Definition of Wagner tuba
:a brass wind musical instrument between a French horn and a tuba in construction and timbre designed by Wagner and called for in his scores
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Wagner tuba
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Wag·ner tuba
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Origin and Etymology of wagner tuba
after Richard Wagner †1883 German composer
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