Tuba repertoire
This page lists classical pieces in the tuba repertoire, including solo works for tuba and chamber music of which the tuba plays a significant part.
Solo tuba
- Georges Aperghis, Ruinen
- Malcolm Arnold, Fantasy, Op. 102
- Gerald Barry, Foghorn
- John Cage, Solo for Tuba
- Elliott Carter, Retracing IV
- Henning Christiansen, Kirkeby og Edvard Munch, Op. 136
- Henning Christiansen, Lettres de Tuba, Op. 164
- Henning Christiansen, sTilsTand, Op. 167, 168a
- Franco Donatoni, Che
- Vinko Globokar, Échanges
- Tom Johnson, Monologue For Tuba for Narrating Tubist
- Tom Johnson, Tilework
- Mauricio Kagel, Mirum
- Alvin Lucier, Sestina for 6-valve Tuba
- Krzysztof Penderecki, Capriccio
- Vincent Persichetti, Serenade No. 12, Op. 88
- Vincent Persichetti, Parable XXII, Op. 147
- Frederic Rzewski, Honk
- Boris Tishchenko, Four Pieces, Op. 94
- Christian Wolff, ''Tuba Song''
Tuba and piano
- Leslie Bassett, Song and Dance
- Leonard Bernstein, Waltz for Mippy III
- Bruce Broughton, Sonata
- Bruce Broughton, Turbulence
- Pierre Max Dubois, Histoires de tuba
- Gala Flagello, Embers
- Vinko Globokar, Juriritubaïoka
- Sofia Gubaidulina, Lamento
- Jennifer Higdon, Tuba Songs
- Paul Hindemith, Tuba Sonata
- Vagn Holmboe, Tuba Sonata, Op. 162
- Bertold Hummel, Sonatina, Op. 81a
- Bertold Hummel, 3 Bagatelles, Op. 95h
- Roger Kellaway, Dr Martin Luther King: in Memoriam
- Rued Langgaard, Dies irae
- , Monsters
- Karlheinz Stockhausen, In Freundschaft, Nr. 4613/14
- John D. Stevens, Monument
- Josef Tal, Movement
- Alexander Tcherepnin, Andante, Op. 64
- Barbara York, ''How Beautiful''
Tuba choir
- Bruce Broughton, Jackhammer for 4 Tubas
- Anthony Burgess, Homage to Hans Keller for 4 Tubas
- Johannes Fritsch, Tubæ for 2 Tubas
- Per Nørgård, Nu dækker sne den hele jord – Vintersalmer for 8 Tubas
- Wolfgang von Schweinitz, Horned Owl Sequence, Op. 53 for 2 Tubas
- Gunther Schuller, Five Moods for 4 Tubas
- Christian Wolff, Out-take for 2 Tubas
Tuba and instrument(s)
- Henning Christiansen, Kredsløbsforstyrrelse, Op. 131 for Recitation and Tuba
- Pierre Max Dubois, Mini quatuor for 2 Piccolos and 2 Tubas
- Christopher Fox, Hidden Consequences for Microtonal Horn, Trombone and Microtonal Tuba
- Henryk Górecki, Aria, Op. 59 for Tuba, Piano, Tam-tam and Bass Drum
- Morton Gould, Tuba Suite for Solo Tuba and 3 Horns
- Meyer Kupferman, Sound Objects 1-3, for tuba, trumpet and piano
- Alvin Lucier, Sestina for Contrabass Flute, Contrabass Saxophone and Contrabass Tuba
- Larry Polansky, Two Children's Songs for Trombone and Tuba
- Larry Polansky, Three Pieces for Trombone and Tuba
- Corrado Maria Saglietti, Monsters for Tuba and Chamber Ensemble
- Gunther Schuller, Refrains for 12 Tubas, 10 Euphoniums and Percussion
- Galina Ustvolskaya, Dona Nobis Pacem, Composition No. 1 for Piccolo, Tuba and Piano
- Trevor Wishart, Pastorale / Walden 2, Music Theatre for Tuba, Flute and Tape
- Charles Wuorinen, Never Again the Same for Bass and Tuba
- Christian Wolff, ''Out-take''
Tuba and ensemble
- Bruce Broughton, Concerto for Tuba and Winds
- Bruce Broughton, Turbulence for Tuba and Winds
- Michael Daugherty, Reflections on the Mississippi for Tuba and Symphonic Band
- Morton Feldman, Durations III for tuba, violin and piano
- Morton Feldman, Chorus and Instruments II for Choir, Tuba and Chimes
- Jean Françaix, Petite valse européenne for Tuba and Double Wind Quintet
- Gordon Jacob, Suite for Tuba and Strings
- Vagn Holmboe, Intermezzo concertante, Op. 171, for Tuba and String Orchestra
- David Lang, are you experienced? for Tuba, Narrator and Ensemble
- Corrado Maria Saglietti, Concertissimo for Tuba and Wind Band
- Charles Wuorinen, Chamber Concerto for Tuba, Winds and Drums
Tuba and orchestra
- Kalevi Aho, Tuba Concerto
- Alexander Arutiunian, Concerto for Tuba
- Øystein Baadsvik, Concerto for Tuba
- Harrison Birtwistle, The Cry of Anubis
- Bruce Broughton, Concerto for Tuba
- Michael Daugherty, Reflections on the Mississippi
- John Golland, Tuba Concerto, Op. 46
- Edward Gregson, Tuba Concerto
- Dalibor Grubačević, Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra
- Jonathan Harvey, Lightness and Weight
- Jennifer Higdon, Tuba Concerto
- Vagn Holmboe, Tuba Concerto, Op. 127
- Helmut Lachenmann, Harmonica
- William Lovelock, Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra
- Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist, Landscape for tuba, string orchestra and piano
- Arild Plau, Concerto for solo tuba and string orchestra
- Jan Sandström, Lemon House, Tuba Concerto
- Gunther Schuller, Capriccio
- Gunther Schuller, Tuba Concerto No. 2
- , Concerto for Tuba and Strings
- Roger Steptoe, Tuba Concerto
- Roland Szentpáli, Tuba Concerto
- Ralph Vaughan Williams, Concerto in F minor for Bass Tuba
- John Williams, Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra
- Charles Wuorinen, Prelude to ''Kullervo''
Tuba, soloist(s) and orchestra
- Bruce Broughton, Oliver's Birthday for Tuba, Piano, Trumpet and Symphonic Band
- Jennifer Higdon, Low Brass Concerto for 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba and Orchestra
- André Previn, Triple Concerto for Horn, Trumpet, Tuba and Orchestra
Electronic / Electroacoustic
- Henning Christiansen, Im Bauch des Wolfs, Op. 165 for 3 Tubas and Tape
- David Cope, Spirals for Tuba and Tape
- Karlheinz Essl, Si! for Tenor Tuba, Live Electronics and Surround Sound
- Luca Francesconi, Animus III for Tuba and Live Electronics
- Vinko Globokar, Introspection d'un tubiste for Tuba, Electronics and Multimedia
- Jonathan Harvey, Still for Tuba and Electronics
- Phill Niblock, B Poore for Taped Tuba
- Luigi Nono, Post-prae-ludium n. 1 per Donau for Tuba and Live Electronics
- Bernard Parmegiani, Tuba-ci, Tuba-là for Tuba and Tape
- Bernard Parmegiani, Tuba-raga for Tuba and Tape
- Trevor Wishart, Tuba Mirum, Music Theatre for Tuba and Tape