Music drama is the term ascribed to the revolutionary medium of artistic expression created by the German composer Richard Wagner. This was a musical dramatic work for the theatre, where the music does not stop and is a part of the emotional telling of sung drama. The first major works in this style were by Christoph Willibald Gluck. It was Wagner who invented the term, and it was in large part through this form that Wagner had a major effect on ...
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Music drama is the term ascribed to the revolutionary medium of artistic expression created by the German composer Richard Wagner. This was a musical dramatic work for the theatre, where the music does not stop and is a part of the emotional telling of sung drama. The first major works in this style were by Christoph Willibald Gluck. It was Wagner who invented the term, and it was in large part through this form that Wagner had a major effect on the course of European classical music. The creation of this art form was borne of Wagner's thorough dissatisfaction with the prevailing trends and strictures in the opera presentation of his time.
Across Europe, Christoph Willibald Gluck was a popular musical figure. He was known for his monumental change to the operatic form, removing the ornamentation from the vocal line in favor of a more emotional song. His style was simple and in it the orchestra for the first time was a major partner in the drama, and the music was meant to flow from...
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