By: Bryan Carroll and Bryce Dalbey 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.

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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