Both Uses
Richard Wagner
in
Mrs. Dalloway
(Auto-generated)
- It was the state of the world that interested him; Wagner, Pope's poetry, people's characters eternally, and the defects of her own soul.†
*
- Peter Walsh and Joseph Breitkopf went on about Wagner.†
Definitions:
-
(1)
(Richard Wagner) German composer known for monumental operas and revolutionary innovations in harmony and orchestration; also controversial for his anti-Semitic writings (1813-1883)Note that the "W" in "Wagner" is pronounced like a "V".
Wagner was a revolutionary composer who created massive "music dramas" blending music, theater, and mythology. His Ring Cycle comprises four operas totaling 15 hours. Wagner pioneered harmonic innovations that influenced generations of composers and modern film scoring. His legacy is controversial due to his anti-Semitic writings and later Nazi appropriation of his work. He is best known today for "Ride of the Valkyries" (from Die Walküre). -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) anyone with that reasonably common name