Definitions for Wagner
ˈvɑg nərwag·n·er

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1. Wagner, Otto Wagnernoun

   Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918)

2. Wagner, Richard Wagner, Wilhelm Richard Wagnernoun

   German composer of operas and inventor of the musical drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused (1813-1883)

3. Wagnernoun

   the music of Wagner

   "they say that Hitler listened only to Wagner"

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1. Wagnernoun

   of German origin. Widely known as the surname of the German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883).

2. Etymology: From Wagner, meaning ‘wheelwright’. See also the English surname Wheelwright.

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1. Wagner

   Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( VAHG-nər; German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈvaːɡnɐ] (listen); 22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Initially establishing his reputation as a composer of works in the romantic vein of Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer, Wagner revolutionised opera through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art"), by which he sought to synthesise the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, with music subsidiary to drama. He described this vision in a series of essays published between 1849 and 1852. Wagner realised these ideas most fully in the first half of the four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). His compositions, particularly those of his later period, are notable for their complex textures, rich harmonies and orchestration, and the elaborate use of leitmotifs—musical phrases associated with individual characters, places, ideas, or plot elements. His advances in musical language, such as extreme chromaticism and quickly shifting tonal centres, greatly influenced the development of classical music. His Tristan und Isolde is sometimes described as marking the start of modern music. Wagner had his own opera house built, the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, which embodied many novel design features. The Ring and Parsifal were premiered here and his most important stage works continue to be performed at the annual Bayreuth Festival, run by his descendants. His thoughts on the relative contributions of music and drama in opera were to change again, and he reintroduced some traditional forms into his last few stage works, including Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg). Until his final years, Wagner's life was characterised by political exile, turbulent love affairs, poverty and repeated flight from his creditors. His controversial writings on music, drama and politics have attracted extensive comment – particularly, since the late 20th century, where they express antisemitic sentiments. The effect of his ideas can be traced in many of the arts throughout the 20th century; his influence spread beyond composition into conducting, philosophy, literature, the visual arts and theatre.

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1. Wagner

   Wagner is a city in Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,566 at the 2010 census.

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1. WAGNER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wagner is ranked #173 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Wagner surname appeared 155,795 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 53 would have the surname Wagner.
   
   92.4% or 144,064 total occurrences were White.
   2.6% or 4,051 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 3,755 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 2,181 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 904 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 841 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. gnawer

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wagner in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wagner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Wagner in a Sentence

1. Lana Wood:

   They are despicable human beings, capitalizing on the accidental death of a beloved member of the Wagner family. They should be ashamed of themselves. i couldn’t understand why he wouldn’t speak to the detectives.

2. Los Angeles:

   There’s actually more than one witness who came forward who heard them on the boat arguing, it was really intense and it was so bad [Captain Dennis Davern] went down to check on them because he was worried that there was some kind of an assault. That’s when he was told to go away by Robert Wagner… Before it goes quiet.

3. The National, Paris, 1850:

   There is no law against composing music when one has no ideas whatsoever. The music of Wagner, therefore, is perfectly legal

4. Aleksandar Vucic:

   Why do you, from Wagner, call anyone from Serbia when you know that it is against our regulations ?

5. Thomas Waldhauser:

   I would just point to the Central African Republic right now where Wagner Group has about 175 trainers, where some of the individuals are actually in the President's cabinet and they're influencing the training as well as the same time having access to minerals in that part of the country.

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