Ride of the Valkyries
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Ride of the Valkyries is a famous orchestral passage by Richard Wagner, widely recognized for its powerful, dramatic theme and frequent use in popular culture and film.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera excerpt
ⓘ
orchestral piece ⓘ |
| associatedCharacters | Valkyries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMythology | Norse mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToWorkNumber | WWV 86 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | WWV 86C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalStatus |
iconic
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widely recognized ⓘ |
| features |
brass fanfares
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driving rhythmic ostinato ⓘ string tremolos ⓘ |
| firstPerformance | 26 June 1870 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceConductor | Franz Wüllner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry | Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Romantic music
ⓘ
opera music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentalVersion | orchestral concert excerpt ⓘ |
| hasTheme | ascending arpeggiated motif in the brass ⓘ |
| hasVocalVersion | scene for Valkyries and Brünnhilde ⓘ |
| influenced |
film music
ⓘ
popular culture depictions of battle ⓘ |
| key | B minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| notableUseInAnimation |
Kill the Wabbit segment in Looney Tunes
GENERATED
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What’s Opera, Doc? GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableUseInFilm | Apocalypse Now NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUseInFilmScene | helicopter attack sequence in Apocalypse Now GENERATED ⓘ |
| operaPremiere | 13 August 1876 ⓘ |
| operaPremiereFestival | Bayreuth Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaPremiereLocation | Bayreuth Festspielhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Walkürenritt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Der Ring des Nibelungen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Die Walküre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAct | Act III of Die Walküre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereContext | concert performance of the orchestral excerpt ⓘ |
| publisher | B. Schott’s Söhne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rights | public domain in many countries ⓘ |
| scoredFor | orchestra ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Romantic era ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Sehr lebhaft ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 9/8 ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 5 minutes ⓘ |
| usedAs |
symbol of heroism in popular culture
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symbol of military power in popular culture ⓘ |
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