Mr. Tuba

Name: Mr. Tuba
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ISBN: 9780253007247

ISBN-10: 0253007240

ISBN-13: 9780253007247

Edition: 2012

Authors: Harvey Phillips, David N. Baker

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With warmth and humor, tuba virtuoso Harvey Phillips tells the story of his amazing life and career from his Missouri childhood through his days as a performer with the King Brothers and the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circuses, his training at the Juilliard School, a stint with the US Army Field Band, and his freelance days with the New York City Opera and Ballet. A founder of the New York Brass Quintet, Phillips served as director of the New England Conservatory of Music and became Professor of Music at Indiana University. The creator of an industry of TubaChristmases, Octubafests, and TubaSantas, he crusaded for recognition of the tuba as a serious musical instrument,…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 10/3/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 496
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.60" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments



Growing Up in Missouri



King Bros. Circus Band



Traveling with the Greatest Show on Earth



Juilliard, Studying with William J. Bell



Freelancing 101



Carol



Chamber Music, New York Brass Quintet



A New York Professional



On Tour with the New York Brass Quintet



Family, Friends, and Summer Activities



New England Conservatory of Music



The Search for Tuba Ranch



Institute for Advanced Musical Studies



Bassed in Bloomington



Carnegie Hall Recitals



Indiana University Retirement



Renaissance of the Tuba: A Summary



On Being a Teacher



Performance Tips



Coda


Friends and Colleagues


Appendix


Index