Chapter 45 - Listening Guide Quiz 37: Wagner: Die Walküre, Act III, Opening

Put the excerpts in the correct order in which they first appear in the opening scene of Act III from Wagner's Die Walküre. BE VERY CAREFUL to click only on the white triangle to listen to the excerpts; clicking anywhere else in the cards will select it as an answer.

1. rushing strings 0:11 (Orange) 2. dotted figure 0:15 (Green) 3. Ride motive 0:14 (Red)

Listen to the excerpt, which begins 22 seconds into scene 1, then fill in the blanks below.

The "Ride" motive played by the brass is called a leitmotif. It is played first by the French horns.

Which best describes the texture of the opening scene of Die Walkuüre?

polyphonic

Which best describes the first seven seconds of scene 1 from Wagner's Die Walküre?

rushing strings and wavering woodwinds

Which best describes the music in this excerpt, which begins about eight seconds into scene 1?

swirling strings and woodwinds with a lively dotted rhythm in French horns and low strings

Which best describes the music in this excerpt, which begins 22 seconds into scene 1?

swirling strings and woodwinds; a lively dotted rhythm in horns and low strings; and a melody played by brass

Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different elements of music as found in the opening of Wagner's Die Walküre, Act III.

texture- polyphonic rhythm- dotted orchestration- brass, winds, strings

In this excerpt, which begins 22 seconds into scene 1, the trumpets and French horns both play the "Ride" leitmotif: T/F

true