Carl August Peter Cornelius (24 December 1824 – 26 October 1874) was a German composer, writer about music, poet and translator. He was born and died in Mainz. December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... Translation is an activity comprising the interpretation of the meaning of a text in one language—the source text—and the production of a new, equivalent text in another language—the target text, also called the translation. ... Map of Germany showing Mainz Mainz (French: Mayence) is a city in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. ...

Cornelius played violin and composed lieder from an early age, and began studying composition with Heinrich Esser in 1841. Cornelius lived with his painter uncle Peter von Cornelius in Berlin from 1844 to 1852, during which time he met prominent figures such as Alexander von Humboldt, the Brothers Grimm, Friedrich Rückert and Felix Mendelssohn. During his last few years in Berlin, Cornelius wrote music criticism for several major Berlin journals and entered into friendships with Joseph von Eichendorff, Paul Heyse and Hans von Bülow. The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart. ... Lied (plural Lieder) is a German word, literally meaning song; among English speakers, however, it is used primarily as a term for European classical music songs, also known as art songs. Typically, Lieder are arranged for a single singer and piano. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Peter von Cornelius (1784 - 1867), German painter, was born in Düsseldorf. ...   Berlin? (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,426,000 inhabitants (as of January 2005); down from 4. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, Baron von Humboldt, (September 14, 1769, Berlin–May 6, 1859, Berlin), was a German naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt. ... Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm The Brothers Grimm (Brüder Grimm) are Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. ... Friedrich Rückert (May 16, 1788 - January 31, 1866) was a German poet, translator, and professor of Oriental languages. ... Felix Mendelssohn wrote his first symphony at the young age of fifteen. ... Freiherr Joseph von Eichendorff (March 10, 1788 - November 26, 1857), German lyricist and narrator. ... Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse (March 15, 1830 - April 2, 1914) was a German author. ... Hans von Bülow. ...

Cornelius's first mature works (including the opera Der Barbier von Bagdad) were composed during his brief stay in Weimar (1852–1858). His next place of residence was Vienna, where he stayed for five years. It was in Vienna that Cornelius began a friendship with Richard Wagner. It was at Wagner's behest that Cornelius moved to Munich in 1864, where he finally took a wife and fathered four children. Weimar is a city in Germany. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... View of Vienna This article is about the city and federal state in Austria. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (May 22, 1813 in Leipzig – February 13, 1883 in Venice) was an influential German composer, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his groundbreaking symphonic-operas (or music dramas). His compositions are notable for their continuous contrapuntal texture, rich harmonies and orchestration, and elaborate use... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the state capital of the German state of Bavaria. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Despite his friendships with Wagner and Franz Liszt, Cornelius had a rocky relationship with the so-called "New German School" of composition. He did not attend the premiere of Tristan und Isolde with von Bülow and Wagner, using the premiere of his own opera Der Cid as an excuse. His third and final operatic project, Gunlöd, based on the Norse eddas, was left incomplete at his death (from diabetes). Franz Liszt (Hungarian; Liszt Ferenc) (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer. ... Tristan und Isolde is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner. ... Norse is related to Scandinavia, and may mean: Ancient Norse mythology Medieval Norsemen, i. ... For Edda great-grandmother as the ancestress of serfs see Ríg. ... This article is about the disease that features high blood sugar. ...

Operas

• Der Barbier von Bagdad - comic opera in 2 acts, composed 1855-1858 (premiered in Weimar, 15 December 1858)
• Der Cid - lyric drama in 3 acts, composed 1860-1865 (premiered in Weimar, 21 May 1865)
• Gunlöd - opera in 3 acts, composed 1866-1874, incomplete
  • completion by Karl Hoffbauer - 1879 (premiered in Weimar, 6 May 1891)
  • completion by Waldemar von Bausznern - 1906 (premiered in Cologne, 15 December 1906)