Variations On An Aboriginal Melody For
Solo Tuba and Woodwind Quintet
by James Curnow
I. Allegro Con Spirito
II. Andante Moderato con Expressio
III. Allegro Giocoso
IV. Allegro con Energico
Written for Skip Gray, Instructor of Tuba at the University of Kentucky, for his Carnegie Hall recital in November of 1982. This four movement work is based on variations built around an aboriginal melody obtained by the composer while on a tour of Australia during the summer of 1982.
