" As the light whose reflection in the water is sometimes broken by the waves, I used ascending and descending movement in the melody. The pervasive use of syncopation also enabled me to exacerbate the impact felt by the ebb and flow.  " - Alain LOPEZ

A Piece for exams and auditions for students playing Tuba or Euphonium or Baritone for 6 years onwards.

" Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardour. " - Alain LOPEZ

" A rythmic composition in which the cells "quaver / two semiquaver" and " two semiquaver / quaver " are like a leitmotiv until the end of the Piece. The numerous triplets are a wink of "Rhapsody in Blues" from George Gershwin. My goal was to facilitate the listening, the exchange and the mimicry betwenn the two associated players: no tandem ("Temps d'M") without that! " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Tuba or Euphonium or Baritone for 8 years onwards

" The artistic skills and sensitivity of the musician are highlighted here, in order to recreate, thanks to varied metronomic movements, rhythms and nuances, ten atmospheres described throughout the Piece. " - Alain LOPEZ

An original Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Tuba or Euphonium or Saxhorn for 6 years onwards

" As a fan of bossa-novas from Antonio Carlos Jobim (with complex and moving harmonies), I have created my samba jazz in order to motivate students to work on typical rhythms of this musical style  " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Tuba or Euphonium or Baritone for 5 years onwards

" This bluesy ballad proposes an easy approach of doted quaver followed by semiquaver and helps going one step further since this solemn rhythm is always followed by 2 quavers! " - Alain LOPEZ

" The chassé-croisé of quarter notes and eight notes triplets together with Piano incite to dance and remind us of cabarets' ambiance of the 1920s. This piece, coupled with a faster one is an ideal combination to propose for end of first cycle exam. " - Alain LOPEZ

" The title of this Piece is a pun on Cubans rhythms. The opposition between the tone and used homonymous tone, as well as the rhythmic formula chosen on theme "B" are a typical feature of South America music. Concerning the melody, it is a stylistics composition on quarter note triplets!  " - Alain LOPEZ

A Piece for exams and auditions for students playing euphonium, baritone or tuba for 4 years onwards.

" A romantic composition dedicated to my Director Jacques Andrieu and to his wife Danièle (pianist). The seventh intervals (range rarely used), major, minor or diminished allowed me to create a tender and touching melody. " - Alain LOPEZ

A Piece for exams and auditions for students playing euphonium, saxhorn or tuba for 4 years onwards.

" For those who are nostalgic of village dance. Delicate piece to work on intervals.  " - Jean-Michel MAURY

A Piece for exams and auditions for students playing Tuba or Euphonium or Baritone for 5 years onwards.