L@@k Classical Music / Famous German Composer Wagner / Great Bronze Medal!

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L@@k Classical Music / Famous German Composer Wagner / Great Bronze Medal! Up for auction is this bronze medal signed by "Armindo de Viseu" on the obverse and by “Ramos de Abreu” on the reverse. The obverse features Wagner in high relief. The reverse features an eagle on the top of several music instruments with a small description of who was Wagner . About Wagner : Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( 22 May 1813 , Leipzig , Germany - 13 February 1883 , Venice , Italy) was a German composer , conductor , music theorist , and essayist , primarily known for his operas (or " music dramas " as they were later called). Unlike most other great opera composers, Wagner always wrote the scenario and libretto for his works himself. Wagner's compositions, particularly those of his later period, are notable for their contrapuntal texture , rich chromaticism , harmonies and orchestration , and elaborate use of leitmotifs : musical themes associated with specific characters, locales, or plot elements. Wagner pioneered advances in musical language, such as extreme chromaticism and quickly shifting tonal centers, which greatly influenced the development of European classical music . He transformed musical thought through his idea of Gesamtkunstwerk ("total artwork"), the synthesis of all the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, epitomized by his monumental read more

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