Treble chorus SSA, tuba, and piano.
Poem: John Updike
Duration: 3 min 40 sec
Published by Roger Dean.
Here is a video of a performance by the St. Louis Children’s Chorus.
The score may be seen at the Roger Dean website.
This humorous piece is based on the following poem by John Updike:
Recital*
Eskimos in Manitoba,
Barracuda off Aruba,
Cock an ear when Roger Bobo
Starts to solo on the tuba.
Men of every station — Pooh-Bah,
Nabob, bozo, toff, and hobo —
Cry in unison, “Indubi-
Tably, there is simply nobo-
Dy who oompahs on the tubo,
Solo, quite like Roger Bubo!”
* ROGER BOBO GIVES RECITAL ON TUBA
Headline in the Times