Ride of the Valkyries From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Ride of the Valkyries (disambiguation).The "Ride of the Valkyries" (German: Walkürenritt or Ritt der Walküren) is the popular term for the beginning of act 3 of Die Walküre, the second of the four operas by Richard Wagner that constitute Der Ring des Nibelungen. Ride of the Valkyries MENU0:46 Performed by the American Symphony Orchestra for Edison Records in 1921 Problems playing this file? See media help. As a separate piece, the "Ride" is often heard in a purely instrumental version, which may be as short as three minutes. Together with the Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin, the Ride of the Valkyries is one of Wagner's best-known pieces. The "Ride of the Valkyries" in the Walküre opera[edit] See also: Der Ring des Nibelungen: Composition of the music § Die Walküre and Die Walküre § Act 3 The main theme of the "Ride", the leitmotif labelled "Walkürenritt", was first written down by the composer on 23 July 1851. The preliminary draft for the "Ride" was composed in 1854 as part of the composition of the entire opera, which was fully orchestrated by the end of the first quarter of 1856. In the Walküre opera, the "Ride", which takes around eight minutes, begins in the prelude to the third act, building up successive layers of accompaniment until the curtain rises to reveal a mountain peak where four of the eight Valkyrie sisters of Brünnhilde have gathered in preparation for the transportation of fallen heroes to Valhalla. As they are joined by the other four, the familiar tune is carried by the orchestra, while, above it, the Valkyries greet each other and sing their battle-cry. Apart from the song of the Rhinemaidens in Das Rheingold, it is the only ensemble piece in the first three operas of Wagner's Ring cycle. music sites, music that helps you concentrate, music videos, music websites, musical style, online radio, orchestral music, piano music, piece of music, pop music, quiet music, radio, radio online, romanticism music, shakespeare music, smooth jazz songs, songs, soothing music, streaming music, streaming radio, symphonic, music, tchaikovsky music, wedding music, wgbh classical, work music, wqxr, youtube music, baroque music, beethoven, beethoven music, carnatic songs, chamber music, chopin music, clasic music, clasical music, classical, classical 96.3, classical albums, classical archives, classical cat, classical cds, classical guitar, classical jazz, classical masterpieces, classical musicians, classical orchestra, classical period, classical pianist, classical singers, classical south florida, classical tunes, classicalmusic, classy music, contemporary music, country music, download free, music, download music, famous music, free download music, free music download, free music download sites, free music downloads, indian music, instrumental music, karnatic music, kind of music, kinds of music, live music, mozart online, mozart songs, music, music archive, music classical, music downloads, music sites, music that helps you concentrate, music videos, music websites, musical style, online radio, orchestral music, piano music, piece of music, pop music, quiet music, radio, radio online, romanticism, music, shakespeare music, smooth jazz songs, songs, soothing music, streaming music, streaming radio, symphonic music, tchaikovsky music, wedding music, wgbh classical, work music, wqxr, youtube musicbaroque music, beethoven, beethoven music, carnatic songs, chamber music, chopin music, clasic music, clasical music, classical, classical 96.3, classical albums, classical archives, classical cat, classical cds, classical guitar, classical jazz, classical masterpieces, classical musicians, classical orchestra, classical period, classical pianist, classical singers, classical south, florida, classical tunes, classicalmusic, classy music, contemporary music, country music, download free music, download music, famous music, free download music, free music download, free music download sites, free music downloads, indian music, instrumental music, internet radio, internet radio player, internet radio stations, karnatic music, kind of music, kinds of music, live music, mozart online, mozart songs, music, music archive, music classical, music downloads, music sites, music that helps you, concentrate, music videos, music websites, musical style, online radio, orchestral music, piano music, piece of music, pop music, quiet music, radio, radio na internet, radio online, radio par internet, romanticism music, shakespeare music, smooth jazz songs, songs

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