Hackett- Tuba Quartet No. 1

An award winning new work for tuba quartet (ensemble) from the pen of young composer, Ben Hackett.  The work was named a FINALIST in the 2010 Harvey Phillips Awards for Excellence in Composition.  A wonderful honor. You may also want to sample his Superhero Suite for Euphonium Quartet Parts:  BC parts for all instruments A few words from the composer: The first movement, which is called "Quick and Heavy," is divided into two ideas: (1) the quick trade-off between arpeggios in the 2nd tuba with parallel minor triads in the upper three parts and (2) the seemingly slow yet energetic chorale sections.  This movement is a challenge to blend since the voices are often close together in the middle and low parts of the bass clef staff.            The second movement is a slow chorale that features the two euphoniums trading a melody back and forth over steady, open chords in the tuba parts.  The harmonic movement is slow and not very complicated but the trading melodies and the appearance and