Richard Wagner (1813-1883) was the architect of a new world of music theatre. Undoubtedly one of history’s most important composers, famous for his operas, and a politically controversial man, browse our sheet music and scores, and let Stretta Music help you decide for yourself... master or miscreant!
Richard Wagner revolutionised music and theatre by returning them to their common origins. This he saw as ancient Greek drama, in which poetry, music and dance formed a unity. He implemented this idea of an all embracing piece of art in an exemplary fashion in the four parts of the The Ring of the Nibelung, for which the Bayreuth Festival Theatre was built.
Just as his contemporary Giuseppe Verdi is considered the archetype of Italian music, Richard Wagner truly became the epitome of the German composer.
Already during his lifetime, irreconcilable camps were formed by admirers like Franz Liszt and Anton Bruckner and opponents like Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms . Wagner also had a great influence on French composers like Claude Debussy and Ernest Chausson.
Although Wagner did not write number operas, rather a free flowing theatrical whole, held together with "Leitmotivs", themes representing characters, objects or places, some highlights can be extracted from his works and performed by amateurs and professionals alike. For choirs, the Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin and a classic for all male voice choirs Steuermann, lass die Wacht from The Flying Dutchman are excellent examples.
New Grove Operas
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 886838
G. Schirmer's Collection of Opera Librettos
Lyric book
Item no.: 318314
Opera in three acts
for: Soloists, male choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318130
CD Sheet Music
for: Horn
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204419
Der Ring des Nibelungen – Vorabend WWV 86 A
for: Solo voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 284552
Cambridge Opera Handbooks
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 764617
Oper/Operette
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 964848
Entrance Chorus
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 890152
Romantische Oper in 3 Aufzügen WWV 70
Pariser Fassung
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 284548
Klassik
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 982771
The Home of Richard Wagner
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1340683
Kongress-Bericht Bayreuth 2001
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 366538
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318125
G. Schirmer's Collection of Opera Librettos
Lyric book
Item no.: 318307
from Rienzi
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 894865
First part of The Ring of the Nibelung
for: Solo voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318135
Music Drama in 3 Acts vocal score
G. Schirmer Opera Score Editions
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318195
from Die Walküre
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759074
from Die Walküre
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 732046
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318123
from Lohengrin
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 311183
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 212041
Der Ring des Nibelungen - 1. Tag WWV 86 B
for: Solo voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 284553
from Rienzi
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1211294
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1677545
Studies in Musical Genesis, Structure, and Interpretation
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 768953
Lyric book
Item no.: 318299
Vocal Score
for: Voice
Piano reduction
Item no.: 213939
from Rienzi
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 865008
The Musical Revolution of Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde"
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 871618
Reprint of the G. Schirmer, New York, 1904 edition
for: Solo voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 428191
Vocal Score
for: Voice
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318145
Masterpiece Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 972343
The Poetics of the Pure Human
Book
Item no.: 777357
The Musical Revolution of Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 872166
A Study of Wagner's Ring
Clarendon Press
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 887889
from Die Walküre
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722330
Oper/Operette
for: Men's Choir [TTBB] and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 982713
G. Schirmer's Collection of Opera Librettos
Lyric book
Item no.: 318311
G. Schirmer's Collection of Opera Librettos
Lyric book
Item no.: 318303
The Walsh Collection
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 478557
Reflections on Wagner's Ring
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 887593
2nd Edition
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 884816
A Basic Guide into His World of Music Drama Unlocking the Masters Series, No. 1
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1589890
Am stillen Herd
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Music score
Item no.: 754052
from the opera "Lohengrin"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 723896
Der Ring des Nibelungen
Piano reduction
Item no.: 735688
from "The Valkyrie". Concert Paraphrase
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 756373