The Wagner Tuba

  • Wagner Tuba
    • Introduction
    • Wagner Tuba History
      • The Vision
      • The Apprentice
      • Trials and Transpositions
      • Fruition
      • The Disciple
      • Wagner’s Heirs
      • Modern Voices
      • Wagner Tuba Revival
    • Physical Properties & Range
    • Notation
    • Position in The Score
    • Seating in the Orchestra
  • Composers
    • Wagner Tuba Composers
    • Stephen Caudel
    • Andrew Downes
    • Jan Koetsier
    • Jorge E. López
    • Elisabeth Lutyens
  • Richard Wagner
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    • Birth in Leipzig
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    • Wagner the Student
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    • Marriage to Minna Planer
    • Wagner in Paris
    • Mathilde Wesendonk
    • King Ludwig II of Bavaria
    • Wagner and Cosima
    • Bayreuth & Final Years
  • The Brass Section
    • Introduction
    • French Horn Introduction
      • French Horn History
      • French Horn Range
    • Trumpet Introduction
      • Types Of Trumpet
      • Trumpet History
      • Trumpet Range
    • Trombone
    • Tuba
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Types Of Trumpet

The most common form of trumpet found in the modern age is a B-flat valve trumpet. There was a time when this particular instrument had a switch which could be used to convert it into an A trumpet but this was not found to be satisfactory and often lead to notes being out of tune. Besides the B-flat instrument, other types of trumpets in use today include:

  • The C trumpet considered by many to be brilliant and flexible but lacking nobility of tone.
  • The D trumpet – this is a small trumpet which particularly helps in the performance of trumpet parts in baroque music. This trumpet has been much used by Benjamin Britten (who tends to pitch his third trumpet habitually in D) and even in pop music such as the Beatles “Penny Lane”
  • The Trumpet in F – invented by Rimsky-Korsakov and much used by the Russian school of composers i.e. Stravinsky, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov although this particular instrument is probably not used so much in the modern era.
  • The Bass Trumpet in C – like the Wagner Tuba, this old instrument can be found in a modern orchestra. It was invented by Richard Wagner for the “Ring Cycle” and was used mainly as a doubling instrument. This trumpet is usually played by a trombone player as it is of similar pitch and using a similar mouthpiece. Despite the fact that this bass trumpet can be written for with many crooks, the bass trumpet in C is probably the most commonly used by orchestral players.

Brass Section Introduction

BRASS SECTION MENU

  • The Brass Section Introduction
    • The French Horn
    • French Horn History
    • French Horn Range
  • The Trumpet
    • Types Of Trumpet
    • History Of The Trumpet
    • Trumpet Range
  • The Trombone
  • The Tuba

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