's absolutely the truth about Tommy Johnson.

[starofthewesttuba]

to KMCraw that is- love your vids dylan :)

[drxtuba]

KMCraw, Tubadylan did play professionally, he was just out of shape...Dylan, weren't you playing these excerpts at 2am in the morning memorized not having looked at the music in several years.

Tommy Johnson would not have let ANYONE in his studio who was NOT good