{"product_id":"richard-wagner-hardcover-journal","title":"Richard Wagner - Hardcover Journal","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eEvery great thinker kept notes. This one honors the composer who reinvented opera and changed the course of Western music forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis Wagner hardcover journal features an elegant silhouette portrait on the front cover and a biographical tribute on the back - the story of the man behind the art, printed where you'll see it every time you pick it up. Part of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/legendsketch.com\/collections\/silhouettes-of-genius-legends-of-classical-music\" title=\"Silhouettes of Sounds: Legends of Classical Music\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSilhouettes of Sound\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e collection. A distinctive gift for classical music lovers, opera fans, and anyone who keeps their best ideas close at hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT RICHARD WAGNER (1813–1883)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWagner didn't just compose operas. He theorized them, designed the theatres they should be performed in, and spent decades convincing Europe that his vision of the art form was the only one that mattered. On the evidence of the works themselves, he had a point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe called his mature works music dramas rather than operas - a distinction that reflected his ambition to fuse music, poetry, drama, and visual spectacle into a single unified art form he called the Gesamtkunstwerk, the total work of art. \u003cem\u003eThe Ring Cycle\u003c\/em\u003e, a four-opera epic running approximately fifteen hours, remains the most ambitious single project in the history of Western music. \u003cem\u003eTristan und Isolde\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eParsifal\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eDie Meistersinger\u003c\/em\u003e are each landmarks in their own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHis harmonic innovations - particularly the extended chromaticism of \u003cem\u003eTristan\u003c\/em\u003e - pushed tonality to its limits and pointed directly toward the musical revolution of the 20th century. Debussy, Mahler, and Schoenberg all grappled with what he had done and where it left them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe was demanding, visionary, and utterly convinced of his own importance - qualities that drove away friends and patrons in equal measure, and that also produced some of the most ambitious music ever written. King Ludwig II of Bavaria built him a festival theatre at Bayreuth that still hosts performances of his work today. The Bayreuth Festival has run almost continuously since 1876. Some visions are worth the trouble. The music remains: demanding, overwhelming, and unlike anything else ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT FEATURES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- x-tinymce\/html --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eHardcover with matte laminate finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eFull wraparound portrait print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBiographical tribute printed on back cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eFlexible casewrap binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePerforated pages for clean tear-out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e150 lined pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eA tool for your ideas. A tribute to his.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Printify","offers":[{"title":"Journal","offer_id":47168120160423,"sku":"20184636866030132665","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2249\/5399\/files\/wagner-hardcover-journal-music-composer-illustration.jpg?v=1774125695","url":"https:\/\/legendsketch.com\/products\/richard-wagner-hardcover-journal","provider":"LegendSketch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}