Sub euph or bbone? Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor

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patrickosmith
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by patrickosmith »

Is anyone familiar with this arrangement?

Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor

JSB arr. Eric Crees

It is scored for 5 trumpets (+flugelhorn) • 4 horns • 3 trombones • 3 tubas • timpani

I was wondering if one of the three (3) tuba parts could be played either by euphonium or bass trombone??
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sungfw
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by sungfw »

Depends on what your artistic/aesthetic goal is. Play the notes, yes. Match or closely approximate the sonority, probably not: a euph will likely lack the requisite weight and breadth of sound (particularly in the compensating and pedal registers) and a bass trombone has a different timbre.