Wagneristic Stage Manners by Jerome K. Jerome. Short summary

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The English writer admits that the individual works authored by Wagner do not please him at all. Jerome adds that this composer would probably have been dissatisfied with his criticism.

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Jerome states that he absolutely dislikes some of the works relating to the work of the German composer Richard Wagner. In addition, the author believes that the aforementioned musical figure would most likely have remained unhappy with the critical remarks made to him.

The English writer claims that a man who is a fan of Wagner lives near him. Sometimes Jerome’s neighbor enjoyed the local violinists’ playing and at the same time shared his own admiration with the author.

The English writer would continually nod his head as a reaction to his neighbor’s words, and inside he imagined jumping up from his seat, heading toward the musicians, then taking away their instruments and throwing them as far away as possible. Jerome believes that the fiddlers’ playing only interferes with hearing the singers’ authentic voices.

The author writes that at times there are periods of time when he is more loyal to Wagner’s work.