Hans Offerdal

Tuba Tornado

This piece explores the life span of a tornado and which instrument is better suited for that than just the tuba? The piece has three movements:

I - Impatient Storm Cell
II - Cumulus Clouds
III - Multiple Vortex Tornado

This piece presents challenges in dynamics and articulation, as well as in the interplay with the soloist. The piece is based on a scale of seven pitches (as ‘Tornado' has seven letters) and is notated as a concert Eb major scale with three accidentals. Only these seven notes are played throughout the piece. Playing time appx. 10 minutes.