Definitions for WAGNERIAN
vɑgˈnɪər i ənwag·ne·r·i·an

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wagnerianadjective

   a follower of the theories or an admirer of the music of Richard Wagner

2. Wagnerianadjective

   of or relating to Richard Wagner or his music

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1. Wagneriannoun

   an admirer of Richard Wagner

2. Wagneriannoun

   a musician who plays Wagnerian music

3. Wagneriannoun

   an opera singer who specializes in Wagnerian roles

4. Wagnerianadjective

   of, or characteristic of Richard Wagner, or of his music

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1. wagnerian

   Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( VAHG-nər; German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈvaːɡnɐ] (listen); 22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Initially establishing his reputation as a composer of works in the romantic vein of Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer, Wagner revolutionised opera through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art"), by which he sought to synthesise the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, with music subsidiary to drama. He described this vision in a series of essays published between 1849 and 1852. Wagner realised these ideas most fully in the first half of the four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). His compositions, particularly those of his later period, are notable for their complex textures, rich harmonies and orchestration, and the elaborate use of leitmotifs—musical phrases associated with individual characters, places, ideas, or plot elements. His advances in musical language, such as extreme chromaticism and quickly shifting tonal centres, greatly influenced the development of classical music. His Tristan und Isolde is sometimes described as marking the start of modern music. Wagner had his own opera house built, the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, which embodied many novel design features. The Ring and Parsifal were premiered here and his most important stage works continue to be performed at the annual Bayreuth Festival, run by his descendants. His thoughts on the relative contributions of music and drama in opera were to change again, and he reintroduced some traditional forms into his last few stage works, including Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg). Until his final years, Wagner's life was characterised by political exile, turbulent love affairs, poverty and repeated flight from his creditors. His controversial writings on music, drama and politics have attracted extensive comment – particularly, since the late 20th century, where they express antisemitic sentiments. The effect of his ideas can be traced in many of the arts throughout the 20th century; his influence spread beyond composition into conducting, philosophy, literature, the visual arts and theatre.

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1. wagnerian

   Wagnerian refers to anything related to or characteristic of the works of the German composer Richard Wagner, who is known for his dramatic operas. The term often refers to the grand and complex scale, emotional intensity, and rich orchestration featured in his works, which marked a major development in Romantic music. Wagnerian can also refer to people, particularly singers or musicians, who perform Wagner's music.

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1. Wagnerian

   vag-nē′ri-an, adj. pertaining to or characterised by the ideas or style of Richard Wagner (1813-83), a famous German composer of music-dramas: pertaining to Rudolf Wagner (1805-64), a famous physiologist.—ns. Wag′nerism, Wagne′rianism, the art theory of Richard Wagner, its main object being the freeing of opera from traditional and conventional forms, and its one canon, dramatic fitness; Wag′nerist, an adherent of Wagner's musical methods.

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   The numerical value of WAGNERIAN in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

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   The numerical value of WAGNERIAN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wagnerian
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagnerian
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5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=WAGNERIAN
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
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