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Wagner

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Wag·ner  (vägnr), Richard 1813-1883.
German composer known especially for his romantic operas, often based on Germanic legends. Among his works are Tannhäuser (1845) and the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen (1853-1874).
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Noun1.Wagner - Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918)
2.WagnerWagner - German composer of operas and inventor of the musical drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused (1813-1883)
3.Wagner - the music of Wagner; "they say that Hitler listened only to Wagner"
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

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He could imagine Richard Wagner sitting in his box and laughing till his sides ached at the sight of all the people who were taking it seriously.
She said that six hours of Wagner was by no means too much.
In the entr'acte Levin and Pestsov fell into an argument upon the merits and defects of music of the Wagner school.
 
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