Posted by David Rabinowitz on January 31, 2002 at 00:30:05:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: American Journey posted by js on January 27, 2002 at 18:59:23:
Probably no truth to that considering the dates of Beethoven's life and the time in which the tuba was invented and perfected around I think the 1830's. If I am not mistaken the Bib B died in 1827, the Ophecliede had been around for a few years and the tuba was a twinkle in the eye of some guy in Paris. Check the Tuba Source Book, that should give you some solid dates as to why Beethoven would not have written for tuba. I recall hearing that he incorporated the Serpent once but probably went deaf from hearing it.
David (I can't believe you guy's turned this trend into a joke, Mr. Wrobleski makes a valid observation he wanted to share and we make fun of him for that) Rabinowitz
There is no Crappy music, only mis-informed or uneducated listeners,
of course that is until you hear the composers in class at my University =)