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I'm definitely an advocate for more Euphonium lit for orchestra, so I may be biased there. My instincts tell me including a Euphonium part as an optional alternate (while leaving the solo in the Tuba) wouldn't impact the potential reach of the piece all that much. In fact, it could increase the appeal to community orchestras who may not have a hot shot tubist available but could certainly poach a eupher out of the local concert band. About the tuba octaves, the topic has really only occurred to me recently. The conductor for the wind ensemble at the local community college hired a ringer tuba player for our last concert. Tremendous sound, rich in overtones, his tone was an amazing foundation for the band. I was playing Euphonium and didn't have to worry about tuning at all when he was playing. I realized that it was his overtones that I was locking on to. It's really changed the way I look at tuba for harmonic foundation.