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
    • 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
    • Trumpet Introduction
      • Types Of Trumpet
      • Trumpet History
      • Trumpet Range
    • Trombone
    • Tuba
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Seating Within the Orchestra

Deciding where the Wagner Tuba players should sit is not a straight forward matter!

With the Wagner Tubas needing to join with the bass tuba at some point in a 5 tuba ensemble, the normal seating arrangement for the 5 instruments is not ideal. So, either the bass tuba player has to move from his normal position near the trombones to sit near the 5th-8th horn players or the horn players have to move across to sit with the bass tuba player within the ‘heavy brass’ section.

Neither option is ideal and so you never quite know where to look for the players at an orchestral performance where Wagner Tubas are used.

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Wagner Tuba Menu

  • The Wagner Tuba
  • Wagner Tuba History
    • 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 Within the Orchestra

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