The Wagner Tuba
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Dr. Edward Eanes
Department
COTA - Music
Abstract
The Wagner Tuba is a brass instrument designed by 19th century opera composer Richard Wagner. This presentation will address the reasons for it's development, it's intended use by Wagner, it's distinctive timbre (as opposed to similar brass instruments), as well as the debate over it's technical classification.
Disciplines
Musicology
COinS
The Wagner Tuba
The Wagner Tuba is a brass instrument designed by 19th century opera composer Richard Wagner. This presentation will address the reasons for it's development, it's intended use by Wagner, it's distinctive timbre (as opposed to similar brass instruments), as well as the debate over it's technical classification.