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1813 - 1883. German Composer. (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner born in Leipzig in 1813 was the son of a civic clerk, who died soon after the composer's birth. His Mother then married a Jewish Actor, Ludwig Geyer, who died in 1821.

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• Classical Archives: Richard Wagner

  http://www.classicalarchives.com/composer/3530.html
  Biography, complete files offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists.

• Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Wagner

  http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/wagner.html
  Recommended discography, links.

• Richard Wagner

  http://www.rwagner.net/e-frame.html
  Over seventy MIDI files, plus images, opera notes and links.

• Richard Wagner

  http://www.mfiles.co.uk/Composers/Richard-Wagner.htm
  The mfiles page for Richard Wagner, with biography, major works, links to related composers and the Bridal chorus Sheet Music, MIDI and MP3.

• Richard Wagner

  http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/rom/wagner.htm
  Illustrated biography emphasizing his embodiment of the Romantic spirit and the chromaticism of the age from the Internet Public Library's Music History 102.

• Richard Wagner

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wagner
  Detailed biography examining operatic and other works, writings, production innovations, anti-semitism, and other philosophical considerations with internal references, links, and illustrations.

• Richard Wagner

  http://opera.stanford.edu/Wagner/main.html
  Libretti and premiere information, creators of roles, portrait, and links from Opera Glass.

• Richard Wagner

  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=2329&pt=Richard+Wagner
  Find A Grave listing with biographical summary of his works, especially the operas. Includes portrait, pictures of grave site, and interactive memorial.

• Richard Wagner

  http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_settings.html?ComposerId=2951
  Listing at the Lied and Art Songs Text Page with German lyrics to selected vocal works and cycles, some with translations.

• Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

  http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/1102.htm
  Biographical sketch, caricature, summaries of operatic, dramatic, and orchestral music, and songs, plus Naxos discography.

• Richard Wagner directory

  http://www.classiccat.net/wagner_r/
  Directory of free MP3 audio recordings, biographical material, works list, and links from Classic Cat.

• Richard Wagner: An Allegiance to Nature

  http://humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=c&p=c&a=i&ID=49
  Brief biography, portrait, selected works, quotes, discography, suggested reading, other resources, chronology, and related articles from Humanities Web.

• The High History of the Holy Graal

  http://omacl.org/Graal/
  Detailed information about the continuation of Chretien DeTroyes' unfinished work "Perceval, or the Knight of the Grail".

• The Nibelungenlied

  http://omacl.org/Nibelungenlied/
  Well-presented translation of the tale of Siegfried, originally written around 1200 CE, from OMACL.

• The Ring Synopsis

  http://users.utu.fi/hansalmi/wagner/gott0.html
  Detailed description of The Ring.

• The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga)

  http://omacl.org/Volsunga/
  Complete English translation.

• The Wagner Library

  http://users.belgacom.net/wagnerlibrary/
  Concentrates on English translations of Wagner's prose works, letters and articles.

• Wagner, Richard

  http://stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/wagner1883.html
  Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.

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