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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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Who are the Valkyries in Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung?
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
What is the texture of Ride of the Valkyries?
Polyphonic, where there is melody in more than one line at the same time.
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?
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?
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?
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.
Wegener's theory was that all continents were once connected and are slowly drifting around.
Why was Richard Wagner exiled from Germany for a period of time?
Wagner fled Dresden, Germany as a result of his political activism and revolutionary activities. He escaped to Zurich, Switzerland with the assistance of Liszt. Here, he wrote only literary works: Art and Revolution, Artwork of the Future, and Opera and Drama.
A famous opera written by Richard Wagner was based on which of these Germanic tales?
the song of the nibelungs
What type of music did Richard Wagner play?
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.
What country was Richard Wagner born in?
Wilhem Richard Wagner the composer was born on the 22nd of may 1813 in Leipzig Germany. He died on the 13 of February 1883. he was born in 1973
In what movie was the Bat overture by Richard Wagner played?
Wagner never wrote an overture called the Bat. The title of the operetta "Die Fledermaus" by Johann Strauss II means "The Bat" in English, so this may be what you are referring to, but what movie it was used in I do not know.
