Bayreuth Essays

Amadeus begins with an attempted suicide by composer Antonio Salieri, who has been overcome with guilt about supposedly killing Mozart. His life is saved by his aides as they find him in the room covered in blood; and he is sent to what looks like some kind of a mental hospital, where a priest Father Volger is sent to council him and listen to his guilt. He recounts his tale of music, passion, and jealousy, introducing one of the defining elements of their upbringing. Mozart, although he does not

Germany Introduction Thesis Statement: Well-known for its famous figures, arts and entertainment, and historical events, Germany is a country rich in both culture and beauty. Body Paragraphs Main Point 1 Topic Sentence: There are many famous and infamous people who trace their roots back from Germany. Be those people politicians, inventors, or artists, they all helped form Germany into the flourishing country it is today in one way or another. Adolf Hitler, Martin Luther, Angela Merkel (politicians)

1870. The first two operas of Ring Cycle, Das Rheingold and Die Walküre, were debuted in 1869 and 1870. Ring Cycle included 4 operas that totaled a time of 18 hours in 1872. He completed his last opera, Parsifal, in 1882, and was performed at the Bayreuth Festival that same

“Joy is not in things; it is in us.” This quote summarizes the fulfilling life and controversial legacy of Richard Wagner. He was one of the most exciting composers of his time. He was extremely confident in himself which allowed him to write some controversial works later in his life. Unlike many composers, he had no major interest in music until he was almost 16 years old. He should be studied in all music classes because of his complex and amazing operas, and his new way of composing music. Over

allow for greater musical independence. Claude Debussy grew up in Paris and was taught piano and composition at the Paris conservatory. He began composing in 1879 and worked with Nadezhda von Meck, Tchaikovsky’s patron. In 1888, he traveled to Bayreuth to listen to a Wagner opera, and realized the power of his music and his need to avoid

the first times he began showing interest in Wagner was in 1874, when he heard operas by Wagner. At that time, his father forbade him from to study Wagner’s music until he was the age of 16. While studying the genius of Wagner, he attended the Bayreuth Festival for the first time in 1882. He would debut there as a conductor with his Opera “Guntram” in 1894. Strauss would eventually would soon free himself from his father’s influence when he met Alexander Ritter, a composer, violinist, and the

When people think of Adolf Hitler, the first thing that usually comes to mind is that he was one of the most evil men in history, responsible for the deaths of over six million Jewish people. They don’t tend to think that he was a man who inspired the love and often fanatical devotion of quite a few women. Sadly, he did. But who were these women? Some of them have achieved a degree of infamy in their own right, but others have remained hidden in the shadows of history. Here is a list of some of the