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.
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318195
for: Solo voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318135
Lyric book
Item no.: 318307
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318125
Der Ring des Nibelungen - 1. Tag WWV 86 B
for: Solo voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 284553
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 311183
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 212041
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
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 865008
for: Voice
Piano reduction
Item no.: 213939
Lyric book
Item no.: 318299
The Musical Revolution of Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde"
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 871618
for: Voice
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318145
for: Solo voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 428191
The Poetics of the Pure Human
Book
Item no.: 777357
Masterpiece Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 972343
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
Reflections on Wagner's Ring
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 887593
Oper/Operette
for: Men's Choir [TTBB] and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 982713
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 884816
Lyric book
Item no.: 318303
Lyric book
Item no.: 318311
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 478557
für 8 Hörner
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678722
from the Opera Tannhäuser
for: Baritone and Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198345
Prelude to the 3rd act and Bridal Chorus
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198536
Grand March
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 668773
Item no.: 184272
Romantische Oper in drei Akten WWV 32
Lyric book
Item no.: 177575
for: 4 trumpets
Item no.: 417782
Minna Wagner und Cäcilie Avenarius – zwei Schwägerinnen im Briefwechsel
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 770772
from the Opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
for: Bass-Baritone and Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198223
für Jagdhorn-Ensemble
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 661523
for: Piccolo, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1245005
for: Flute, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1245003
for: Alto saxophone, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1244983
for: Tenor saxophone, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1244981
for: Tuba, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1244966
for: Viola, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1244962
Musik für Blechbläserensemble
for: Brass ensemble
Item no.: 1669116
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1259772
Akkordeon Ensemble
for: Accordion Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 589980
Brautchor / Choeur Des Fiançailles
for: Mixed choir, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306692