Super Famiconcerto for Tuba and 16-bit Electronic Accompaniment

$40.00

The worlds of tuba and ludomusicology collide for a concerto unlike any you've ever heard before! Using the sounds and styles of the Super Famicon (Super Nintendo) era of video game music, this piece tells the familiar tale of a hero of destiny rising against the forces of evil. This story is told in four movements:

I. A Hero Rises

A quaint life is uprooted by dark forces and an unsuspecting hero steels their resolve to begin their journey.

II. The Crypt

The hero delves into an ancient crypt in search of the sacred sword of power.

III. The Burden of Destiny

Upon contact with the sacred sword, our hero is inundated with visions of ancient sages. Informed of the burden of their charge, they begin their penultimate journey to the lair of the sorcerer bolstered with thoughts of family and friends as clouds loom darker still.

IV. The Darkest Day

The sinister sorcerer is revealed! Will our hero survive this vicious onslaught?

Total runtime is about 23:30.

The worlds of tuba and ludomusicology collide for a concerto unlike any you've ever heard before! Using the sounds and styles of the Super Famicon (Super Nintendo) era of video game music, this piece tells the familiar tale of a hero of destiny rising against the forces of evil. This story is told in four movements:

I. A Hero Rises

A quaint life is uprooted by dark forces and an unsuspecting hero steels their resolve to begin their journey.

II. The Crypt

The hero delves into an ancient crypt in search of the sacred sword of power.

III. The Burden of Destiny

Upon contact with the sacred sword, our hero is inundated with visions of ancient sages. Informed of the burden of their charge, they begin their penultimate journey to the lair of the sorcerer bolstered with thoughts of family and friends as clouds loom darker still.

IV. The Darkest Day

The sinister sorcerer is revealed! Will our hero survive this vicious onslaught?

Total runtime is about 23:30.

“‘…A Hero Rises,’ is an exhilarating opening that utilizes the flexibility of the tuba across large melodic intervals.”

“‘The Crypt’ is a change in mood from the first movement… The accompaniment of this movement evoked the most nostalgia of the four movements.”

“‘The Burden of Destiny’ has a justifiably epic accompaniment... There is a similar lyricism found in this movement to the previous movement, but the melodic material is much more angular.”

“The final movement is a fast and rhythmically complex movement that will challenge even the serious performer, both in terms of rhythm and melodic angularity.”

“…this piece would work very well in many traditional and non-traditional performing venues and has the chance to entertain both performer and audience member alike.”

Range: GG – a1

Difficulty Level: V

Dr. Brandon Smith, Valdosta State University