How do you use Wagnerian in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like composer or follower, plus the exact meaning.
Wagnerian meaning
Of, or characteristic of Richard Wagner, or his music; (by extension) of epic dimensions.
Using Wagnerian
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, or characteristic of Richard Wagner, or his music; (by extension) of epic dimensions.
- Useful related words include: composer, follower.
- In the example corpus, wagnerian often appears in combinations such as: wagnerian opera, of wagnerian.
Context around Wagnerian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wagnerian
- In this selection, "wagnerian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, old, used, sub, opera, harmonic and metallic stand out and add context to how "wagnerian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a full wagnerian operatic adaptation and a wagnerian drama exploring. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wagnerian" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wagnerian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A Wagnerian drama exploring the clash between innovation and tradition in music. (12 words)
In Wagnerian operas, the forefronting of the orchestra went beyond the overture. (12 words)
Puccini used Wagnerian leitmotifs (short musical statements) to identify characters, objects and ideas. (13 words)
Stanford admired some of Wagner's works, and had in his earlier years been influenced by him, Rodmell, p. 49 but Holst's sub-Wagnerian compositions met with his disapprobation: "It won't do, me boy; it won't do". (40 words)
Head describes the work as unique in its time for its compact intimacy, and considers it Holst's most successful attempt to end the domination of Wagnerian chromaticism in his music. (31 words)
His treatment of subjects has been characterized as Wagnerian in its scope, and Fitzcarraldo and his later film Invincible (2001) are directly inspired by opera, or operatic themes. (28 words)
Example sentences (16)
Later commentators have opined that the opera, Puccini’s first big success, has Romantic underpinnings with Verismo tendencies and Wagnerian harmonic influences.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the landscapes he has been working on in recent years are dramatic: "I like Wagnerian, metallic skies and naked trees.
A Wagnerian drama exploring the clash between innovation and tradition in music.
Debussy's only complete opera Pelléas et Mélisande premiered in 1902, after ten years of work, and contrasted sharply with Wagnerian opera.
Head describes the work as unique in its time for its compact intimacy, and considers it Holst's most successful attempt to end the domination of Wagnerian chromaticism in his music.
His treatment of subjects has been characterized as Wagnerian in its scope, and Fitzcarraldo and his later film Invincible (2001) are directly inspired by opera, or operatic themes.
In Wagnerian operas, the forefronting of the orchestra went beyond the overture.
It showed Copland that the technique could be separated from the "old Wagnerian" aesthetic with which he had associated it previously.
Nevertheless, Verdi's new style was markedly different from that of his popular works of the 1850s and 1860s, and it seemed to some to have Wagnerian echoes.
Puccini used Wagnerian leitmotifs (short musical statements) to identify characters, objects and ideas.
Stanford admired some of Wagner's works, and had in his earlier years been influenced by him, Rodmell, p. 49 but Holst's sub-Wagnerian compositions met with his disapprobation: "It won't do, me boy; it won't do".
The well-known fairy tale received a full Wagnerian operatic adaptation at Humperdinck's hands.
Thompson, p. 82 During his visits to Bayreuth in 1888–9, Debussy was exposed to Wagnerian opera, which would have a lasting impact on his work.
Tosca is the most Wagnerian of Puccini's operas, with its frequent use of leitmotif.
Two tones are normally used by major orchestras, known as Germanic or Wagnerian (heavier) and Viennese (lighter); a third, rarer tone is known as French (lighter still).
Williams, p. 217 This use of Wagnerian leitmotif technique is repeated and developed further in Ivanhoe.
Common combinations with wagnerian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- wagnerian opera 2×
- of wagnerian 2×