Wagner, S.

Japanese: Wagner,S.(英語表記)WagnerS
Wagner, S.

...German composer. His librettos for music dramas occupy an important place in literary history. Born in Leipzig as the ninth child of his father, Friedrich Wagner, who was a police clerk. As a boy, he was fascinated by Greek literature and Shakespeare's plays, but after coming into contact with Beethoven's works, he decided to become a musician. At the age of 18, he entered the University of Leipzig and lectured on music and philosophy. From around 1832, he traveled around the country as a conductor. He wrote the libretto for his first opera, The Wedding Feast, in Prague, and began composing it after returning to Japan, but it was left unfinished. ...

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…ドイツの作曲家。〈楽劇〉の台本で文学史上も重要な位置を占める。警察関係の書記をしていたフリードリヒ・ワーグナーを父に,その第9子としてライプチヒに生まれた。少年のころギリシア文学やシェークスピア劇に熱中したが,ベートーベンの作品に接し,音楽家になる決意をした。18歳のとき,ライプチヒ大学に入って音楽と哲学を聴講した。 1832年ころから指揮者として各地を遍歴する。最初のオペラ《婚礼》の台本をプラハで書き,帰国後作曲を始めたが,未完に終わった。…

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