Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music
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Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music is the emotionally charged closing scene of Wagner’s opera Die Walküre, in which the god Wotan bids a poignant farewell to his daughter Brünnhilde and surrounds her with a protective ring of fire.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera excerpt
ⓘ
orchestral excerpt ⓘ |
| associatedConductor | Hans Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFestival | Bayreuth Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conditionToBreakEnchantment | hero without fear must pass through fire ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPerformanceWork | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cycle | Der Ring des Nibelungen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
Wotan’s punishment of Brünnhilde
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creation of protective fire around Brünnhilde ⓘ farewell between father and daughter ⓘ |
| dramaticOutcome |
Brünnhilde placed in enchanted sleep
ⓘ
Brünnhilde surrounded by ring of fire ⓘ |
| emotionalCharacter |
majestic
ⓘ
poignant ⓘ tender ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Brünnhilde
NERFINISHED
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Wotan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Die Walküre premiere 1870 ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic opera music ⓘ |
| influenced |
film music depiction of magic and fire
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late-Romantic orchestral writing ⓘ |
| keyCharacteristic |
through-composed structure
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use of continuous melody ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| leitmotifUsage |
Brünnhilde motif
ⓘ
Siegfried motif (foreshadowing) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wotan motif NERFINISHED ⓘ magic fire motif ⓘ sleep motif ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstPerformanceWork | National Theatre Munich GENERATED ⓘ |
| movementType | final scene ⓘ |
| mythologicalContext | Norse mythology-inspired gods ⓘ |
| notableExcerptFromAct | Act III of Die Walküre GENERATED ⓘ |
| operaNumberInCycle | 2 ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
harp arpeggios suggesting flames
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prominent brass writing ⓘ rich string textures ⓘ |
| partOf | Die Walküre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInAct | closing scene ⓘ |
| setting | mountaintop rock ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
concert excerpt
ⓘ
opera performance ⓘ |
| vocalTypeForBrünnhilde | dramatic soprano ⓘ |
| vocalTypeForWotan | bass-baritone ⓘ |
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