BTT
Tuba - Sheet Music

2 tubas and drum set - Grade 4-5

SKU: ET.TU120

Composed by Paulo Perfeito. Contemporary. Composed 2004. Duration 4'30. Editions BIM #TU120. Published by Editions BIM (ET.TU120).

ISBN 9790207015310.

The title of this piece, BTT, stands for its instrumentation Bateria (Drums) and two Tubas as an obvious tribute to the group TGB of which Sergio Carolino, who commissioned this composition, is a member. In Portuguese BTT also means All Terrain Bicycle (Bicicleta Todo Terreno). The bumpy and physically demanding ride but also the close interaction with the overwhelmingly beautiful Mother Nature are the images I tried to depict throughout this piece.
The beginning is like the first pedaling, in an effort, one foot (Tuba) at a time. After picking up the pace in mesure 9 the main motif comes in and there we go, presenting the AABA'' theme. BTT riding wouldn't be so without a rocky section in the trail and here, in m.31, we have it emulated by the awkward use of measure signatures. After a while, the biker stops a few times to enjoy the view, simulated in the beginning of the Funkish section by the drummer’s stop time, after which he decides to improvise and follow an alternative route in the solo section. Getting back on the original path in m.102 the original motifs are once again approached with a few bumps here and there till the end of the circuit. In m.144 after finishing the ride a few deep breaths (long tones) warm down the happy biker.