Act II Ride of the Valkyries
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Act II "Ride of the Valkyries" is the famous, dramatically charged musical episode from Richard Wagner’s opera Die Walküre, renowned for its powerful orchestration and iconic Valkyrie theme.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical episode
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opera excerpt ⓘ orchestral excerpt ⓘ |
| associatedWith | leitmotif technique ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
heroism
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mythic battle ⓘ war ⓘ |
| basedOnMythology | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | Valkyrie leitmotif ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | widely recognized in popular culture ⓘ |
| cycleOriginalTitle | Der Ring des Nibelungen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cycleTitleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Brünnhilde
NERFINISHED
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Wotan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacters | Valkyries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic opera music ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mood |
heroic
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martial ⓘ |
| movement | Act II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic intensity
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iconic Valkyrie theme ⓘ powerful orchestration ⓘ |
| operaBy | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaNumberInCycle | second opera of the Ring cycle ⓘ |
| orchestration | large Romantic orchestra ⓘ |
| originalWorkTitle | Die Walküre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Die Walküre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCycle | Der Ring des Nibelungen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereWorkPremiereCity | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereWorkPremiereCountry | Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereWorkPremiereDate | 26 June 1870 ⓘ |
| premiereWorkPremierePlace | National Theatre Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sectionOf | Act II of Die Walküre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | late Romantic ⓘ |
| tempoCharacter | energetic ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
brass
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percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| usedAs |
concert excerpt
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standalone orchestral piece ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
female chorus of Valkyries
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mezzo-soprano voices ⓘ soprano voices ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | German ⓘ |
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