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

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    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.