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
    • Wagner Tuba 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
    • Introduction
    • Birth in Leipzig
    • The ‘Acting’ Father
    • Wagner the Student
    • Early Compositions
    • 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
      • The Double Horn
      • French Horn Manufacturers
      • Famous Horn Players
      • French Horn Repertoire
      • Learning The French Horn
      • French Horn Orchestration
      • Contemporary Jazz Horn
    • Trumpet Introduction
      • Types Of Trumpet
      • Trumpet History
      • Trumpet Range
      • Famous Trumpet Players
    • Trombone
    • Tuba
  • News
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Opera Horn, Sandbags & Ice Cream!

July 31, 2021 by Admin Team

What does ice cream have in common with opera? Well, add a few sandbags into the equation and you have a fascinating story from a top international hornist! Before we get to the specifics, here’s a little background. We love to share orchestral performance news, especially when it relates to horn and Wagner tuba players […]

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Frozen Valves, Koetsier & A Special Feline Friend

September 12, 2020 by Admin Team

Thanks to the dedication of many horn players and teachers, students of the instrument have been able to continue learning their craft in recent months. A good example was the recent Horn Masterclass by Molly Norcross and featured on YouTube. Helping horn students continue their studies forms part of the next interview in our series […]

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A Horn Player’s Bare Necessities

August 29, 2020 by Admin Team

Trumpet Flugelhorn Horn Wagner tuba

We continue on our theme of discovering what life has been like in lockdown for horn players and are delighted to reveal what horn player and Wagner tuba enthusiast Denny McGinn has to say. In the fall of 2018, Denny was the featured soloist in the US Premiere of Stephen Caudel’s “Edel Rhapsody” for Wagner […]

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Wagner Tuba Passion

The Wagner Tuba is one of the least well-known orchestral instruments in the world today. Its name is colourful yet ambiguous and causes confusion as to its true identity. The history of the Wagner Tuba is relatively short yet the background to its invention amongst the most notable ever. This website is dedicated to bringing the Wagner Tuba into the spotlight. We hope our readers will be encouraged to a better understanding and greater enthusiasm for this noble yet little used instrument.

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