RICHARD WAGNER
BY: BRYAN CARROLL AND BRYCE DALBEY
LIFE SPAN
• 1813-1883
• Leipzig, Germany-Venice Italy
• As a child he liked poetry and litature
• He studied in Leipzig
FAMILY BACKGROUND
• His father was a police clerk
• His brother, Adolf, studied technology
• He married his friend’s widow
• He took care of his friend’s 7 children
MUSIC
• He played the flute, trumpet, guitar, and designed the Wagner Tuba
• He started at age 16
• He composed opera
MISC.
• He lived during the romantic era
• An event that occurred during his life was the invention of the telephone
• The music from the romantic era expressed great emotion
• Another composer that lived during his lifetime was Franz Liszt
ADULTHOOD
• His job was as a composer
• One of his greatest accomplishments was “The Ring Cycle”
• He died from Myocardial Infarction
• “I am fond of them, of the inferior beings of thy abyss, of those who are full of longing” _Richard Wagner
MAJOR WORKS
• Three major works are Ring Cycle, Das Rheingold, and Die Walkure
• Die Walkure was written about Norse Mythology and was 15 hours long.
• Audio example imbedded here >---------------
• It came from Wikipedia
• It made me feel good
Richard_Wagner_-_Ride_of_the_Valkyries_orinal.mp3.ogg
STUDIES
• We study him because of his operas
• He was openly racist in his music
• He inspired Adolf Hitler
• He influenced long operas
• We learned that he inspired Hitler
SOURCES
• Wikipedia
• Mr. Ellerston’s paper
• Wagnerinvenice.com