[Trombone-l] Pagliacci

[Howard Weiner]

At 06:50 23.04.2008 -0700, thetubameister at adelphia.net wrote:
>Does anyone (Howard?) know what instrument the "tuba" part for 
>Leoncavallo's Pagliacci was actually written for?

Since you called me out, I'll answer. But I'm afraid I don't really 
know. Pagliacci was composed in 1892, which was a good decade after 
the invention and introduction of the "trombone basso Verdi," so that 
is a possibility. Although I have no idea how long that valve 
contrabass trombone remained in use, or if it even caught on at all. 
The best thing would be to take a look in Clifford Bevan's The Tuba 
Family. (But you know that!)

Howard


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