Tuba repertoire

This page lists classical pieces in the tuba repertoire, including solo works, concertenti and chamber music of which tuba plays a significant part.

Solo tuba

 * Georges Aperghis, Ruinen (1994)
 * Malcolm Arnold, Fantasy, Op. 102 (1969)
 * Gerald Barry, Foghorn (2020)
 * John Cage, Solo for Tuba (1957-1958)
 * Elliott Carter, Retracing IV (2011)
 * Henning Christiansen, Kirkeby og Edvard Munch, Op. 136 (1981)
 * Henning Christiansen, Lettres de Tuba, Op. 164 (1984)
 * Henning Christiansen, sTilsTand, Op. 167, 168a (1985)
 * Franco Donatoni, Che (1997)
 * Vinko Globokar, Échanges (1973)
 * Tom Johnson, Monologue For Tuba for Narrating Tubist (1978)
 * Tom Johnson, Tilework (2003)
 * Mauricio Kagel, Mirum (1965)
 * Alvin Lucier, Sestina for 6-valve Tuba (2011)
 * Krzysztof Penderecki, Capriccio (1980)
 * Vincent Persichetti, Serenade No. 12, Op. 88 (1961)
 * Vincent Persichetti, Parable XXII, Op. 147 (1981)
 * Frederic Rzewski, Honk (2004)
 * Boris Tishchenko, Four Pieces, Op. 94 (1985)
 * Christian Wolff, Tuba Song (1992)

Tuba and piano

 * Leslie Bassett, Song and Dance (1993)
 * Leonard Bernstein, Waltz for Mippy III (1948)
 * Bruce Broughton, Sonata (Concerto)
 * Bruce Broughton, Turbulence (2011)
 * Pierre Max Dubois, Histoires de tuba (1988)
 * Vinko Globokar, Juriritubaïoka (1996)
 * Sofia Gubaidulina, Lamento (1977)
 * Jennifer Higdon, Tuba Songs (2016)
 * Paul Hindemith, Tuba Sonata (1955)
 * Vagn Holmboe, Tuba Sonata, Op. 162 (1985)
 * Bertold Hummel, Sonatina op. 81a (1983)
 * Bertold Hummel, 3 Bagatelles op. 95h (1993)
 * Roger Kellaway, Dr Martin Luther King: in Memoriam (1984)
 * Rued Langgaard, Dies irae (1948)
 * it:Corrado Maria Saglietti, Monsters (2019)
 * Karlheinz Stockhausen, In Freundschaft, Nr. 46 13/14 (1977)
 * John D. Stevens, Monument (2006)
 * Josef Tal, Movement (1980)
 * Alexander Tcherepnin, Andante, Op. 64 (1939)
 * Barbara York, How Beautiful (2008)

Tuba choir

 * Bruce Broughton, Jackhammer for 4 Tubas
 * Anthony Burgess, Homage to Hans Keller for 4 Tubas (1982)
 * Johannes Fritsch, Tubæ for 2 Tubas (2000)
 * Per Nørgård, Nu dækker sne den hele jord - Vintersalmer for 8 Tubas (1976)
 * Wolfgang von Schweinitz, Horned Owl Sequence, Op. 53 for 2 Tubas (2010)
 * Gunther Schuller, Five Moods for 4 Tubas (1973)
 * Christian Wolff, Out-take for 2 Tubas (2005)

Tuba and instrument(s)

 * Henning Christiansen, Kredsløbsforstyrrelse, Op. 131 for Recitation and Tuba (1980)
 * Pierre Max Dubois, Mini quatuor for 2 Piccolos and 2 Tubas (1977)
 * Christopher Fox, Hidden Consequences for Microtonal Horn, Trombone and Microtonal Tuba (2009–10)
 * Henryk Górecki, Aria, Op. 59 for Tuba, Piano, Tam-tam and Bass Drum (1987)
 * Morton Gould, Tuba Suite for Solo Tuba and 3 Horns (1971)
 * Meyer Kupferman, Sound Objects 1-3 (1978), for tuba, trumpet and piano (1978)
 * Alvin Lucier, Sestina for Contrabass Flute, Contrabass Saxophone and Contrabass Tuba (2000)
 * Larry Polansky, Two Children's Songs for Trombone and Tuba (1992)
 * Larry Polansky, Three Pieces for Trombone and Tuba (2011)
 * it:Corrado Maria Saglietti, Monsters for Tuba and Chamber Ensemble (Fl.Ob.Cl.BCl.ASax.Bn.CBn.Hn.3Percussionists) (2019)
 * Gunther Schuller, Refrains for 12 Tubas, 10 Euphoniums and Percussion (2006)
 * Galina Ustvolskaya, Dona Nobis Pacem, Composition No. 1 for Piccolo, Tuba and Piano (1971)
 * Trevor Wishart, Pastorale / Walden 2, Music Theatre for Tuba, Flute and Tape (1979)
 * Charles Wuorinen, Never Again the Same for Bass and Tuba (2006)
 * Christian Wolff, Out-take (2005)

Tuba and ensemble

 * Bruce Broughton, Concerto (Sonata) for Tuba and Winds (1987)
 * Bruce Broughton, Turbulence for Tuba and Winds
 * Michael Daugherty, Reflections on the Mississippi for Tuba and Symphonic Band (2015)
 * Morton Feldman, Chorus and Instruments II for Choir, Tuba and Chimes (1967)
 * Jean Françaix, Petite valse européenne for Tuba and Double Wind Quintet (1979)
 * Gordon Jacob, Suite for Tuba and Strings (1972)
 * Vagn Holmboe, Intermezzo concertante, Op. 171 for Tuba and String Orchestra (1976)
 * David Lang, are you experienced? for Tuba, Narrator and Ensemble (1987)
 * it:Corrado Maria Saglietti, Concertissimo for Tuba and Wind Band (1997)
 * Charles Wuorinen, Chamber Concerto for Tuba, Winds and Drums (1970)

Tuba and orchestra

 * Kalevi Aho, Tuba Concerto (2000–01)
 * Alexander Arutiunian, Concerto for Tuba (1992)
 * Øystein Baadsvik, Concerto for Tuba (2015)
 * Harrison Birtwistle, The Cry of Anubis (1994)
 * Bruce Broughton, Concerto for Tuba (2003)
 * Michael Daugherty, Reflections on the Mississippi (2013)
 * John Golland, Tuba Concerto, op. 46 (1980s)
 * Edward Gregson, Tube Concerto (1978)
 * Jonathan Harvey, Lightness and Weight (1987)
 * Jennifer Higdon, Tuba Concerto (2017)
 * Vagn Holmboe, Tuba Concerto, op. 127 (1976)
 * Helmut Lachenmann, Harmonica (1981–83)
 * Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist, Landscape for tuba, string orchestra and piano (1978)
 * Arild Plau, Concerto for solo tuba and string orchestra (1990)
 * Jan Sandström, Lemon House, Tuba Concerto (2002)
 * Gunther Schuller, Capriccio (1960)
 * Gunther Schuller, Tuba Concerto No. 2 (2008)
 * Roger Steptoe, Tuba Concerto (1983)
 * Roland Szentpáli, Tuba Concerto (2002)
 * Ralph Vaughan Williams, Concerto in F Minor for Bass Tuba (1954)
 * John Williams, Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra (1985)
 * Charles Wuorinen, Prelude to Kullervo (1985)

Tuba, soloist(s) and orchestra

 * Bruce Broughton, Oliver's Birthday for Tuba, Piano, Trumpet and Symphonic Band (1998)
 * Jennifer Higdon, Low Brass Concerto for 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba and Orchestra (2017)
 * André Previn, Triple Concerto for Horn, Trumpet, Tuba and Orchestra (2011)

Electronic / Electroacoustic

 * Henning Christiansen, Im Bauch des Wolfs, Op. 165 for 3 Tubas and Tape (1985)
 * David Cope, Spirals for Tuba and Tape (1972)
 * Karlheinz Essl, Si! for Tenor Tuba, Live Electronics and Surround Sound (2012)
 * Luca Francesconi, Animus III for Tuba and Live Electronics (2008)
 * Vinko Globokar, Introspection d'un tubiste for Tuba, Electronics and Multimedia (1983)
 * Jonathan Harvey, Still for Tuba and Electronics (1997)
 * Phill Niblock, B Poore for Taped Tuba (1981)
 * Luigi Nono, Post-prae-ludium n. 1 per Donau for Tuba and Live Electronics (1987)
 * Bernard Parmegiani, Tuba-ci, Tuba-là for Tuba and Tape (1982)
 * Bernard Parmegiani, Tuba-raga for Tuba and Tape (1983)
 * Trevor Wishart, Tuba Mirum, Music Theatre for Tuba and Tape (1978)