Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany — Central Europe

Richard Wagner

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 24, 2018

1. Richard Wagner Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In diesem Hause
verlebte im Jahre 1833
Richard Wagner
manch frohe Stunde im Kreise
gleichgestimmter Seelen

(English translation:)

In this house in the year 1833, Richard Wagner spent many a happy hour in a circle of like-minded souls.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.

Location. 49° 47.484′ N, 9° 57.243′ E. Marker is in Würzburg, Bayern (Bavaria). Marker is on Rottendorfer Strasse just east of Wittelsbacherstrasse, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rottendorfer Strasse 29, Würzburg BY 97074, Germany. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Altersheim "Hueberspflege" / "Huebers Care" Senior Home (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Adolf Eugen Fick (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Balthasar Neumann (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Berlin Wall Memorial (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); a different marker also named Richard Wagner (approx. 1.2 kilometers

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away); Johann Georg Oegg (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Helena Petrowna Blavatsky (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Japans Pflanzenschätze für Europa / Japan’s Plant Treasures for Europe (approx. 1.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Würzburg.

Also see . . . Richard Wagner (Wikipedia). "Wilhelm Richard Wagner (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 later 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....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

Richard Wagner Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 24, 2018

2. Richard Wagner Marker - wide view

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." (Submitted on September 28, 2018.)

Additional keywords. Gedenktafel

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.