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Most of his written output was opera, but he did write lieder, a single Symphony, the great Siegfried_Idylland various other minor pieces of music. He was not famous for playing music at all.
Wagner's operas are called "music drama" or "Gesamtkunstwerk" in German because of synthesis of different kinds of arts in it. Wagner used this term in 1849 in the meaning of an operatic performance encompassing music, theater, and the visual arts.
I don't know about purest, but for his operas after Lohrengrin, Richard Wagner started writing "music dramas", which utilized his idea of Gesamtkunstwerk, or the total art work. This incorporated poetry, scenic design, staging, action, and music all into one work.
there is a continuous musical flow within each act. there are no breaks where applause can interrupt. the vocal line is inspired by the rhythms and pitches of the German text. They are called music dramas because the story is told as much by the orchestra as by the text, through Wagner's system of leading motives and identifying themes for each character. Wagner felt that operas before him were just music set to words, and he wanted the music itself to tell the story.
They were called 'music dramas' but it not clear who first coined that phrase.
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He had the most admiration for the music of Richard Wagner.
It is the best music ever written.
He learned from his stepfather.
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No, Richard Wagner did not.Michael Giacchino wrote the music for Star Trek(2009), and Alexander Courage is credited with composing the classic theme.
Wagner is most known for his operas and music dramas.
Most of his written output was opera, but he did write lieder, a single Symphony, the great Siegfried_Idylland various other minor pieces of music. He was not famous for playing music at all.
Richard Wagner lived and composed music.
Franz Liszts "Les Preludes"