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Wagner Timeline -- Key events in the life of Richard Wagner.
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Richard Wagner: Chronology
| Year | Event | Music | Libretto | Writings |
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| 1813 | Richard Wagner born, Leipzig, 22 May. Father (Carl Friedrich) dies, 22 November. |
| 1814 | Mother Johanna Wagner marries Ludwig Geyer, 28 August. |
| 1820 | RW begins piano lessons. |
| 1821 | Stepfather (Geyer) dies, 30 September. |
| 1822 | RW enters Dresden Kreuzschule, 2 December. |
| 1826 | Geyer family moves to Prague, leaving RW behind in Dresden. |
| 1827 | Confirmation in the Kreuzkirche, Dresden.
At the end of the year, RW leaves school to join family in Leipzig. |
| 1828 | RW enters the Nicolaischule, 21 January. Begins harmony lessons with Christian Gottlieb Müller. | Tragedy: Leubald WWV 1 |
| 1829 | Two piano sonatas (D minor, F minor) and a string quartet (D major). |
| 1830 | RW leaves Nicolaischule.
Begins violin lessons. When did richard wagner dieEnrolls at Thomasschule in Leipzig. | Piano transcription of Beethoven's 9th. Drumbeat Overture in B flat, WWV 10. |
| 1831 | RW attends Leipzig University. Also studies music with Chris
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