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RICHARD WAGNER THE PATHWAY TO FILM MUSIC

RICHARD WAGNER ( ) German composer, wrote primarily operas: Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelungs)– a group of 4 operas based on Northern European mythology Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) Tristan und Isolde

RICHARD WAGNER KEY TERMS Gesamtkunstwerk - "Total Artwork," the synthesis of all the arts (drama, music, staging and costume, acting) in one theatrical conception. Leitmotif (or leitmotiv) - a recurring theme linked with some aspect of a drama

LINCOLN CENTER LET THERE BE LEITMOTIF

WAGNER'S MUSICAL STYLE colorful orchestration strong emotional qualities rich harmonic vocabulary texture dominated by melody

OVERTURE THE FLYING DUTCHMAN (DER FLIEGENDER HOLLÄNDER)

LAST PART OF THE OVERTURE AND PART OF ACT I THE FLYING DUTCHMAN (DER FLIEGENDER HOLLÄNDER)

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