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Portrait of Richard Wagner

Composer

Richard Wagner

1813–1883

1,367 works in the index

Born
1813
Died
1883
Birthplace
Leipzig
Citizenship / historical state
Kingdom of Saxony
Period (estimated from birth year)
Romantic

Biography

Wagner wrote thirteen operas and almost nothing else, and they are long — the Ring alone runs to about fifteen hours. The catalogue is correspondingly dominated by extracts, arrangements and vocal scores.

Very little of what is sold under his name is what he wrote. The Bridal Chorus, the Ride of the Valkyries and the Tannhäuser march exist in hundreds of arrangements for every instrument and grade, and are the bulk of what changes hands. That is fine, so long as you know which you are buying: a listing giving four pages is not the orchestral score.

Singers approaching the roles need to be honest about voice type before spending anything. Wagner wrote for particular kinds of instrument, and a vocal score is an expensive way to discover a role does not suit you. The concert arias and the Wesendonck Lieder are the accessible way in.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Voice, Orchestra, violin, Organ
Genres represented
Classical, pop, Pop, Children
Works with composition dates
35 of 1,367

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 27 of 29

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Funf Gedichte fur eine Frauenstimme - Traume — —— Voice— 1
Lohengrin, Act III: Vorspiel — —— —— 1
Entweihte Gotter — —— Voice— 1
Einsam wachend in der Nacht — —— Voice— 1
Mit Gewitter und Sturm — —— Voice— 1
Auf hohem Felse — —— Voice— 1
Helle Wehr, heilige Waffe! — —— Voice— 1
Mime hiess ein murrischer Zwerg' — —— Voice— 1
Hochstes Veretrau'n — —— Voice— 1
Fanget an! So rief der Lenz — —— Voice— 1
Amfortas! Die Wunde! — —— Voice— 1
Nur eine Waffe taugt — —— Voice— 1
Allmacht'ger Vater — —— Voice— 1
Hoho! Hoho!/Nothung! Nothung! — —— Voice— 1
Inbrunst im Herzen — —— Voice— 1
O Konig — —— Voice— 1
Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater — —— Voice— 1
TrŠume — —— Piano— 2
Zwangvolle Plage! — —— —— 1
Da hast du die Stucken — —— —— 1
Als zullendes kind — —— —— 1
Es sangen die Voglein — —— —— 1
Aus dem Wald fort — —— —— 1
Auf wolkigen Hoh'n — —— —— 1
Nothung! Neidliches Schwert! — —— —— 1
Zu Spreu nun schuf — —— —— 1
Schmiede mein Hammer — —— —— 1
Du holdes Voglein — —— —— 1
Hei! Siegfried gehort — —— —— 1
Lustig im Leid — —— —— 1
Wache, Wala! Erwach'! — —— —— 1
Erda! Ewiges Weib — —— —— 1
Stark ruft dad Lied — —— —— 1
Was ruht dort schlummernd — —— —— 1
Heil dir, Sonne! — —— —— 1
O Heil der Mutter — —— —— 1
Ewig war ich — —— —— 1
Siegfried, Herrlicher! — —— —— 1
Rienzi: Overture — —— —— 3
Die Frist ist um — —— Voice— 1
Durch Sturm und bosen Wind — —— Voice— 1
Mogst du, mein Kind — —— Voice— 1
Erhebe dich/Durch dich musst' ich verlieren — —— Voice— 1
Mein Herr und Gott — —— Voice— 1
Wahn! Wahn! Uberall Wahn! — —— Voice— 1
Was duftet doch der Flieder — —— Voice— 1
Nun hort und versteht — —— Voice— 1
Gesegnet sei — —— Voice— 1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 29732107. Portrait: Franz Hanfstaengl, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.