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Music Appreciation

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,575 posts) Sat May 22, 2021, 10:45 AM May 2021

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Richard Wagner was born on this date.

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Richard Wagner was born on this date. (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2021 OP

Dick Wagner, one of a kind. Sneederbunk May 2021 #1

Was it Churchhill who said, "his music is not as bad as it sounds"? Walleye May 2021 #2

He was a rabid anti-semite, and an asshole in general, but... LudwigPastorius May 2021 #3

Sneederbunk

(14,291 posts)

1. Dick Wagner, one of a kind.

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Sat May 22, 2021, 12:15 PM

May 2021

Walleye

(31,027 posts)

2. Was it Churchhill who said, "his music is not as bad as it sounds"?

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Sat May 22, 2021, 12:23 PM

May 2021

I like his music by the way

LudwigPastorius

(9,150 posts)

3. He was a rabid anti-semite, and an asshole in general, but...

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Sat May 22, 2021, 09:15 PM

May 2021

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his harmonic innovations were undeniable genius and had to be dealt with by every composer since Tristan und Isolde.

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