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Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, a volume of original, historic and descriptive writings showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress (1901)

Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910 · Philadelphia, A. J. Holman & co · leaf 232

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ces the world thatVerdis genius is inexhaustible. Next to Verdi comes Wagner, theanarchist of music, who began in Bi-enzi and The Flying Dutchman byimitating the Italian forms of melody.In Tannhiiuser, portions are verybeautiful and melodious; in Lohen-grin, portions are fine; but Wagnersidea of… … EDWIN FORIiEKT. 212 TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE XIXth CENTURY singers became secondary to the orchestra, which was persistently noisy.Wagners effort was to create a new school of opera, in which everythingshould be minutely descriptive. He went too far and opened the questionof failure. In opera…

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