Brass balanced composition and proper production temperatures and parameters to avoid long-term failures. The high malleability and workability, relatively good resistance to corrosion, and traditionally attributed acoustic properties of brass, have made it the usual metal of choice for construction of musical instruments whose acoustic resonators consist of long, relatively narrow tubing, often folded or coiled for compactness; silver and its alloys, and even gold, have been used for the same reasons, but brass is the most economical choice. Collectively known as brass instruments, these include the trombone, tuba, trumpet, cornet, baritone horn, euphonium, tenor horn, and French horn, and many
Wagner tuba Wagner tuba The Wagner tuba is an infrequently-used brass instrument that combines tonal elements of both the French horn and the trombone. Wagner tubas (or "Wagnertuben") are also referred to as Wagner horns or Bayreuth tubas in English and as Bayreuth-Tuben or simply Tuben in German. The term "Wagner tuba" has been used in English since the 19th century and is standard today. Wagner's published scores usually refer to these instruments in the plural, "Tuben", but sometimes in the singular, "Tuba". The Wagner tuba was originally created for Richard Wagner's operatic cycle "Der Ring des Nibelungen". Since then, other composers