The Story of the Rhinegold, (Der Ring Der Nibelungen): Told for Young People (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Anna Alice Chapin

9780265363317: The Story of the Rhinegold, (Der Ring Der Nibelungen): Told for Young People (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0265363314 ISBN 13: 9780265363317

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Excerpt from The Story of the Rhinegold, (Der Ring Der Nibelungen): Told for Young People

The motifs in Wagner's operas are, above all, descriptive. For example, note the Walhalla, Nibelung, and Giant motifs.

The first of these, full of power, substance, and dignity, not only is descriptive of the great palace itself, but also represents the entire race of gods who inhabit it, seemingly secure in their conscious glory and sovereignty. To indicate Wotan, the King of the gods and the ruler in Walhalla, Wagner has constantly made use of this motif.

Its melody is measured, strong, and simple, and the nobility of those worshipped gods of primeval years seems to breathe through it.

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