13K views · 265 reactions | Richard Wagner war ein Visionär. Für seine Opern mussten eigene Instrumente erfunden werden. Zum Beispiel das Gralsglockenklavier oder die Wagnertuba. Wieso, weshalb, warum - hier wird's erklärt. Mit BR-KLASSIK in den Wagner-Sommer... | ARD Klassik | Facebook

The Wagner tuba, commissioned by and named after Richard Wagner, made its first appearance in symphonic music in Anton Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony in 1884. This distinctive, four-valve brass instrument is a hybrid of the standard tuba and French horn. Principal Horn Jennifer Montone and Associate Principal Horn Jeffrey Lang gave us a demonstration of how they work and explained what makes them so special! Hear the unique sound of the Wagner tuba in Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony during our concerts

143K views · 2.4K reactions | What links this Sunday’s performance of Die Walküre, and next week’s performance of Bruckner 7? It’s the Wagner Tuba. lpo.uk/WagnerTuba | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Facebook

27K views · 467 reactions | Spotted this instrument in one of our concerts and wondered what it was? 樂 It's a Wagner tuba! Our Principal Horn Ben Hulme, who played it in our performance of Stravinsky's Firebird at the Royal Albert Hall in May, explains the history and unique sound of the instrument. | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Facebook

3.1K views · 45 reactions | The one where Richard Wagner invented a Tuba. Our amazing Wagner Tuba section shares a little history behind Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9, conducted by Manfred Honeck. The heavenly tone concludes Bruckner's final symphony and serves as the NSO concert finale.  | National Symphony Orchestra | Facebook

Listen to the new 3 Wagner Tubas from Hollywood Fantasy Brass 🎧 You can hear the Wagner tuba in the scores to Star Wars IV: A New Hope, the Lord of the Rings films, Jurassic Park, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, World of Warcraft and several other expansive scores that have helped define the modern fantasy sound across movies and video games. Imagine a cross between a French horn and a trombone and you’ll get pretty close, but this ensemble has something a little extra that effortlessly evokes fantast