"This is a valuable reference tool for any serious tubascholar." -- TUBA Journal Reviews

..". an excellentresource... " -- American Music Teacher

Program notes, written by the composers themselves, describe 88 works for the solo tuba. Includesworks for the tuba alone, tuba and piano, and tuba with other types ofaccompaniment. Each entry gives complete publication data, a history of the piece, its instrumentation and movements, and a description of its musical structure andcharacteristics. Gary Bird provides an invaluable resource for students, teachers, and professional performers in building repertoire and in gaining insight into avital body of contemporary music.