Wagnerian
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- adjective
- /ˌwɑːɡˈnɛəriən/
- A dramatic, Wagnerian chord.
- Wagnerian opera
Examples
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How can operatic works by the likes of Bellini, Mozart, Rossini, and Verdi be fitted into a Wagnerian model?
Academic text (1998) -
I would like to know... how many French lives you have personally contributed to that Wagnerian dream.
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That has to be the most epic of all the Wagnerian epic love songs.
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The look of Wagnerian fury on his face indicated that he was angry.
Fiction book (2001) -
Any map of the diffusion of Wagnerian opera has special characteristics.
Academic text (1998) -
"She cut him off with an imperious wave of the hand, like a Wagnerian opera conductor."
Fiction book (1990) -
The dominant musical motif of Lady Strass proves not to be the Charleston or "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" but rather "Lili Marlene" and the Wagnerian opera that underscores the beginning and end of the play.
Academic text (1994) -
Among the Wagnerian operas performed during those twenty-five years, Lohengrin had 147 performances and Tannhäuser 131 performances.
Academic text (1998) -
The performance was filled with Wagnerian intensity, captivating everyone in the audience.
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Her voice had a Wagnerian quality that brought the opera's dramatic moments to life.
How Dramatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wagnerian comes from the German composer Wagner and the ending -ian, which means 'related to', just like in musician. So something called Wagnerian has the grand, dramatic, and powerful style of his music.