Wagnerian
1
9.9
A person who admires Richard Wagner's music or ideas
- noun
- /ˌwɑːɡˈnɛəriən/
:
wagneriano
- As a devoted Wagnerian, she attends every performance of 'The Ring Cycle' presented in the city.
Examples
-
The gathering of Wagnerians at the festival highlighted their shared passion for his powerful musical themes.
-
And, of course, associated with the name of Wagner are a series of adjectives—there's Wagnerism, there's Wagnerian, there's Wagnerireland.
Academic text (1998) -
Many Wagnerians believe that the composer revolutionized opera with his innovative orchestration.
How Devoted
Surface Forms
Wagnerian singular
Wagnerians plural
Morphology
Etymology
Wagnerian comes from the composer Wagner and the ending -ian, which means 'a person related to' or 'a follower', as in musician. So a Wagnerian is someone who likes or follows Wagner's music and ideas.