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This movement from "The Elements", which Glen Newton composed as part of the 1983 West Bank School of Music composers' workshop, features a euphonium and tuba duet starting at letter A. On the repeat, the clarinet and bassoon join in to flesh out the chords and add some movement. At D the four wind instruments play the chorale with heavy vibrato, yet without sounding burlesque, and on the repeat, for contrast, they play the chorale without vibrato.
The composer comments:
The tuba family's broad tone seemed an appropriate choice for "Earth". I played the tuba part on my Yamaha YBB-321, a medium-sized BB-flat tuba. Jon played the euphonium part on my Besson 767. To emphasize the tuba family tone, I gave the euphonium and tuba the outer parts at D and E.