Includes interviews with and lectures by Arnold Jacobs. Arnold Jacobs, tuba ; Adolph Herseth (Toccata, String quartet, Quintet), Vincent Cichowicz (Toccata, Quintet), Renold Schilke (String quartet), trumpets ; Hugh Cowden (String quartet), Richard Oldberg (Quintet), horns ; Frank Crisafulli, trombone (Toccata, String quartet, Quintet) ; student band, Gunnison Music Camp, Al G. Wright, conductor (Beelzebub) ; Bill Bell's German Band, Bill Bell, conductor (Solo pomposo). Recorded 1954-ca. 1967. Compact disc. Program notes in English including bibliographical references and discography ([11] p. : ill.) inserted in container;
Contents:
Quintet op. 5, no. 1 / Victor Ewald (12:48). We are in an art form (3:41) -- Beelzebub / A. Catozzi (5:58) -- Essential role of the tuba (1:33) -- Range and tone (1:11) -- Prelude to act 3 of Lohengrin : excerpt / Richard Wanger (0:54) -- Symphony in D minor : excerpt / César Franck (0:52) -- Air versus air apparatus (2:47) -- Characteristic etude no. 1 / Jean-Baptiste Arban (2:55) -- Lips are vocal cords for the instrument (5:55) -- Etude, op. 13, no. 12 / Jacques-François Gallay (2:07) -- The use of air (2:11) -- Etude / Ernst Paudert (2:00) -- The use of devices (1:50) -- String quartet op. 18, no. 2. IV, Allegro molto / Ludwig van Beethoven (6:27) -- Conditioned responses, becoming a storyteller of sound (2:39) -- Solo pomposo / Al Hayes (4:42) -- The art of communication (0:33) -- Quintet op. 5, no. 1 / Victor Ewald (12:48).
Summary:
An audio portrait of Arnold Jacobs giving master classes, lectures and interviews combined with recordings as soloist, ensemble member with CSO colleagues and home practice recordings. The accompanying booklet discusses the legacy and contributions Jacobs made to his field and includes a bibliography of recordings with the Chicago Symphony.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.