As some of you might recall, I took up the Euphonium (actually just a Baritone, but Euphonium sounds so much more euphonious), and joined a special band for seniors. It's an organization called New Horizons, which establishes these little bands in many towns, and teach an instrument for anyone who wants to join, and they play at nursing homes, and similar places, as a treat for the residents, and a treat for the players too.
One of the pieces we're playing this season (Fall/Winter 2024) is the March from Tchaikowsky's Nutcracker. The Ephonium is a tenor instrument. Sometimes it plays an inner part—often an interesting one, a so-called counter-melody, which are so common in Souza marches. Other times, we double the bass line (played by the Tubas). I love it when we do that, because I love playing bass anyway.
In the Nutcracker March, there are interesting passages, which you will recognize at once if you hear the March, e.g. via YouTube. I really ought to insert here the music of a sample passage, but it isn't as easy to do using my phone as it used to be when I posted these things using my computer!
