1. By: Bryan Carroll and Bryce Dalbey
Richard wagner
By: Bryan Carroll and Bryce Dalbey

2. Life span 1813-1883 Leipzig, Germany-Venice Italy
As a child he liked poetry and litature
He studied in Leipzig

3. 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

4. music
He played the flute, trumpet, guitar, and designed the Wagner Tuba
He started at age 16
He composed opera

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

8. Audio example imbedded here >---------------
It came from Wikipedia
It made me feel good

9. 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

10. Sources
Wikipedia
Mr. Ellerston’s paper
Wagnerinvenice.com