Wagnerite

A Wagnerite is a person who devotes his days and his nights to raising a stone wall of misunderstanding between the composer's music and the ears of the audience; and at this game Wagner was an adept.

Richard Wagner Runciman, John F 1913

A Wagnerite is a person who devotes his days and his nights to raising a stone wall of misunderstanding between the composer's music and the ears of the audience; and at this game Wagner was an adept.

Richard Wagner Composer of Operas John F. Runciman 1891

As regards Richard Wagner, however, the more French music learns to adapt itself to the actual needs of the AME MODERNE, the more will it "Wagnerite"; one can safely predict that beforehand, -- it is already taking place sufficiently!

Beyond Good and Evil Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche 1872

Margaretta Mitchell John Adams Historians have often paired this architect of sonic cathedrals with his contemporary and aesthetic opposite, Johannes Brahms 1833-1897—Bruckner in the role of Wagnerite symphonic prophet and Brahms as Romantic Classicist.

Bruckner in a New Light Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2011

She has not read Shaw's Perfect Wagnerite, nor had she ever heard of

CHAPTER XVII 2010

Patrick at The Penitent Wagnerite (linked above) put it this way: You cannot assert that Chávez is bad, but part of his regime (no matter when it was founded) is good, without contradicting yourself and implying that Chávez is good.

Witches can be right, giants can be good Matthew Guerrieri 2007

Patrick at The Penitent Wagnerite (linked above) put it this way: You cannot assert that Chávez is bad, but part of his regime (no matter when it was founded) is good, without contradicting yourself and implying that Chávez is good.

Archive 2007-12-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007

This was in the context of quoting an approving link (N.B.: calling flattering compliments "wise words" has a tendency to sound a little arrogant) from The Penitent Wagnerite: Supporting Dudamel, his youth orchestra, and other Venezuelan cultural products is akin to saying that we love the produce of a nascent dictatorship, even if we don't so much care for the dictator.

Archive 2007-11-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007

The Penitent Wagnerite: "I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

"I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" Patrick J. Smith 2009

This was in the context of quoting an approving link (N.B.: calling flattering compliments "wise words" has a tendency to sound a little arrogant) from The Penitent Wagnerite: Supporting Dudamel, his youth orchestra, and other Venezuelan cultural products is akin to saying that we love the produce of a nascent dictatorship, even if we don't so much care for the dictator.

Amo, lloro, canto, sueño Matthew Guerrieri 2007