Ingram, Charles - Mini-Suite

  unaccompanied I. Praeludium II. Getting Around III. Simple Song IV. Off Waltz V. Pompous March VI. Faux Gigue The Mini Suite for Solo Tuba was composed in 2015 for my good friend Dr. Richard Perry who is the Tuba/Euphonium professor at the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Perry was preparing a recital of unaccompanied music for tuba, and he asked me for a new piece. The structure of the Mini Suite is very loosely based on the idea of the Baroque instrumental suite. While the Baroque suite is based on a series of dances, this one consists of six movements which are fleeting impressions found in the character pieces that are common in the Romantic period. The last movement is the only one that gives the nod to an actual dance found in the traditional Baroque suite. The first movement, Praeludium, has no programmatic title and serves the purpose of opening the suite. The second movement, Getting Around, gives the impression of someone who is far too busy to take time for himself