International Richard Wagner Congress, Vienna

Richard Wagner (1813-83), composer, & scene from "Lohengrin"
Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor primarily known for his operas. His composit.. Read more »ions, particularly those of his later period, are notable for their complex textures, rich harmonies and orchestration, and the elaborate use of leitmotifs—musical phrases associated with individual characters, places, ideas or plot elements. His advances in musical language, such as extreme chromaticism and quickly shifting tonal centres, greatly influenced the development of classical music; his Tristan und Isolde is sometimes described as marking the start of modern music.

Country:	Austria
Type:	Postage stamps
Nominal:	4 öS
Year:	1986
Size:	44 x 34 mm
Perforation:	comb 13¾ x 13½
Mintage:	3,500,000