I'm just curious about this instrument. You know, it's a little rare and I think this list is the best place to obtain information.
Few times in my life I had opportunity to play a french horn. In the beginning I had strange feeling that the attacks were not so clear like I had in my trumpet. The tessitura was much bigger and I had a different feeling on my lips ... I never had the opportunity to play a WT, but for sure I won't miss when I have it! I feel that the sound of the WT is much darker than the horn and also a little louder. What about extreme registers (high and low), is it harder on the WT? What about articulation, is it harder the get a clear articulation? Thank you very much Robson 2008/4/10, Francois Lefebvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hello > > You can see a wagner tube from Ricco Kuhn at http://www.ricco-kuehn.de/ > > in the section product > > I ask Ricco to build one for me, and i have this beautifull Wagner tuba > > I thing that i am the only amateur hornplayer with a Wagner tuba. > > It is easy to play, as the Pizka horn it easy ... > > François Lefebvre > Québec> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:05:13 -0300> From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: horn@music.memphis.edu> Subject: Re: > [Hornlist] Wagner Tuba> > Thank you Paul and Hans for the great > information.> > I have seen this videos and it's possible to see a little of > the Wagner> tuba.> > http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=A5ASRaHKOj0> > > http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=vlysW-I62bE> > > http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=Nps1LMpzQCw> > > http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=45RMIy2ZuKI> > >From what I can see they are > using Engelbert Schmid Wagner Tubas (the bell> is bent to the left side)> > > Is there any other video on YouTube with a little bit more of the WT?> > I > know a website called http://www.wagner-tuba.com/ that has a lot of> > information about WT, including a piece called "5 Dramatic Pieces for 8> > Wagner Tubas" written by Andrew Downes, but I haven't found any discography> > > Thank you very much for the help> > Robson Adabo de Mello> > Ps. Reinhold > Friedrich did a great job leading the trumpet section...you> know I'm a > trumpet player> > > > 2008/4/10, Paul Rincon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:> > >> > There is an LP with Roland Berger and Roland Horvath (both ex-members > of> > the> > Vienna Philharmonic) where they play some Wagner Tuba/Viennese > horn> > concertos.> >> > I think the LP is called "Contemporary Viennese > Music for Horn and Wagner> > Tuba"...Although I'm not sure. Hans knows it > surely, as it is the one> > where> > Roland and Roland look like they belong > in "La Cosa Nostra".> >> >> > Paul> >> >> > On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 1:04 AM, > hans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> >> > > If you play a Wagnertuba the way most > people play the Horn> > > today (and they press a lot of air through the > instrument),> > > the Wagnertuba tends to blair too loud. So the approach > is> > > quite different. As the holding position is different also,> > > one > has to hold he WT in a way, that the axle through mouth> > > & lead pipe is > NOT bent, a position quite not so> > > comfortable.> > >> > > Yes, > intonation is different & somewhat problematic due to> > > the open bell- > One has to use some alternative fingerings> > > when playing certain chords. > Some malers tried to make the> > > WT with a much wider bell like a > tenorhorn to get an easier> > > intonation, but ruined all the sound colours > so important> > > for the WT.> > >> > > The double tuba produced by > Alexander is a versatile> > > instrument but lacks all characteristics of > both the F & the> > > Bb tuba, which were built with different bell > dimensions,> > > the F much wider than the Bb.> > >> > > The WT is not a > solo instrument, beeing played for a> > > concerto with orchestra > accompaniment, while there is a> > > concerto by Jan Koetsier, who has > composed a lot for horn.> > > The euphonium or the tenor horn would be a > much better> > > choice as solo instrument. If I would be a composer, I > would> > > refran from composing a solo for the rather clumsy WT but> > > > use it in a set of two or four to express certain serenity,> > > solemn > impressions, ferocity, etc. according to the examples> > > set by R.Wagner, > R.Strauss, A.Bruckner & a lot of soundtrack> > > composers.> > >> > > > ============================================================> > > > ============================================================> > > > ==========================> > >> > > -----Original Message-----> > > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > [mailto: > horn-bounces+hans <horn-bounces%2Bhans> <horn-bounces%2Bhans> > <horn-bounces%2Bhans>=> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On> > > Behalf > Of Robson Adabo de Mello> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 8:59 PM> > > > To: The Horn List> > > Subject: [Hornlist] Wagner Tuba> > >> > > Hello Guys> > > >> > >> > >> > > I'm a trumpet player, so if some of my questions are too> > > > basic I need to say "I'm sorry".> > >> > >> > >> > > - Is it much > different to play a french horn and wagner> > > tuba?> > >> > >> > >> > > - > The wagner tuba has a problematic intonation or it's just> > > different > from the horn because it has a open bell?> > >> > >> > >> > > - The > Alexander is the most used brand of wagner tuba? The> > > model 110 is Bb/F > or F/Bb?> > >> > >> > >> > > -Is there any solo video or CD with Wagner > tuba? (When I say> > > solo I mean in front of the orchestra)> > >> > >> > > >> > > Thank you very much> > >> > >> > > Robson> > > > _______________________________________________> > > post: > horn@music.memphis.edu> > > unsubscribe or set options at> > > > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka.> > > de> > >> > > > _______________________________________________> > > post: > horn@music.memphis.edu> > > unsubscribe or set options at> > >> > > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/parsifal560sec%40gmail.com> > > >> > _______________________________________________> > post: > horn@music.memphis.edu> > unsubscribe or set options at> > > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/robson.adabo%40gmail.com> > >> _______________________________________________> post: > horn@music.memphis.edu> unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/frlefebvre%40hotmail.com > _________________________________________________________________ > Branchez-vous à Windows Live Messenger et inscrivez-vous afin de courir la > chance de gagner 1000$ chaque jour jusqu'au 12 mai. 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