Titan

"This composition was written during the summer of 2021, at a commission of Roland Szentpáli. Getting to know the repertoire of tuba, two compositional directions emerged for me: in one of them, the composers underestimated the possibilities of the instrument and the technical skills of the performers, in the other one, they tried to illustrate the otherwise extremely exciting effects store of the instrument with their works. When writing my piece, it was an important aspect for me to show the virtuoso side of the tuba, but the composition should not shift decisively in either direction." (Máté Bella)

The work was premiered on September 30, 2021 by Roland Szentpáli and Henrik Szőcs in Budapest.