Tuba Concerto (Vaughan Williams)

The Concerto in F Minor for Bass Tuba and Orchestra by British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams was written in 1954 for Philip Catelinet, principal tubist of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), who together gave the premiere on 13 June 1954 with Sir John Barbirolli conducting.[1] The same musicians made the work’s first recording that same year.[2] This concerto was the first concerto written for solo tuba.[3]

  1. ^ Bevan, Clifford; Kridel, Craig (Winter 2008). "Vaughn William's Tuba Concerto: Composition and First Performance" (PDF). ITEA Journal. 35 (2): 62–63.
  2. ^ Hussey, Dyneley (October 1956). "The Musician's Gramophone". The Musical Times. 97 (1364): 524–526. doi:10.2307/937545.
  3. ^ Taylor, Alexander Raymond (31 May 2018). The Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto: Its Inception, and Influence on Selected Twentieth Century Works for the Tuba by British Composers (DMA thesis). University of Kansas.