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Richard Wagner Famous Composer and Musician during the 18th century. By Hannah Crownover. Family Life. Born on May 22, 1813 in Leipzig, Germany Youngest of 8 siblings Father: Friedrich Wagner, police officer Father died shortly after Richard’s birth Mother: Johanna Rosine
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Richard WagnerFamous Composer and Musician during the 18th century By Hannah Crownover
Family Life • Born on May 22, 1813 in Leipzig, Germany • Youngest of 8 siblings • Father: Friedrich Wagner, police officer • Father died shortly after Richard’s birth • Mother: Johanna Rosine • Mother remarried to Ludwig Geyer in 1814
Personal Info • Loved to play piano • Idols: Shakespeare and Ludwig van Beethoven • Wrote first opera when he was 8 • Against Jewish composers/musicians
Achievements • Hitler admired Wagner • Wrote own music • Composed 14 operas • Was 1st music director in theater in Riga, Russia 1837 • Music is still famous now
Compositions • First composition: “Die Feen” (The Fairies) in 1833 • Final drama, “Parsifal” completed in 1882 • Biggest set of shows: “Ring” cycle (which included) “Rheirgold”, “Walkure”, “Siegfried”, and “Gotterdammerung”
Against Germany Monarchy • Fled Dresden in 1849 • Uprising against German Monarchy in 1848 • Was not allowed back into Germany until 1860 • Could enter all of Germany but Saxony
Last Years • Married Minna Planer, singer-actress in 1836, had no children • Second Wife: Cosima von Bulow, married 1870 • Had 3 children with Cosima: Isolde, Eva, Siegfried • Died: Feb. 13, 1883 in Venice, Italy • Died at age 70 from heart disease • Was buried at Bayreuth
Works Cited • "C. Was Wagner a Personal Friend of Adolf Hitler?" Internet FAQ Archives - Online Education - Faqs.org. Web. 24 Feb. 2011. <http://www.faqs.org/faqs/music/wagner/general-faq/section-19.html>. • "Richard Wagner Biography - Life, Family, Death, History, Mother, Information, Born, Siblings, Time, Year." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Web. 21 Feb. 2011. <http://www.notablebiographies.com/Tu-We/Wagner-Richard.html>. • "Richard Wagner Records, Vinyl & LPs | Vinyl Revinyl." Vinyl Revinyl: New and Used Records, Vinyl & LPs. Web. 21 Feb. 2011. <http://www.vinylrevinyl.com/record-shop/classical-vinyl/richard-wagner/>. • "Wagner in a Nutshell." Great Classical Composers in a Nutshell. Web. 26 Feb. 2011. <http://www.52composers.com/wagner.html>. • "Wagner Operas -- Biography." Richard Wagner and His Operas. Web. 21 Feb. 2011. <http://www.wagneroperas.com/indexwagnerbio.html>. • All pictures from Google Images