| Title |
Wagnerio tūbos simfoniniame orkestre - Lietuvos muzikantų patirtys / |
| Translation of Title |
Wagner's Tubas in the Symphony Orchestra: Experiences of Lithuanian Musicians. |
| Authors |
Janulevičiūtė, Karolina |
| Full Text |
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| Pages |
28 |
| Keywords [eng] |
wagner tuba ; conductor ; symphony orchestra ; performer |
| Abstract [eng] |
The Wagner tuba is little known in Lithuania and rarely used in practice. The invention of this instrument is attributed to composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883) as well as instrument maker (and inventor of the saxophone) Adolphe Sax (1814-1894). This thesis will present information about the origins of the Wagner tuba as well as the technical and artistic aspects and applications of the instrument. To assist in understanding the Wagner tuba’s role and musical possibilities in symphonic music, score examples from the symphonic and operatic repertoire will be provided throughout. Interviews with three important Lithuanian musicians - pedagogue Egidijus Stanelis, performer Gintaras Ščerbavičius, and conductor Gintaras Rinkevičius - provide their knowledge and expertise of this instrument. This dissertation is in two parts, wherein the first concerns the instrument’s development and use in the symphonic music of the Romantic era, and the second contains some empirical research and its results. The assembled and analyzed information here will provide young performers an excellent resource from which to learn more about the Wagner tuba and to be inspired to learn to play the instrument themselves. |
| Dissertation Institution |
Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademija. |
| Type |
Master thesis |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2020 |
