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3 days ago · Wagner's operas, writings, politics, beliefs and unorthodox lifestyle made him a controversial figure during his lifetime. Following his death, debate about his ideas and their interpretation, particularly in Germany during the 20th century, has continued. Racism and antisemitism
May 18, 2024 · Richard Wagner composed dramatic operas and expressive musical works that had a revolutionary influence on the course of Western music, either by extension of his discoveries or in reaction against them. Wagner’s religious and political views generated much controversy.
- Richard Wagner composed dramatic operas and expressive musical works that had a revolutionary influence on the course of Western music, either by e...
- Richard Wagner’s major works included The Flying Dutchman (1843), Tannhäuser (1845), Lohengrin (1850), Tristan und Isolde (1865), Parsifal (1882),...
- German dramatic composer and theorist Richard Wagner died on February 13, 1883, in Venice, Italy.
May 17, 2024 · What has remained a controversy, however, is the extent to which Wagner’s anti-Semitism informed his musical compositions. On the one hand, many have contended that Wagner’s anti-Semitism was no more significant to his musical creation than was any other peculiarity of his personality.
May 22, 2024 · A charismatic and often capricious figure, Wagner was – and remains – one of the most controversial and influential composers in musical history. One of Wagner’s innovations was to employ...
6 days ago · Futurism, early 20th-century artistic movement centred in Italy that emphasized the dynamism, speed, energy, and power of the machine and the vitality, change, and restlessness of modern life. During the second decade of the 20th century, the movement’s influence radiated outward across most of Europe, most significantly to the Russian avant-garde.
1 day ago · Paul Robeson was a major figure of the Harlem Renaissance in the early 20th century, famous for his outspoken political views and for his starring roles in many of the stage plays written at the time.
20th century, we had powerful telescopes and we simply watched other stars explode. Very good video on YouTube about the life and eventual death of the Sun called.. The Universe: Dark Future Of The Sun. In case anyone is interested. We learn through modern telescopes watching star that exploded millions of years ago.
