,RI*>D ,WAGN] 

,MAY #b#b1 #ahac -- ,FEBRU>Y #a#c1 #ahhc 

,BIOGRAPHY 3 

,WILHELM ,RI*>D ,WAGN] 7_/'V83GN8R_/ ,V,A,H,G-N8R1 ,G]MAN3 .<'8,ICA8T 'VA3GN8.> 7,AB\T ?IS S\NDLI/572 #bb ,MAY #ahac - #ac ,FEBRU>Y #a#h#h#c7 WAS A ,G]MAN COMPOS]1 !AT] DIRECTOR1 POLEMICI/1 & CONDUCTOR :O IS *IEFLY KN[N = HIS OP]AS 7OR1 AS SOME ( HIS MATURE WORKS W]E LAT] KN[N1 0MUSIC DRAMAS074 ,UNLIKE MO/ OP]A COMPOS]S1 ,WAGN] WROTE BO? ! LIBRETTO & ! MUSIC = EA* ( HIS /AGE WORKS4 ,9ITIALLY E/ABLI%+ HIS REPUTATION AS A COMPOS] ( WORKS 9 ! ROMANTIC VE9 ( ,C>L ,M>IA VON ,WEB] & ,GIACOMO ,MEY]BE]1 ,WAGN] REVOLUTIONIZ$ OP]A ?R\< HIS CONCEPT ( ! ,GESAMTKUN/W]K 70TOTAL WORK ( >T071 BY :I* HE S\<T TO SYN!SIZE ! POETIC1 VISUAL1 MUSICAL & DRAMATIC >TS1 ) MUSIC SUBSIDI>Y TO DRAMA4 ,HE DESCRIB$ ?IS VISION 9 A S]IES ( ESSAYS PUBLI%$ BETWE5 #ahdi & #a#h#e#b4 ,WAGN] REALIZ$ !SE IDEAS MO/ FULLY 9 ! FIR/ HALF ( ! F\R-OP]A CYCLE ,D] ,R+ DES ,NIBELUNG5 7,! ,R+ ( ! ,NIBELUNG74 

,HIS COMPOSITIONS1 P>TICUL>LY ?OSE ( HIS LAT] P]IOD1 >E NOTABLE = !IR COMPLEX TEXTURES1 RI* H>MONIES & OR*E/RATION1 & ! ELABORATE USE ( LEITMOTIFS--MUSICAL PHRASES ASSOCIAT$ ) 9DIVIDUAL *>ACT]S1 PLACES1 IDEAS1 OR PLOT ELEM5TS4 ,HIS ADVANCES 9 MUSICAL LANGUAGE1 SU* AS EXTREME *ROMATICISM & QUICKLY %IFT+ TONAL C5T]S1 GREATLY 9FLU5C$ ! DEVELOPM5T ( CLASSICAL MUSIC4 ,HIS ,TRI/AN UND ,ISOLDE IS SOMETIMES DESCRIB$ AS M>K+ ! />T ( MOD]N MUSIC4 

,WAGN] HAD HIS [N OP]A H\SE BUILT1 ! ,BAYREU? ,FE/SPIELHAUS1 :I* EMBODI$ MANY NOVEL DESIGN FEATURES4 ,! ,R+ & ,P>SIFAL W]E PREMI]$ H]E & HIS MO/ IMPORTANT /AGE WORKS CONT9UE TO BE P]=M$ AT ! ANNUAL ,BAYREU? ,FE/IVAL1 RUN BY HIS DESC5DANTS4 ,HIS ?\<TS ON ! RELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS ( MUSIC & DRAMA 9 OP]A W]E TO *ANGE AGA91 & HE RE9TRODUC$ SOME TRADITIONAL =MS 9TO HIS LA/ FEW /AGE WORKS1 9CLUD+ ,DIE ,MEI/]S+] VON ,NURNB]G 7,! ,MA/]S+]S ( ,NUREMB]G74 

,UNTIL HIS F9AL YE>S1 ,WAGN]'S LIFE WAS *>ACT]IZ$ BY POLITICAL EXILE1 TURBUL5T LOVE AFFAIRS1 POV]TY & REPEAT$ FLI<T FROM HIS CR$ITORS4 ,HIS CONTROV]SIAL WRIT+S ON MUSIC1 DRAMA & POLITICS HAVE ATTRACT$ EXT5SIVE COMM5T1 NOTABLY1 S9CE ! LATE #b? C5TURY1 :]E !Y EXPRESS ANTISEMITIC S5TIM5TS4 ,! EFFECT ( HIS IDEAS CAN BE TRAC$ 9 MANY ( ! >TS ?R\<\T ! #b? C5TURY2 HIS 9FLU5CE SPREAD BEYOND COMPOSITION 9TO CONDUCT+1 PHILOSOPHY1 LIT]ATURE1 ! VISUAL >TS & !AT]4 

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,*RONOLOGY 3 
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