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Wagnerian
/ vɑːɡˈnɪərɪən /
adjective
- of or suggestive of the dramatic musical compositions of Richard Wagner, their massive scale, dramatic and emotional intensity, etc
- denoting or relating to a singer who has a voice suitable for singing Wagner
- of or relating to a big, powerful, or domineering woman
a Wagnerian maiden
noun
- a follower or disciple of the music or theories of Richard Wagner
Word History and Origins
Origin of Wagnerian1
Example Sentences
But it was Berlin that was on the march—"the blood is there, and the hope, and the moody, lustful Wagnerian temperament."
The key to the Wagnerian theory is found, also, in Schopenhauer's philosophy.
She dates it from the time when Nietzsche, under the guise of Wagnerian propaganda, began to expound himself.
Of course, my whole training was that of the opera singer, and I was schooled principally in the Wagnerian rles.
For statistics is a new thing which has had to fight as desperately for recognition as Impressionist art or Wagnerian opera.
It was at this time that the differences in character began to cause domestic infelicity in the Wagnerian household.
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