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Beckmesser pompous object of practical jokes. [Ger. Opera: Wagner, Meistersinger, Westerman, 226–227] See : Mockery How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A limited instrumental range (clarinet, trumpet, tuba, violin, viola, cello, electric guitar, piano) in no way hampers the composer as the music shifts from the grandeur of "ancient Czech scenes" to the drunken yodelling of the German singer Beckmesser or an Old Prague cabaret. |
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