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Richard Wagner
The controversial German composer, Richard Wagner, was one of the first, and best, orchestrators of the Romantic era. Wagner was unique in that he both wrote the music and the libretti for all of his compositions. All questions regarding this fascinating and influential musical icon should be posted here.
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How long is Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen?
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18 hours or if it is for apex it is 15
How many songs did Richard Wagner compose?
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Very early, Strauss wrote two symphonies, No. 1 in d minor and No. 2 in f minor. Among his mature works are the Sinfonia Domestica and the Alpine Symphony. He also wrote a "Symphony for Winds" subtitled "The Happy Workshop," which is truly more of a suite than an actual symphony.
Was Richard Wagner a glockenspiel composer?
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yes he did he write music in the romantic time period. He wrote "here comes the bride" and many more.
What music did Richard Wagner write for the trombone?
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Tuba
The "Wagner Tuba" which is a smaller version of the tuba also known as the baritone horn. Wagner commissioned the famous instrument maker Adolphe Sax to make the instrument specifically for the purpose of illustrating the character of Hunding in the opera "The Valkyrie".
Contrabass Trombone
The contrabass trombone sounds an octave below the Tenor trombone. Wagner prefered it to the bass tuba using it alongside the tenor and bass trombones. It was definitely used in The Ring but I am not sure where else it was used.
Richard Wagners major work is a four-opera cycle called?
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This set of operas is called The Ring Cycle and is composed of these individual titles:
- Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold)
- Die Walküre (The Valkyrie)
- Siegfried
- Götterdämmerung (The Twilight of the Gods)
The collective title is Der Ring des Nibelungen, The Ring of the Nibelung.
Thanks to Wikipedia for these German and English titles.
Who are the Valkyries in Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung?
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5 of the main characters are listed below. However to understand the various characters you need to know a little about them, so links has been provided below to help you - Wotan Brünnhilde Siegmund. Sieglinde Siegfried
Who is Richard Wagner's grand daughter?
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Cosima's Daughter
What is the texture of Ride of the Valkyries?
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Polyphonic, where there is melody in more than one line at the same time.
Richard Wagner came up with at term to describe his philosophy of art and music - Gesamtkunstwerk What did this philosophy mean?
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German for "total art work"
It is a movement supporting the fusion of music and drama, achieved through the perfect union of text, music and stagecraft
Essentially, it means that he paid equal amount of attention of all parts of the production, so not one part was overlooked.
How do you play ride of the valkyries on keyboard?
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After intent study and learning of the piece. This is a very technical piece to play.
Why did Richard Wagner call his works Music Dramas rather than Operas?
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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.
What was Wagner's only common opera?
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Before Wagner wrote his first music-drama, Der Fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman,) he had already written three operas, Die Feen (The Fairies), Das Liebesverbot (The Ban on Love), and the grand opera, Rienzi.
