Wagner Leitmotifs The Ring Music Excerpts Opera The Ring Cycle

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Das Rheingold, Scene 1
Nature The depths of the Rhine as undifferentiated

MP3
d1, m1a, c1 nature; Urelement
First stirring
under the
Rhine as a
Rhine
premonition MP
d2, m1b, c2, w
of 3
1
consciousnes
s (developed
from d1)
The song of the

Rhinemaidens as tempters
Rhinemaiden back to immature
s innocence; Rheintchter (der MP
d26, m2, c3, ives from d1, the added sixth 3
w2 as in d24 hinting at the
Rhinemaidens as delight in
nature. Very close to d27)
Threat Alberich shakes his fist at the

MP3
w4 Rheintchter; Drohmotiv (close to d50)
Alberich's obsessive will as a

Alberich's will force of destiny, the Nibelung's
MP
d15, m22, c24, w hatred; Vernichtungsarbeit (harm
3
30 onic version of the opening notes
of d13)
Rheingold! Rheingold! (re-

harmonises the added sixth
Rheingold!
of d26; also occurs in the MP3
d31, m4, c6, w7
minor where it is very close
to d68)
Woe or grief, whether

accepted or
not; Frohnmotif (the
falling semitone relates
Woe or grief
to d4; opposite of d38) MP3
d68, m5, c4, w3
See also Gt
3/1 Rheintchter
"Siegfried!
Siegfried!" and Gt
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2/3 Hagen "Hoi-ho! Hoi-

ho!"
d68a, c19 MP3
d68b MP3
Gold as worth The gold as true worth (derives directly from d1,
MP3
d44, m3, c5, w5 connected to d45; also occurs in minor)
Renunciation
MP3
d76, m7, c8, w9
Renunciation, often amounting to

acceptance of
d76a destiny; Entsagungsmotiv (related to d68, MP3
the rising minor-sixth and subsequent fall to
the tonic are distinctive; close to d78)
d76b MP3
the Ring
MP3
d8, m6, w8
The Ring as underlying purpose

(chromatic modification of d4 and returning
upwards; related to d7, and the basis
d8a of d13 and d63) MP3
d8b, c7 MP3
Valhalla as achievement,
Valhalla and as Wotan's genuinely
MP3
d63, m8, c9, w10 creative thoughts (a stable
diatonic version of d8)
the Ring
MP3
d8, m6, w8

d8b, c7 MP3
The spear as Wotan's wilful authority, but

also his entanglements and
Wotan's spear
inhibitions; Vertragsmotiv (related MP3
d73, m9, c10, w11
to d70, d79, d59 and m56; lies
within d90c)
Giant's strength
MP
d58, m12, c11, w The Giants as
brute strength 3
15
(related to d18)
m50 (Wurmmoti
v) is Fafner as a
dragon (refers MP
m50 to d61a) 3
The
Promises
keeping of MP3
m15, w17
promises
Freia's golden apples as

Freia as joy
joy, and immortality (major MP3
d7, m16, c16, w18
form of d4 and of d76)
Love as fulifllment
MP3
d90, c69, w73
Love as
fulfilment; Liebesgru
(connected
with d87, d88 and d89,
d90a, m10, c12 more distantly MP3
with d69 and d86; the
end
of d90a recalls d38,
d90b, m60 and d90c is a MP3
modification of d73)
d90a (Liebesfesselung)
is shared by Fricka and
Brnnhilde
d90c, m41, w55b MP3
Renunciation
MP3
d76, m7, c8, w9

acceptance of
d76b MP3
The growing
Dmmerun twilight; Dmmerung (th
MP
g e first half comes
3
w19 from d7 and d4; the
second from d16)
Agitation
MP3
d69, m11, c14, w14
Agitation, including both passion

and compassion; Flucht (extension
of d66, uses the same notes as d37)
d69a MP3
Loge as fire
MP3
d20, m13, c15, w20
d20a MP3
Loge the god of fire as primal

energy; Waberlohe (related to the
extreme chomaticism
d20b of d16 combined with restless energy) MP3
d20c, c55 MP3

Feuerzauber Loge's fire-magic; Feuerzauber (close

MP3
w21 to the d20 family)
Destiny accepted Destiny accepted (related to d4 and d76; a

MP3
d79 complement of d73)
MP3
The song of the

Mime as smith, and forging

Mime as smith
generally; Schmiedemotiv (directly represents MP3
d50, m17, c17, w22
the tapping of hammer on anvil)

accepted or
Woe or grief
to d4; opposite of d38) MP3
d68, m5, c4, w3
See also Gt
3/1 Rheintchter
"Siegfried!
Siegfried!" and Gt

ho!"
d68a, c19 MP3
d68b MP3
the Tarnhelm as
Tarnhelm unconscious
MP
d18, m18, c18, w fantasy; Tarnhelmzauber (n
3
23 ote the final bare fifth;
related to d16 and to d68)
Woe or grief
MP3
d68, m5, c4, w3

accepted or
to d4; opposite of d38)
d68a, c19 See also Gt MP3
3/1 Rheintchter
"Siegfried!
Siegfried!" and Gt
ho!"
d68b MP3
the Ring
MP3
d8, m6, w8

d8b, c7 MP3
Loge as fire
MP3
d20, m13, c15, w20
d20a MP3

extreme chomaticism
d20c, c55 MP3

Mime as smith
d50, m17, c17, w22
The
Promises
keeping of MP3
m15, w17
promises
Brooding
Purposeful brooding; Sinnen (derived from d8, related to d61a) MP3
d9, m19, c56, w25
MP3
The home of the

Nibelhiem Nibelungen; night, greed,
MP3
m20, c20, w26 resentment (related
to d57)
Agitation
MP3
d69, m11, c14, w14

d69a MP3
Renunciation
MP3
d76, m7, c8, w9

acceptance of
d76b MP3
Fafner as inertia, as the

Fafner
backward pull of the MP
d57, m21, c22, w
unconscious; Schlangenwurm (re 3
28
lated to d18 and m20)
Giant's strength
MP
d58, m12, c11, w The Giants as
brute strength 3
15
(related to d18)
m50 (Wurmmoti
v) is Fafner as a
dragon (refers MP
m50 to d61a) 3
MP3

Freia as joy
joy, and immortality (major MP3
d7, m16, c16, w18
form of d4 and of d76)
Loge as fire
MP3
d20, m13, c15, w20
d20a MP3

extreme chomaticism
d20c, c55 MP3

the Ring
MP3
d8, m6, w8

d8b, c7 MP3
Woe or grief
MP3
d68, m5, c4, w3

accepted or
d68a, c19 See also Gt MP3
3/1 Rheintchter
"Siegfried!
Siegfried!" and Gt
ho!"
d68b MP3

Mime as smith
d50, m17, c17, w22
The home of the

MP3
to d57)
the Tarnhelm as
MP
d18, m18, c18, w fantasy; Tarnhelmzauber (n
3
23 ote the final bare fifth;
The song of the


also his entanglements and
Wotan's spear
inhibitions; Vertragsmotiv (related MP3
d73, m9, c10, w11
within d90c)
Destiny accepted Destiny accepted (related to d4 and d76; a

MP3
d79 complement of d73)
Renunciation
MP3
d76, m7, c8, w9

acceptance of
d76b MP3

MP
d15, m22, c24, w hatred; Vernichtungsarbeit (harm
3
30 onic version of the opening notes
of d13)
Alberich's
curse as
the Curse an
MP
d13, m23, c23, w2 expressio
3
9 n of
destiny
(an
inversion
of d8)
The
Promises
keeping of MP3
m15, w17
promises
Agitation
MP3
d69, m11, c14, w14

d69a MP3
Erda as the earth-mother

Erda
and ancestral wisdom MP3
d3, m24, c25, w31
(minor form of d2)
Nature The depths of the Rhine as undifferentiated

MP3
d1, m1a, c1 nature; Urelement
The downfall of the gods, back to

Downfall Mother
MP3
d4, m25, c26, w32 Nature; Gtterdmmerung (inversion
of d3)
Love as
Love as fulifllment fulfilment; Liebesgru
(connected MP3
d90, c69, w73
more distantly
d90a, m10, c12 end MP3
and d90c is a
d90b, m60 is shared by Fricka and MP3
Brnnhilde
d90c, m41, w55b MP3
The thunder as masculine spirit;

Thunder
Donner; Gewitterzauber (related MP3
d46, m26, c27, w33
to d44 and d45)
Sword as manhood The sword as true manhood (derives directly

MP3
d45, m27, c29, w51 from d1; closely connected to d44)
Die Walkre, Act 1, Scene 1
The storm which opens Die

Walkre, as Wotan's resistance
the Storm
to destiny (derived from d73,
d74, c30, w36
with the rising quintuplet from
Alberich's d15)
The thunder as masculine spirit;

Thunder
Donner; Gewitterzauber (related
d46, m26, c27, w33
to d44 and d45)
Siegmund
d35, m28, c31
Siegmund as hero schooled in
misfortune (related
melodically
to d70, d73 and d74)
d35a
Sieglinde as heroine
schooled in
Sieglinde misfortune (at bar 2;
d36, m29, c32, w3 fits well with d35;
7 resembles d8 inverte
d, or d1 followed
by d4)
The drink which

unites the
destinies of
Siegmund and
Sieglinde
the Drink (development
d39 of d35 and d36;
a lovely passage,
but occurs twice
only so hardly
qualifies as a
motif)
the Twin's love

d37, m30, w38
The love of Siegmund and

Sieglinde (derived
from d69)
d37a, c33
The Volsung race as instruments of destiny

(related to the end of d70 and of d35, the third
Volsung as destiny
bar of d66, the minor-sixth leap of d76, and the
d77, m31, c34, w72b
semitone fall of d68 here cancelled by the third
note; foreshadows d88)
Hunding as
Hunding Siegmund's dark
d60, m32, c35, w41 shadow (related
Siegmund
d35, m28, c31
misfortune (related
melodically
d35a
schooled in
d, or d1 followed
by d4)
the Twin's love

d37, m30, w38

Sieglinde (derived
from d69)
d37a, c33

Volsung as destiny
d77, m31, c34, w72b

Woe or grief accepted or
d68, m5, c4, w3 not; Frohnmotif (the
See also Gt
3/1 Rheintchter
"Siegfried!
Siegfried!" and Gt
d68a, c19 2/3 Hagen "Hoi-ho! Hoi-
ho!"
d68b
The tragic but

heroic destiny of
tragic Volsung the Volsung race
d66, m33, c36, w (minor version
40 of d44 linked
with d3, d42, d78 a
nd perhaps d76)
Grief as acceptance of
unavoidable suffering
Grief accepted
(semitones between bar 1 and
d81, c37
bar 3, and bar 5 and bar 6, are
reminiscent of d68)
Sword as manhood The sword as true manhood (derives

d45, m27, c29, w51 directly from d1; closely connected to d44)
Hunding as
Nothung as the promised or longed-for

Nothung
sword; Schwertwart (derived
d43, m27x, c40, w63
from d45; also refers to d42a)
The spear as Wotan's wilful authority,

but also his entanglements and
Wotan's spear
inhibitions; Vertragsmotiv (related
d73, m9, c10, w11
within d90c)
the Twin's love

d37, m30, w38

Sieglinde (derived
from d69)
d37a, c33

The tragic but

heroic destiny of
40 of d44 linked
with d3, d42, d78 a
nd perhaps d76)
schooled in
d, or d1 followed
by d4)
Siegmund's song for the coming

of spring, as his experience of
Siegmund's love song fulfilment with Sieglinde
d86, c38 (related to d26, d7 and d37, but
has an aria-character somewhat
out of place in the Ring)
Renunciation
d76, m7, c8, w9

acceptance of
d76a destiny; Entsagungsmotiv (related to d68,
the rising minor-sixth and subsequent fall
to the tonic are distinctive; close to d78)
d76b

Agitation
d69, m11, c14, w14

of d66, uses the same notes
as d37)
d69a
the Twin's love

d37, m30, w38

Sieglinde (derived
from d69)
d37a, c33
The Valkyries as the

masculine element in
Walkren as animus
women; Walkrenritt (The
d47, m34, c49, w45b
Ride of the Valkyries, a
variant of d46)

Wotan's spear
d73, m9, c10, w11
within d90c)
The Valkyries as primal

energy in
Walkren
action; Walkrenruf (related
d22, m35, c42, w45a
to d20c and to the inversion
of d20b)
d22a
d22b
Hunding as

Mime as smith
generally; Schmiedemotiv (directly
d50, m17, c17, w22
represents the tapping of hammer on anvil)
the Ring
d8, m6, w8

d8a of d13 and d63)
d8b, c7
Promises The keeping

m15, w17 of promises
Wotan's will
Wotan frustrated
frustrated; Unmuth (incorporates d68,
d70, m36, c44, w46
close to d73, the complement of d79)
Alberich's
curse as
an
the Curse expressio
d13, m23, c23, w2 n of
9 destiny
(an
inversion
of d8)
Wotan's will
Wotan frustrated
d70, m36, c44, w46
Alberich's
curse as
an
the Curse expressio
d13, m23, c23, w2 n of
9 destiny
(an
inversion
of d8)
the Twin's love

d37, m30, w38

Sieglinde (derived
from d69)
d37a, c33
Siegfried's heroism as
Siegfried's heroism
acceptance of his destiny
d78, m39, c48, w53
(related to d13 and d76)
Woe or grief
d68, m5, c4, w3

accepted or
d68a, c19 See also Gt
3/1 Rheintchter
"Siegfried!
Siegfried!" and Gt
ho!"
d68b

Rheingold!
of d26; also occurs in the
d31, m4, c6, w7
to d68)
the Ring
d8, m6, w8
of d13 and d63)
d8a
d8b, c7

Erda
and ancestral wisdom
d3, m24, c25, w31
(minor form of d2)

Walkren as animus
d47, m34, c49, w45b
variant of d46)
Giant's strength
The Giants as
d58, m12, c11, w
brute strength
15
(related to d18)
m50 (Wurmmoti
v) is Fafner as a
dragon (refers
m50
to d61a)
Promises The keeping

m15, w17 of promises

Wotan's spear
d73, m9, c10, w11
within d90c)


Nothung
d43, m27x, c40, w63
Siegmund
d35, m28, c31
misfortune (related
melodically
d35a

d15, m22, c24, w hatred; Vernichtungsarbeit (har
30 monic version of the opening
notes of d13)

Downfall Mother
of d3)

Volsung as destiny
d77, m31, c34, w72b
Agitation
d69, m11, c14, w14

as d37)
d69a
the Twin's love

d37, m30, w38

Sieglinde (derived
from d69)
d37a, c33
Agitation
d69, m11, c14, w14

as d37)
d69a
The tragic but

heroic destiny of
40 of d44 linked
with d3, d42, d78 a
nd perhaps d76)

Hunding as

Erda
d3, m24, c25, w31
(minor form of d2)
Destiny as the power to which all must in the end

powerful Destiny
surrender (the last two bars of d83; an extension of d68,
d84, m38, w50
refers to the last two bars of d70)
Relinquishment (reminiscent
Relinquishment of d76 inverting the opening
d83, m37, c47 notes; close to d82; the last two
bars are d84)

Walkren as animus
d47, m34, c49, w45b
variant of d46)
Agitation
d69, m11, c14, w14

as d37)
d69a
the Twin's love

d37, m30, w38
The love of Siegmund

and Sieglinde
(derived from d69)
d37a, c33 MP3
The sword as true manhood (derives

Sword as manhood
directly from d1; closely connected MP3
d45, m27, c29, w51
to d44)

Downfall Mother
MP3
of d3)

the Twin's love

MP3
d37, m30, w38

and Sieglinde
(derived from d69)
d37a, c33
Agitation
d69, m11, c14, w14

as d37)
d69a
Hunding as


Walkren as animus
d47, m34, c49, w45b
variant of d46)

Wotan's spear
d73, m9, c10, w11
within d90c)
Woe or grief
d68, m5, c4, w3

accepted or
3/1 Rheintchter
"Siegfried!
Siegfried!" and Gt
ho!"
d68b
The tragic but

heroic destiny of
40 of d44 linked
with d3, d42, d78 a
nd perhaps d76)

powerful Destiny
d84, m38, w50

Erda
d3, m24, c25, w31
(minor form of d2)
Wotan's will
Wotan frustrated
d70, m36, c44, w46

Walkren as animus
d47, m34, c49, w45b
variant of d46)
Walkren
d22, m35, c42, w45a

d22a energy in
of d20b)
d22b

Erda
d3, m24, c25, w31
(minor form of d2)
the Twin's love

d37, m30, w38

Sieglinde (derived
from d69)
d37a, c33
Woe or grief
d68, m5, c4, w3

accepted or
3/1 Rheintchter
"Siegfried!
Siegfried!" and Gt
ho!"
d68b
the Ring
d8, m6, w8

d8a of d13 and d63)
d8b, c7

Fafner
backward pull of the
d57, m21, c22,
unconscious; Schlangenwurm (re
w28
Siegfried's heroism
d78, m39, c48, w53

Love as fulifllment
d90, c69, w73 Love as
(connected
d90a, m10, c12 more distantly
end
d90b, m60 and d90c is a
d90c, m41, w55b Brnnhilde
Transformation
d91
Transformation (related to d88)
Wolzogen calls d91a Liebeserlsung
d91a, m40, c50
Wotan's will
Wotan frustrated
d70, m36, c44, w46

Wotan's spear
d73, m9, c10, w11
within d90c)
bars are d84)
Woe or grief
d68, m5, c4, w3

accepted or
3/1 Rheintchter
"Siegfried!
Siegfried!" and Gt
ho!"
d68b

Erda
d3, m24, c25, w31
(minor form of d2)

Walkren as animus
d47, m34, c49, w45b
variant of d46)
Love as fulifllment
(connected
end
Wotan's will
Wotan frustrated
d70, m36, c44, w46

powerful Destiny
d84, m38, w50
unavoidable Destiny The inevitability of destiny (variant of d84; connected

d85 to d79 and thence to d73 and d4)

Walkren as animus
d47, m34, c49, w45b
variant of d46)

Wotan's spear
d73, m9, c10, w11
within d90c)
bars are d84)

Volsung as destiny
d77, m31, c34, w72b
the Twin's love

d37, m30, w38

Sieglinde (derived
from d69)
d37a, c33
The downfall of the gods, back to Mother

Downfall
Nature; Gtterdmmerung (inversion
d4, m25, c26, w32
of d3)
Alberich's curse as an
the Curse
expression of destiny (an
d13, m23, c23, w29
inversion of d8)
Siegfried's heroism
d78, m39, c48, w53

Magic sleep as regression to the

unconscious (note the progressions
Magic sleep
to the mediant; the falling
d16, m42, c53
semitones relate to d68 and hence
to d4)
Brnnhilde sinking into the innocent sleep from

Innocent sleep
which she will awake into womanhood (same as the
d30, m43, c52, w56
opening of d26 and d27)
ambivalent Loge
d21, m14, c21 Loge as the
ambivalence of primal
energy; flattery,
trickery (further
aspects of d20, and
also related to d15 but
d21a more dynamic)
Wotan's grief at parting from

Wotan's grief Brnnhilde (reminiscent
d82, c54, w57 of d66, d76 and d81; related
to d17)
Renunciation
d76, m7, c8, w9
Renunciation, often amounting to acceptance of

destiny; Entsagungsmotiv (related to d68, the
d76a
rising minor-sixth and subsequent fall to the
tonic are distinctive; close to d78)
d76b
Loge as fire
d20, m13, c15, w20
d20a
extreme chomaticism
of d16 combined with restless
d20b
energy)
d20c, c55
Siegfried, Act 1, Scene 1
Brooding Purposeful brooding; Sinnen (derived from d8, related

d9, m19, c56, w25 to d61a)
The home of the

to d57)

Mime as smith
d50, m17, c17, w22
Siegfried's horn call expressing his free

Siegfried's horn
spirit; Waldknabenruf (derived
d48, m44, c58, w54a
from d46 and d63; the source of d65)
the Curse
expression of destiny (an
d13, m23, c23, w29
inversion of d8)
obstinate Mime
Mime as obsessive persistence (variant of d50)
d51

Nothung
d43, m27x, c40, w63
Woe or grief
d68, m5, c4, w3
Woe or grief, whether accepted or
not; Frohnmotif (the falling semitone
relates to d4; opposite of d38)
See also Gt 3/1 Rheintchter
"Siegfried! Siegfried!" and Gt
2/3 Hagen "Hoi-ho! Hoi-ho!"
d68a, c19
d68b
the Ring
d8, m6, w8

d8a of d13 and d63)
d8b, c7


Wotan's spear
d73, m9, c10, w11
within d90c)

Fafner
d57, m21, c22,
w28
Siegfried's heroism
d78, m39, c48, w53
Loge as fire
d20, m13, c15, w20
d20a
extreme chomaticism
d20b of d16 combined with restless
energy)
d20c, c55
Siegfried's youthful
Siegfried's strength
strength; Lebenslust (heroic counterpart
d53, m45, c65, w58a
of d58, reminiscent of d46 and d52)
Giant's strength
The Giants as
d58, m12, c11, w
brute strength
15
(related to d18)
m50 (Wurmmoti
v) is Fafner as a
dragon (refers
m50
to d61a)
Bliss, and the longing for

bliss (related to d6; the
Bliss
chromatic rise is the
d38, c39
complement
of d37 and d68)
d38a, m46
d38b
the Twin's love

d37, m30, w38

Sieglinde (derived
from d69)
d37a, c33
Forest Bird
d27, m51c, c68, w67
The song of
the forest-bird,
as initiator out
of immature
innocence
d27a, m51a (very close
to d26)
m51b
The tragic but

heroic destiny of
40 of d44 linked
with d3, d42, d78 a
nd perhaps d76)
First stirring
under the
Rhine as a
Rhine
premonition
d2, m1b, c2, w
of
1
consciousnes
s (developed
from d1)

Volsung as destiny
d77, m31, c34, w72b
schooled in
d, or d1 followed
by d4)
Siegfried's freedo
m
d56, c63, w59
Siegfried's heroic freedom from
entanglements; Wanderlied (brig
hter relatives of d52, linked
with d70 and d73; see
d56a also d72, d26 and d27)
Wotan the
Wanderer, wise and
in touch with the
unconscious (note
the Wanderer
the progressions to
d17, m47, c64, w60a
the mediant; related
to d16 by the falling
semitones; compare
also d82)
The home of the

to d57)
Wotan the Wanderer, wise

and in touch with the
the Wanderer unconscious (note the
d17, m47, c64, w60a progressions to the mediant;
related to d16 by the falling
semitones; compare also d82)

Mime as smith
d50, m17, c17, w22

Wotan's spear
d73, m9, c10, w11
within d90c)
Brooding
Purposeful brooding; Sinnen (derived from d8, related to d61a)
d9, m19, c56, w25
the Ring
d8, m6, w8

d8a of d13 and d63)
d8b, c7
Woe or grief,
whether accepted
Woe or grief or
falling semitone
relates to d4;
opposite of d38)
See also Gt
3/1 Rheintchter
d68a, c19 "Siegfried!
Siegfried!" and Gt
2/3 Hagen "Hoi-ho!
Hoi-ho!"
d68b
Giant's strength The Giants as

d58, m12, c11, w1 brute strength
5 (related to d18)
m50 (Wurmmotiv
) is Fafner as a
m50 dragon (refers
to d61a)

Fafner
d57, m21, c22,
unconscious; Schlangenwurm (r
w28
elated to d18 and m20)
First stirring
under the
Rhine as a
Rhine
premonition
d2, m1b, c2, w
of
1
consciousnes
s (developed
from d1)
Further comments on the

more Downfa
downfall of the old
ll
order; Gtternoth (develo
d5, m56, c45,
pments of d3 and d4,
w47
with d70)
d5a
Kriechmotiv
Mime's creeping and fawning; Kriechmotiv
m48, w62
The tragic but

heroic destiny of
40 of d44 linked
with d3, d42, d78 a
nd perhaps d76)
Siegfried's heroism
d78, m39, c48, w53
Loge as fire
d20, m13, c15, w20
d20a

energy; Waberlohe (related to
the extreme chomaticism
energy)
d20c, c55

d53, m45, c65, w58a

Fafner
d57, m21, c22,
w28
ambivalent Loge
d21, m14, c21
Loge as the ambivalence
of primal energy;
flattery, trickery (further
aspects of d20, and also
related to d15 but more
dynamic)
d21a
Loge as fire
d20, m13, c15, w20

extreme chomaticism
d20a of d16 combined with restless
energy)
d20b
d20c, c55

d53, m45, c65, w58a
Wotan the
Wanderer, wise and
in touch with the
unconscious (note
the Wanderer
the progressions to
d17, m47, c64, w60a
the mediant; related
semitones; compare
also d82)
Siegfried's heroism
d78, m39, c48, w53
Brooding
d9, m19, c56, w25

Mime as smith
d50, m17, c17, w22

Bliss
d38, c39
complement
of d37 and d68)
d38a, m46
d38b

Volsung as destiny
d77, m31, c34, w72b

Innocent sleep
d30, m43, c52, w56

Siegfried's horn
d48, m44, c58, w54a
Kriechmotiv
Mime's creeping and fawning; Kriechmotiv
m48, w62
the Ring
d8, m6, w8
of d13 and d63)
d8a
d8b, c7 MP3
Forging Forging (related

MP3
c65 to d53 and d54)
Nothung as the promised or

Nothung longed-for
MP3
d43, m27x, c40, w63 sword; Schwertwart (derived
Siegfried's heroic forging as

his youthful impetuosity
Siegfried as smith
(heroic counterpart of d50, MP3
d52, m49, c66
distantly related to d58, the
bass refers to d73)
The home of the

Nibelhiem Nibelungen; night,
MP3
m20, c20, w26 greed, resentment
(related to d57)
Magic sleep as
regression to
the
unconscious
(note the
Magic sleep progressions to
MP3
d16, m42, c53 the mediant;
the falling
semitones
relate
to d68 and
hence to d4)
Siegfried, Act 2, Vorspiel
The Giants as
Giant's strength
brute strength MP
d58, m12, c11, w
(related to d18) 3
15
m50 (Wurmmot
iv) is Fafner as a
dragon (refers MP
m50 to d61a) 3

Fafner
d57, m21, c22,
unconscious; Schlangenwurm (r 3
w28
the Ring
MP3
d8, m6, w8

d8b, c7 MP3
Alberich's
curse as
an
the Curse expressio
MP
d13, m23, c23, w2 n of
3
9 destiny
(an
inversion
of d8)

MP
d15, m22, c24, hatred; Vernichtungsarbeit (har
3
w30 monic version of the opening
notes of d13)

not; Frohnmotif (the falling
Woe or grief
semitone relates to d4; opposite MP3
d68, m5, c4, w3
of d38)

d68a, c19 MP3
d68b MP3
Giant's strength
The Giants as MP
d58, m12, c11, w
brute strength 3
15
(related to d18)
m50 (Wurmmot
iv) is Fafner as a
dragon (refers MP
m50
to d61a) 3

Fafner
d57, m21, c22,
w28
Erda as the earth-

Erda mother and ancestral
MP3
d3, m24, c25, w31 wisdom (minor form
of d2)
Alberich's
curse as
an
the Curse expressio
MP
d13, m23, c23, w2 n of
3
9 destiny
(an
inversion
of d8)

MP
3
notes of d13)
Valhalla as
achievement, and as
Valhalla Wotan's genuinely
MP3
d63, m8, c9, w10 creative thoughts (a
stable diatonic version
of d8)
Wotan the
Wanderer, wise
and in touch
with the
unconscious
(note the
the Wanderer progressions to
MP3
d17, m47, c64, w60a the mediant;
related
to d16 by the
falling
semitones;
compare
also d82)
Wotan's will
Wotan frustrated
frustrated; Unmuth (incorporates d6 MP
d70, m36, c44, w4
8, close to d73, the complement 3
6
of d79)
The spear as Wotan's wilful

authority, but also his
Wotan's spear entanglements and
MP3
d73, m9, c10, w11 inhibitions; Vertragsmotiv (related
within d90c)
The
Promises keeping
MP3
m15, w17 of
promises

the Ring (chromatic modification of d4 and returning
MP3
d8, m6, w8 upwards; related to d7, and the basis
of d13 and d63)
d8a MP3
d8b, c7 MP3
Woe or grief
MP3
d68, m5, c4, w3
Woe or grief,
whether accepted or
falling semitone
relates to d4;
opposite of d38)
d68a, c19 MP3
See also Gt
3/1 Rheintchter
"Siegfried!
Siegfried!" and Gt
2/3 Hagen "Hoi-ho!
Hoi-ho!"
d68b MP3

Sword as manhood
d45, m27, c29, w51
to d44)
First stirring
under the
Rhine as a
Rhine premonition
MP3
d2, m1b, c2, w1 of
consciousness
(developed
from d1)
Wotan's grief at
parting from
Wotan's grief Brnnhilde
MP3
d82, c54, w57 (reminiscent
of d66, d76 and d81;
related to d17)
Siegfried's heroic forging as

his youthful impetuosity
Siegfried as smith
(heroic counterpart of d50, MP3
d52, m49, c66
distantly related to d58, the
bass refers to d73)
Siegfried's strength strength; Lebenslust (heroic
MP3
d53, m45, c65, w58a counterpart of d58, reminiscent
of d46 and d52)

Mime as smith generally; Schmiedemotiv (directly
MP3
d50, m17, c17, w22 represents the tapping of hammer on
anvil)

Innocent sleep
which she will awake into womanhood (same as MP3
d30, m43, c52, w56
the opening of d26 and d27)
Loge as fire
MP3
d20, m13, c15, w20
d20a MP3
d20b of d16 combined with restless MP3
energy)
d20c, c55 MP3

The Giants as
Giant's strength
brute strength MP3
d58, m12, c11, w15
(related to d18)
m50 (Wurmmotiv)
is Fafner as a
m50 dragon (refers MP3
to d61a)
The tragic but heroic

destiny of the
tragic Volsung Volsung race (minor
MP3
d66, m33, c36, w40 version of d44 linked
with d3, d42, d78 and
perhaps d76)

Fafner
d57, m21, c22,
w28
Nothung as the promised or

Nothung longed-for
MP3
d43, m27x, c40, w63 sword; Schwertwart (derived

(related to the end of d70 and of d35, the
Volsung as destiny
third bar of d66, the minor-sixth leap of d76, MP3
d77, m31, c34, w72b
and the semitone fall of d68 here cancelled
by the third note; foreshadows d88)
Bliss
MP3
d38, c39
Bliss, and the

longing for bliss
(related to d6; the
complement
of d37 and d68)
d38a, m46 MP3
d38b MP3
the Twin's love

MP3
d37, m30, w38

and Sieglinde
(derived from d69)
d37a, c33 MP3
Agitation
MP3
d69, m11, c14, w14
Agitation, including both

passion and
compassion; Flucht (extension
as d37)
d69a MP3
Forest Bird
MP3
d27, m51c, c68, w67
The song of the forest-
bird, as initiator out of
immature innocence
(very close to d26)
d27a, m51a MP3

m51b MP3

Sword as manhood
d45, m27, c29, w51
to d44)
Siegfried's horn call expressing his

Siegfried's horn
free spirit; Waldknabenruf (derived MP3
d48, m44, c58, w54a
Siegfried's heroism
acceptance of his destiny MP3
d78, m39, c48, w53
the Curse
expression of destiny MP3
d13, m23, c23, w29
(an inversion of d8)
the Ring
MP3
d8, m6, w8

d8b, c7 MP3

MP
3
notes of d13)
the Tarnhelm as
MP
d18, m18, c18, fantasy; Tarnhelmzauber (
3
w23 note the final bare fifth;
Brooding Purposeful brooding; Sinnen (derived from d8, related

MP3
d9, m19, c56, w25 to d61a)

Mime as smith generally; Schmiedemotiv (directly
MP3
d50, m17, c17, w22 represents the tapping of hammer on
anvil)
Woe or grief
MP3
d68, m5, c4, w3

d68a, c19 semitone relates to d4; opposite MP3
of d38)
d68b MP3
the Ring
MP3
d8, m6, w8
of d13 and d63)
d8a MP3
d8b, c7 MP3

Rheingold! harmonises the added sixth
MP3
d31, m4, c6, w7 of d26; also occurs in the minor
where it is very close to d68)
The gold as true worth (derives directly

Gold as worth
from d1, connected to d45; also occurs in MP3
d44, m3, c5, w5
minor)
Forest Bird
MP3
d27, m51c, c68, w67
The song of the

forest-bird, as
initiator out of
immature
d27a, m51a innocence (very MP3
close to d26)
m51b MP3

MP3
within d90c)

Volsung as destiny
d77, m31, c34, w72b
Kriechmotiv
Mime's creeping and fawning; Kriechmotiv MP3
m48, w62
Loge as fire
MP3
d20, m13, c15, w20
d20a MP3
d20b of d16 combined with restless MP3
energy)
d20c, c55 MP3

Sword as manhood
d45, m27, c29, w51
to d44)
Alberich's
curse as
an
the Curse expressio
MP
d13, m23, c23, w2 n of
3
9 destiny
(an
inversion
of d8)

Siegfried's horn
d48, m44, c58, w54a
Giant's strength
The Giants as MP
d58, m12, c11, w
brute strength 3
15
(related to d18)
m50 (Wurmmot
iv) is Fafner as a
dragon (refers MP
m50
to d61a) 3

Fafner
d57, m21, c22,
w28
Bliss
MP3
d38, c39
Bliss, and the

longing for bliss
d38a, m46 (related to d6; the MP3
complement
of d37 and d68)
d38b MP3
Liebeslust Love's
MP3
w69 delight; Liebeslust
Loge as the
ambivalence
of primal
ambivalent Loge
energy; MP3
d21, m14, c21
flattery,
trickery
(further
aspects
of d20, and
also related
d21a to d15 but MP3
more
dynamic)
Siegfried's heroism
d78, m39, c48, w53

Innocent sleep
d30, m43, c52, w56
Erda as the earth-

MP3
of d2)
Wotan's will
Wotan frustrated
d70, m36, c44, w4
6
of d79)

MP3
within d90c)
First stirring
under the
Rhine as a
Rhine
premonition MP
d2, m1b, c2, w
of 3
1
consciousnes
s (developed
from d1)

Downfall Mother
MP3
of d3)
Wotan the Wanderer,

wise and in touch with
the unconscious (note
the Wanderer the progressions to the
MP3
d17, m47, c64, w60a mediant; related
semitones; compare
also d82)
Woe or grief
MP3
d68, m5, c4, w3
Woe or grief,
whether accepted or
falling semitone
relates to d4;
d68a, c19 opposite of d38) MP3
See also Gt
3/1 Rheintchter
"Siegfried!
Siegfried!" and Gt
2/3 Hagen "Hoi-ho!
Hoi-ho!"
d68b MP3
Magic sleep as
regression to
the
unconscious
(note the
MP3
the falling
semitones
relate
to d68 and
hence to d4)

powerful Destiny
surrender (the last two bars of d83; an extension MP3
d84, m38, w50
of d68, refers to the last two bars of d70)
the Twin's love

MP3
d37, m30, w38

and Sieglinde
(derived from d69)
d37a, c33 MP3
the Ring
MP3
d8, m6, w8

d8b, c7 MP3
Valhalla as
achievement, and as
MP3
of d8)

Innocent sleep
d30, m43, c52, w56
Love as fulifllment
Love as MP3
d90, c69, w73
(connected
d90a, m10, c12 more distantly MP3
end
d90b, m60 and d90c is a MP3
d90c, m41, w55b Brnnhilde MP3

Walkren as animus
women; Walkrenritt (The MP3
d47, m34, c49, w45b
variant of d46)
Relinquishment
(reminiscent
Relinquishment
of d76 inverting the MP3
d83, m37, c47
opening notes; close to d82;
the last two bars are d84)
Hagen as Siegfried's dark

shadow, and the Gibichung
Hagen race generally in this negative
MP
d61, w80 aspect (dark counterpart
3
a of d42, in the same family
as d40, d41 and d42; d61arelat
es to d9)
d61a, m6 MP
1 3
Siegfried's lo
ve Siegfried's tender love for Brnnhilde, and hers M
d89, m52, c7 for P3
3, w70 him; Welterbschaft (evokes d32, d34, d65, d80,
d87, d87a, d63 and d2)
m59, c79, w m59 (Heldenliebe) is a wider, happier, version M
79 of bars 3 and 4 P3
Siegfried's heroism
d78, m39, c48, w53
Forest Bird
MP3
d27, m51c, c68, w67 The song
of the
forest-
bird, as
initiator
out of
d27a, m51a immature MP3
innocence
(very close
to d26)
m51b MP3

Sword as manhood
d45, m27, c29, w51
to d44)
The Giants as
Giant's strength
brute strength MP
d58, m12, c11, w
(related to d18) 3
15
m50 (Wurmmot
iv) is Fafner as a
dragon (refers MP
m50 to d61a) 3

Siegfried's horn
d48, m44, c58, w54a

Volsung as destiny
d77, m31, c34, w72b
Siegfried's strength strength; Lebenslust (heroic
MP3
d53, m45, c65, w58a counterpart of d58, reminiscent
of d46 and d52)
Wotan the
Wanderer, wise
and in touch
with the
unconscious
(note the
the Wanderer progressions to
MP3
d17, m47, c64, w60a the mediant;
related
to d16 by the
falling
semitones;
compare
also d82)
Valhalla as
achievement, and as
MP3
of d8)
Wotan's will
Wotan frustrated
d70, m36, c44, w4
6
of d79)

the Twin's love
and Sieglinde MP3
d37, m30, w38
(derived from d69)
d37a, c33 MP3
Woe or grief
MP3
d68, m5, c4, w3
Woe or grief,
whether accepted or
falling semitone
relates to d4;
opposite of d38)
d68a, c19 MP3
See also Gt
3/1 Rheintchter
"Siegfried!
Siegfried!" and Gt
2/3 Hagen "Hoi-ho!
Hoi-ho!"
d68b MP3

MP3
within d90c)
Siegfried's heroism
d78, m39, c48, w53

Loge as fire
the extreme chomaticism MP3
d20, m13, c15, w20
energy)
d20a MP3
d20b MP3
d20c, c55 MP3

Walkren as animus
women; Walkrenritt (The MP3
d47, m34, c49, w45b
variant of d46)
Loge as the
ambivalence
ambivalent Loge
of primal MP3
d21, m14, c21
energy;
flattery,
trickery
(further
aspects
of d20, and
also related
d21a to d15 but MP3
more
dynamic)
Magic sleep as
regression to
the
unconscious
(note the
MP3
the falling
semitones
relate
to d68 and
hence to d4)
Rheingold! Rheingold!
(re-harmonises the
Rheingold! added sixth of d26; also
MP3
d31, m4, c6, w7 occurs in the minor
where it is very close
to d68)

Innocent sleep
d30, m43, c52, w56
Erda as the earth-

MP3
of d2)

Downfall Mother
MP3
of d3)

Innocent sleep
d30, m43, c52, w56

Bliss
d38, c39
complement
of d37 and d68)
d38a, m46
d38b

powerful Destiny
d84, m38, w50

Rheingold!
d31, m4, c6, w7
to d68)
Forest Bird The song

d27, m51c, c68, w67 of the
forest-
bird, as
initiator
out of
immature
d27a, m51a innocence
(very
close
to d26)
m51b
Love as
Love as fulifllment
d90, c69, w73
(connected

end
Brnnhilde
d90c, m41, w55b
Agitation
d69, m11, c14, w14

as d37)
d69a

Walkren as animus
d47, m34, c49, w45b
variant of d46)
Wotan's grief at parting from

Wotan's grief Brnnhilde (reminiscent
d82, c54, w57 of d66, d76 and d81; related
to d17)
schooled in
resembles d8 inverted,
or d1 followed by d4)

accepted or
Woe or grief not; Frohnmotif (the falling
d68, m5, c4, w3 semitone relates to d4;
opposite of d38)

d68a, c19
d68b

Volsung as destiny
d77, m31, c34, w72b

the Twin's love

d37, m30, w38

Sieglinde (derived
from d69)
d37a, c33
Devotion, especially Siegfried's

Devotion to Brnnhilde, as part of the
d80 binding power of destiny
(variant of d79)
Sunlight, standing for returning

Sunlight consciousness; Weltbegrung (the
d25, same mediant progession
w72 as d24 but from Emin to Cmaj, a
bright tonality)
Siegfried's heroism
d78, m39, c48, w53
Truly innocent
Innocent delight
delight; Liebesentzckung (related
d34, m54, c74, w74
to d33 and d26)
Siegfried's love
d89, m52, c73, w7
Siegfried's tender love for Brnnhilde,
0
and hers For him; Welterbschaft (evokes d32,
d34, d65, d80, d87, d87a, d63 and d2)m59 (Heldenlie
m59, c79, w79 be) is a wider, happier, version of bars 3 and 4
bars are d84)
Wotan's will
Wotan frustrated
d70, m36, c44, w46
Alberich's curse
the Curse as an expression
d13, m23, c23, w29 of destiny (an
inversion of d8)
Brnnhilde's love Brnnhilde's holy

d87, c70, w75 love; Friedensmelodie (triumphant
counterpart of d40, reminiscent
of d6; appear in Siegfried Idyll)
Wolzogen
calls d87a the Weltenhortmotiv
d87a, c71
Fafner as inertia, as the backward

Fafner
pull of the
d57, m21, c22, w2
unconscious; Schlangenwurm (relat
8
ed to d18 and m20)
Walkren
d22, m35, c42, w45a

d22a energy in
of d20b)
d22b
Siegfried's infectious
Siegfried's boldness impetuosity in
d55, c72, w77 love; Liebesentschlu (brighter
development of d53)
Gtterdmmerung, Act 2, Scene 2
Hagen's dawn The dawn of Hagen's day

d49 (directly related to d1 and d2)
Loge as fire
d20, m13, c15, w20

d20a extreme chomaticism
energy)
d20b
Gutrune as foredoomed
Gutrune
heroine (reminiscent
d40, m65, c84, w80d
of d37 and d37arespectively)
Promises
d42, m64 Honorable intentions, the appearance of
good faith; the seeming to keep
promises, the longing for normality
(related to d40, d41 and d61)
d42a
the Tarnhelm as unconscious

Tarnhelm
fantasy; Tarnhelmzauber (not
d18, m18, c18, w2
e the final bare fifth; related
3
to d16 and to d68)
Gunther's illusory
heroism (related
Gunter as hero to d63 and d66;
d67, m62, c80, w68 reminiscent
of d18because of the
bare fifths)
the magic potion as unconscious

Magic potion
repression; Zaubertrug (a further
d19, m63, w81
concentration of d18)

Hagen Hagen as Siegfried's dark

d61, w80 shadow, and the Gibichung race
a generally in this negative aspect
(dark counterpart of d42, in the
same family
as d40, d41 and d42; d61a relat
es to d9)
d61a, m6
1

Wotan's spear
d73, m9, c10, w11
within d90c)
Blood-brotherhood The false honour of the

m66, c82 blood-brotherhood oath

Siegfried's horn
d48, m44, c58, w54a
Gtterdmmerung, Vorspiel, Vorspiel
Darkness, standing for

Darkness unconsciousness (note the mediant
d24, m53 progession from Ebmin to Cbmaj, a
dark tonality; always followed by d2)
Erda Erda as the earth-mother and ancestral

d3, m24, c25, w31 wisdom (minor form of d2)
First stirring under the Rhine as

Rhine
a premonition of consciousness
d2, m1b, c2, w1
(developed from d1)

powerful Destiny
d84, m38, w50
the Norn's rope The Norn's rope of destiny (derived

d10, m55 from d2ainfluenced by d8)
Loge as fire
d20, m13, c15, w20

energy)
d20b
d20c, c55
Relinquishment
of d76 inverting the opening notes;
d83, m37, c47
close to d82; the last two bars are d84)

Wotan's spear also his entanglements and
to d70, d79, d59 and m56; lies within d90c)
more Downfall
d5, m56, c45, w4
7
downfall of the old
order; Gtternoth (developmen
ts of d3 and d4, with d70)
d5a
Valhalla as achievement, and as Wotan's

Valhalla
genuinely creative thoughts (a stable
d63, m8, c9, w10
Magic sleep as regression to the

Magic sleep unconscious (note the progressions to
d16, m42, c53 the mediant; the falling semitones
relate to d68 and hence to d4)

of d13 and d63)
d8a
d8b, c7

Downfall
d4, m25, c26, w32
of d3)
Rheingold! Rheingold! (re-harmonises

Rheingold!
the added sixth of d26; also occurs in
d31, m4, c6, w7
the minor where it is very close to d68)
Woe or grief
d68, m5, c4, w3

d68a, c19 semitone relates to d4; opposite
of d38)
d68b

Mime as smith
d50, m17, c17, w22


Siegfried's horn
d48, m44, c58, w54a
the Curse
expression of destiny
d13, m23, c23, w29

Fafner
pull of the
d57, m21, c22, w2
unconscious; Schlangenwurm (relate
8
d to d18 and m20)
Siegfried's heroic deeds as the

Siegfried's deeds
ever-reborn spirit of youth (a
d65, m57, c77, w64
stronger version of d48)
Siegfried's love
d89, m52, c73, w Siegfried's tender love for Brnnhilde, and hers for
70 him; Welterbschaft (evokes d32, d34, d65, d80, d87, d87a, d63
and d2)
m59, c79, w79 m59 (Heldenliebe) is a wider, happier, version of bars 3 and 4
The Valkyries as the masculine element in

Walkren as animus
women; Walkrenritt (The Ride of the
d47, m34, c49, w45b
Valkyries, a variant of d46)
Brnnhilde as loving woman (a transformation

Brnnhilde as woman of d77; related to d76, shares C-G-Bb with bar 3
d88, m58, c78, w78 of d86, the falling minor seventh on the beat is the
bright counterpart of bar 2 of d61)

the Twin's love
Sieglinde (derived
d37, m30, w38
from d69)
d37a, c33
Love as fulifllment
d90, c69, w73
Love as fulfilment; Liebesgru
(connected
with d87, d88 and d89, more
d90a, m10, c12
distantly with d69 and d86; the
end of d90a recalls d38,
and d90c is a modification
d90b, m60 of d73)
d90a (Liebesfesselung) is
shared by Fricka and
Brnnhilde
d90c, m41, w55b
Siegfried's infectious impetuosity

Siegfried's boldness
in love; Liebesentschlu (brighter
d55, c72, w77
development of d53)
Hagen Hagen as Siegfried's dark shadow, and

d61, w80a the Gibichung race generally in this
negative aspect (dark counterpart
of d42, in the same family
as d40, d41 and d42; d61a relates
to d9)
d61a, m61
Gunther's illusory
heroism (related
bare fifths)
The Valkyries as the masculine element

Walkren as animus
in women; Walkrenritt (The Ride of
d47, m34, c49, w45b
the Valkyries, a variant of d46)
Forest Bird
d27, m51c, c68, w67
The song of the forest-bird, as initiator

out of immature innocence (very close
d27a, m51a to d26)
m51b
Hagen as Siegfried's dark shadow,

Hagen and the Gibichung race generally
d61, w80a in this negative aspect (dark
counterpart of d42, in the same
family
to d9)
d61a, m61

destiny of the
perhaps d76)


Siegfried's horn
d48, m44, c58, w54a
The Giants as
Giant's strength
(related to d18)
m50 (Wurmmotiv)
is Fafner as a
m50 dragon (refers
to d61a)

Renunciation
acceptance of
d76, m7, c8, w9
destiny; Entsagungsmotiv (related to d68,

d76a
d76b

Gold as worth
from d1, connected to d45; also occurs in
d44, m3, c5, w5
minor)
Woe or grief
d68, m5, c4, w3

d68a, c19 relates to d4; opposite of d38)
See also Gt 3/1 Rheintchter "Siegfried!
Siegfried!" and Gt 2/3 Hagen "Hoi-ho!
Hoi-ho!"
d68b

Mime as smith
d50, m17, c17, w22

Tarnhelm
d18, m18, c18, w2
3
to d16 and to d68)

Magic potion
d19, m63, w81
Alberich's
curse as
an
the Curse expressio
d13, m23, c23, w2 n of
9 destiny
(an
inversion
of d8)
Siegfried's heroism
d78, m39, c48, w53

d61, w80a shadow, and the Gibichung race
generally in this negative aspect
same family
to d9)
d61a, m61

Walkren as animus
d47, m34, c49, w45b
variant of d46)
Brnnhilde as loving woman (a

transformation of d77; related to d76,
Brnnhilde as woman
shares C-G-Bb with bar 3 of d86, the falling
d88, m58, c78, w78
minor seventh on the beat is the bright
counterpart of bar 2 of d61)
Siegfried's tender love for

Siegfried's love
Brnnhilde, and hers for
d89, m52, c73, w70
him; Welterbschaft (evokes d32,
d34, d65, d80, d87, d87a, d63and d2)
m59 (Heldenliebe) is a wider,
m59, c79, w79
happier,
version of bars 3 and 4
Promises
d42a

destiny of the
perhaps d76)
Truly innocent
Innocent delight
d34, m54, c74, w74
to d33 and d26)

Siegfried's horn
d48, m44, c58, w54a


Mime as smith
d50, m17, c17, w22
The home of the

to d57)

Rheingold!
d31, m4, c6, w7
to d68)

Fafner backward pull of the
d57, m21, c22, w28 unconscious; Schlangenwurm
(related to d18 and m20)

Tarnhelm
d18, m18, c18, w2
3
to d16 and to d68)
the Ring
d8, m6, w8

d8a of d13 and d63)
d8b, c7
Gutrune as
foredoomed
Gutrune heroine
d40, m65, c84, w80d (reminiscent
of d37 and d37a
respectively)
Love as
Love as fulifllment
d90, c69, w73
(connected

end

Magic potion
d19, m63, w81
ambivalent Loge
d21, m14, c21
Loge as the ambivalence of
primal energy; flattery,
trickery (further aspects
of d20, and also related
to d15 but more dynamic)
d21a
Forest Bird
d27, m51c, c68, w67
The song of the forest-bird,

as initiator out of immature
innocence (very close
d27a, m51a
to d26)
m51b

Loge as fire
d20, m13, c15, w20
energy)
d20a
d20b
d20c, c55


Wotan's spear
d73, m9, c10, w11
within d90c)
Attonement as a force of
Atonement
destiny; Shnerrecht (related
d11, m67, c83, w82
to d8)

Nothung
d43, m27x, c40, w63

Freia as joy joy, and immortality
d7, m16, c16, w18 (major form of d4 and
of d76)

Renunciation
acceptance of
d76, m7, c8, w9

d76a
d76b
The Gibichung brother and sister as foredoomed

the Gibichung
pair; Hagen uses it as the first half of his wedding-
d41, m65, c85, w85
call; Hochzeitruf (variant of d40; also refers to d7)

notes of d13)
Woe or grief
d68, m5, c4, w3

accepted or
falling semitone
relates to d4;
d68a, c19 opposite of d38)
See also Gt
3/1 Rheintchter
"Siegfried!
Siegfried!" and Gt
2/3 Hagen "Hoi-ho!
Hoi-ho!"
d68b

Gold as worth
d44, m3, c5, w5
minor)

Magic potion
d19, m63, w81
The Valkyries as the masculine

Walkren as animus
element in women; Walkrenritt (The
d47, m34, c49, w45b
Ride of the Valkyries, a variant of d46)
Walkren
d22, m35, c42, w45a

d22a energy in
of d20b)
d22b
bars are d84)
Love as fulifllment
(connected
end
Loge as fire
d20, m13, c15, w20
d20a
extreme chomaticism
d20b
energy)
d20c, c55
Wotan's will
Wotan frustrated
d70, m36, c44, w46
Restless plotting Restless plotting or distress; Rachebund (connected

d75, m68, w87 with d70 and d68, and thence to d4)

Erda
d3, m24, c25, w31
(minor form of d2)
more Downfall
d5, m56, c45, w
47
downfall of the old
order; Gtternoth (developm
ents of d3 and d4, with d70)
d5a

powerful Destiny
d84, m38, w50

Freia as joy joy, and immortality
d7, m16, c16, w18 (major form of d4 and
of d76)

semitone relates to d4; opposite
Woe or grief
of d38)
d68, m5, c4, w3
d68a, c19
d68b

Rheingold!
d31, m4, c6, w7
to d68)
the Ring
d8, m6, w8

d8a of d13 and d63)
d8b, c7
Renunciation
d76, m7, c8, w9
acceptance of
d76a
d76b
the Curse
expression of destiny
d13, m23, c23, w29

Mime as smith
d50, m17, c17, w22
Siegfried's love Siegfried's tender love for Brnnhilde,

d89, m52, c73, w70 and
hers for
him; Welterbschaft (evokes d32, d34,
d65, d80, d87, d87a, d63and d2)
m59, c79, w79
m59 (Heldenliebe) is a wider, happier,

transformation of d77; related
Brnnhilde as woman to d76, shares C-G-Bb with bar 3
d88, m58, c78, w78 of d86, the falling minor seventh on
the beat is the bright counterpart of
bar 2 of d61)
ambivalent Loge
d21, m14, c21
of primal energy; flattery,
d21a
Siegfried's heroism
d78, m39, c48, w53

Siegfried's horn
d48, m44, c58, w54a

same family
es to d9)
d61a, m6
1

Tarnhelm
d18, m18, c18, w2
3
to d16 and to d68)
Gunther's illusory heroism

Gunter as hero (related to d63 and d66;
d67, m62, c80, w68 reminiscent of d18because of
the bare fifths)
Alberich's obsessive will as a force

Alberich's will of destiny, the Nibelung's
d15, m22, c24, w3 hatred; Vernichtungsarbeit (harmo
0 nic version of the opening notes
of d13)

Nothung
d43, m27x, c40, w63

Wotan's spear
d73, m9, c10, w11
within d90c)

Promises
d42a

Gtterdmmerung, Act 2, Vorspiel

of d13)

same family
to d9)
d61a, m61
Woe or grief
d68, m5, c4, w3

of d38)
d68b
the Ring
d8, m6, w8
of d13 and d63)
d8a
d8b, c7

notes of d13)
the Ring
d8, m6, w8

d8a of d13 and d63)
d8b, c7
Renunciation
d76, m7, c8, w9

acceptance of
d76b

Alberich/Hagen, the dark

Alberich and counterpart of
Hagen Wotan/Siegfried;
m69, c88, w83 murder; Mordwerk (reminiscent
of d37 and d69)

Wotan's spear
d73, m9, c10, w11
within d90c)
Giant's
strength The Giants as
d58, m12, c11, brute strength
w15 (related to d18)
m50 (Wurmmotiv)
is Fafner as a
m50 dragon (refers
to d61a)

Siegfried's horn
d48, m44, c58, w54a

same family
to d9)
d61a, m61

destiny of the
tragic Volsung
Volsung race (minor
d66, m33, c36,
version of d44 linked
w40
perhaps d76)
The song of the Rhinemaidens

Rhinemaidensd26, m2, c3 as tempters back to immature
, innocence; Rheintchter (deriv
w2 es from d1, the added sixth as
in d24 hinting at the
Valhalla as achievement, and as

Valhalla
Wotan's genuinely creative
d63, m8, c9,
thoughts (a stable diatonic
w10
version of d8)
the Curse Alberich's curse as an

d13, m23, c23, expression of destiny (an
w29 inversion of d8)

Tarnhelm
fantasy; Tarnhelmzauber (note
d18, m18, c18,
the final bare fifth; related
w23
to d16 and to d68)
Hagen's dawn The dawn of Hagen's day

d49 (directly related to d1 and d2)
Loge as fire
d20, m13, c15, w20

extreme chomaticism
energy)
d20b
d20c, c55
Gutrune
d40, m65, c84, w80
of d37 and d37arespectivel
d
y)
Promises
Honorable intentions, the
d42, m64
appearance of good faith; the
seeming to keep promises, the
longing for normality (related
d42a to d40, d41 and d61)

Tarnhelm
d18, m18, c18, w2
3
to d16 and to d68)
Gunther's illusory
heroism (related
bare fifths)

Magic potion
d19, m63, w81


same family
to d9)
d61a, m61

Wotan's spear
d73, m9, c10, w11
within d90c)


Siegfried's horn
d48, m44, c58, w54a
Woe or grief
d68, m5, c4, w3

of d38)
d68b

the Gibichung
d41, m65, c85, w85
Gunther's illusory heroism

Gunter as hero (related to d63 and d66;
d67, m62, c80, w68 reminiscent of d18because
of the bare fifths)

Downfall
d4, m25, c26, w32
of d3)
The Vassals as the strong

Hagen's vassals
world of men (inversion
d54, m70, c86
of d53)

same family
to d9)
d61a, m61
The Valkyries as the masculine

Walkren as animus element in
d47, m34, c49, w45b women; Walkrenritt (The Ride
of the Valkyries, a variant of d46)



Tarnhelm
d18, m18, c18, w2
3
to d16 and to d68)

same family
to d9)
d61a, m61
Gutrune
d40, m65, c84, w80d

powerful Destiny
d84, m38, w50

bar 2 of d61)

of d13 and d63)
d8a
d8b, c7
Alberich's curse
inversion of d8)

of d13)

Magic potion
d19, m63, w81
Woe or grief
d68, m5, c4, w3 Woe or grief, whether accepted or
d68a, c19
d68b

Fafner
pull of the
d57, m21, c22, w2
8
ed to d18 and m20)
Siegfried's heroism
d78, m39, c48, w53
The Vassals as the strong

Hagen's vassals
world of men (inversion
d54, m70, c86
of d53)

Downfall Mother
of d3)

Nothung
d43, m27x, c40, w63

within d90c)
Siegfried's love Siegfried's tender love for

d89, m52, c73, w7 Brnnhilde,
0 and hers for
him; Welterbschaft (evokes d32, d3
4,
m59, c79, w79 d65, d80, d87, d87a, d63and d2)
happier, version of bars 3 and 4
Loge as fire
d20, m13, c15, w20
d20a
extreme chomaticism
energy)
d20c, c55
Atonement
d11, m67, c83, w82
to d8)
The genuine though contradictory

Oaths oaths of Siegfried and
m71, c87, w86 Brnnhilde; Schwurmotiv (refers
to d42a)

counterpart of
Alberich and Hagen
Wotan/Siegfried;
m69, c88, w83
murder; Mordwerk (reminiscent
of d37 and d69)
the Twin's love

d37, m30, w38

Sieglinde (derived
from d69)
d37a, c33

the Gibichung
d41, m65, c85, w85
Renunciation
d76, m7, c8, w9

acceptance of
d76b


Alberich and Hage counterpart of
n Wotan/Siegfried;
m69, c88, w83 murder; Mordwerk (reminiscen
t of d37 and d69)

powerful Destiny
d84, m38, w50

d89, m52, c73, w7 Brnnhilde, and hers for
0 him; Welterbschaft (evokes d32,
d34, d65, d80, d87, d87a, d63and d2
)
m59, c79, w79 m59 (Heldenliebe) is a wider,


to d42a)

Magic potion
d19, m63, w81

Siegfried's horn
d48, m44, c58, w54a
Siegfried's heroism
d78, m39, c48, w53

of d13)

Atonement
d11, m67, c83, w82
to d8)
Renunciation
d76, m7, c8, w9

acceptance of
d76b

Woe or grief relates to d4; opposite of d38)
d68, m5, c4, w3 See also Gt 3/1 Rheintchter
d68a, c19
d68b

transformation of d77; related to d76,
Brnnhilde as woman
shares C-G-Bb with bar 3 of d86, the
d88, m58, c78, w78
falling minor seventh on the beat is
the bright counterpart of bar 2 of d61)

same family
es to d9)
d61a, m6
1
the Ring
d8, m6, w8

d8a of d13 and d63)
d8b, c7

the Gibichung
d41, m65, c85, w85
Gtterdmmerung, Act 3, Vorspiel

Siegfried's horn
d48, m44, c58, w54a
Woe or grief
d68, m5, c4, w3

d68a, c19
d68b

the Gibichung
d41, m65, c85, w85
First stirring under the

Rhine Rhine as a premonition
d2, m1b, c2, w1 of consciousness
(developed from d1)
The song of the Rhinemaidens

as tempters back to immature
innocence; Rheintchter (derives
Rhinemaidens
from d1, the added sixth as
d26, m2, c3, w2
in d24 hinting at the
The Rhinemaidens
more Rhinemaidens in
d32, m72, c89b, w89 Gtterdmmerung
(extension of d31)

Siegfried's horn
d48, m44, c58, w54a
the Ring
d8, m6, w8

d8a of d13 and d63)
d8b, c7
Renunciation
d76, m7, c8, w9

acceptance of
d76b
Fafner as inertia, as the backward pull

Fafner
of the
d57, m21,
unconscious; Schlangenwurm (related
c22, w28
to d18 and m20)
Woe or grief
d68, m5, c4, w3

d68a, c19 not; Frohnmotif (the falling semitone
See also Gt 3/1 Rheintchter "Siegfried!
Siegfried!" and Gt 2/3 Hagen "Hoi-ho!
Hoi-ho!"
d68b

Gold as worth
d44, m3, c5, w5
minor)
Alberich's curse as
the Curse an expression of
d13, m23, c23, w29 destiny (an
inversion of d8)

Mime as smith
d50, m17, c17, w22
First stirring under the

Rhine as a
Rhine
premonition of
d2, m1b, c2, w1
consciousness
(developed from d1)

Downfall Mother
of d3)
Siegmund
d35, m28, c31
misfortune (related
melodically
d35a
The Norn's rope of

the Norn's rope destiny (derived
d10, m55 from d2ainfluenced
by d8)

Wotan's spear
d73, m9, c10, w11
within d90c)
Siegfried's heroism
d78, m39, c48, w53

Giant's strength The Giants as

5 (related to d18)
m50 (Wurmmotiv
) is Fafner as a
m50 dragon (refers
to d61a)
Valhalla as achievement, and as

Valhalla
Wotan's genuinely creative thoughts
d63, m8, c9, w10
(a stable diatonic version of d8)

the Gibichung
d41, m65, c85, w85
Woe or grief
d68, m5, c4, w3

d68a, c19 not; Frohnmotif (the falling semitone
d68b
Hagen Hagen as Siegfried's dark shadow,

d61, w80a and the Gibichung race generally
in this negative aspect (dark
counterpart of d42, in the same
family
to d9)
d61a, m61
The Rhinemaidens
more Rhinemaidens in
d32, m72, c89b, w89 Gtterdmmerung
(extension of d31)

Forest Bird
d27, m51c, c68, w67
The song of
the forest-bird,
as initiator out
of immature
innocence
d27a, m51a (very close
to d26)
m51b

the Gibichung
d41, m65, c85, w85
Loge as fire
d20, m13, c15, w20
d20a
extreme chomaticism
energy)
d20c, c55

Tarnhelm
d18, m18, c18, w2
3
to d16 and to d68)

Mime as smith
d50, m17, c17, w22

Fafner
pull of the
d57, m21, c22, w2
8
ed to d18 and m20)

Brooding
d9, m19, c56, w25

Volsung as destiny
d77, m31, c34, w72b

Magic potion
d19, m63, w81

d89, m52, c73, w7 Brnnhilde,
0 and hers for
him; Welterbschaft (evokes d32, d34
,
m59, c79, w79 d65, d80, d87, d87a, d63and d2)

bar 2 of d61)
ambivalent Loge
d21, m14, c21
Loge as the ambivalence of
primal energy; flattery,
d21a
Agitation
d69, m11, c14, w14

as d37)
d69a
Magic sleep as regression

to the unconscious (note
Magic sleep the progressions to the
d16, m42, c53 mediant; the falling
semitones relate
to d68 and hence to d4)
Alberich's curse
inversion of d8)
Siegfried's heroism
d78, m39, c48, w53

powerful Destiny
d84, m38, w50
Darkness, standing for

unconsciousness (note
Darkness the mediant progession
d24, m53 from Ebmin to Cbmaj, a
dark tonality; always
followed by d2)
Love as fulifllment
(connected
end
Truly innocent
Innocent delight
d34, m54, c74, w74
to d33 and d26)
schooled in
d, or d1 followed
by d4)

the Twin's love
Sieglinde (derived
d37, m30, w38
from d69)
d37a, c33
The darkness of death itself

Death
(Siegfried's funeral march, related
d62, c90
to d58 and d60)
Siegfried's heroic deeds as

Siegfried's deeds the ever-reborn spirit of
d65, m57, c77, w64 youth (a stronger version
of d48)
Gutrune
d40, m65, c84, w80d

Siegfried's horn
d48, m44, c58, w54a

Woe or grief accepted or
See also Gt
3/1 Rheintchter
"Siegfried!
Siegfried!" and Gt
d68a, c19 2/3 Hagen "Hoi-ho! Hoi-
ho!"
d68b

Walkren as animus
d47, m34, c49, w45b
variant of d46)

Rheingold!
d31, m4, c6, w7
to d68)

powerful Destiny
d84, m38, w50

Atonement
d11, m67, c83, w82
to d8)

Downfall Mother
of d3)

same family
to d9)
d61a, m61

counterpart of
Alberich and Hagen
Wotan/Siegfried;
m69, c88, w83
murder; Mordwerk (reminiscent
of d37 and d69)

to d42a)
the Ring
d8, m6, w8

d8a of d13 and d63)
d8b, c7
Alberich's curse
inversion of d8)

Mime as smith
d50, m17, c17, w22

First stirring under

the Rhine as a
Rhine premonition of
d2, m1b, c2, w1 consciousness
(developed
from d1)
bars are d84)

d89, m52, c73, w Brnnhilde, and hers for
70 him; Welterbschaft (evokes
d32, d34, d65, d80, d87, d87a, d63an
d d2)
m59, c79, w79 m59 (Heldenliebe) is a wider, happier,

Magic potion
d19, m63, w81
more Downfall
d5, m56, c45, w
47
downfall of the old
order; Gtternoth (developm
ents of d3 and d4, with d70)
d5a
ambivalent Loge
d21, m14, c21
of primal energy; flattery,
d21a
Siegfried's heroism
d78, m39, c48, w53
Love as fulifllment
(connected
end

Nothung
d43, m27x, c40, w63
The
Rhinemaidens'
deceptive
Rhinemaidens'
delight
delight
(from d31 and,
d33, m73, c89a, w88
inverted, Loge
the
trickster d21a)

Gold as worth
d44, m3, c5, w5
minor)

Wotan's spear
d73, m9, c10, w11
within d90c)
Loge as fire
d20, m13, c15, w20
d20a
energy)
d20c, c55
Transformation
d91 Transformation (related to d88)
Wolzogen
calls d91a Liebeserlsung
d91a, m40, c50

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Das Rheingold, Scene 1

Nature The depths of the Rhine as undifferentiated

The song of the

Threat Alberich shakes his fist at the

Alberich's obsessive will as a

Rheingold! Rheingold! (re-

Woe or grief, whether

2/3 Hagen "Hoi-ho! Hoi-

d68a, c19 MP3

Renunciation, often amounting to

The Ring as underlying purpose

Das Rheingold, Scene 2

The Ring as underlying purpose

The spear as Wotan's wilful authority, but

Freia's golden apples as

Renunciation, often amounting to

Agitation, including both passion

Loge the god of fire as primal

d20c, c55 MP3

Feuerzauber Loge's fire-magic; Feuerzauber (close

Destiny accepted Destiny accepted (related to d4 and d76; a

The song of the

Mime as smith, and forging

Woe or grief, whether

2/3 Hagen "Hoi-ho! Hoi-

d68a, c19 MP3

Das Rheingold, Scene 3

Woe or grief, whether

The Ring as underlying purpose

Loge the god of fire as primal

d20c, c55 MP3

Mime as smith, and forging

The home of the

Agitation, including both passion

Renunciation, often amounting to

Fafner as inertia, as the

Das Rheingold, Scene 4

Freia's golden apples as

Loge the god of fire as primal

d20c, c55 MP3

The Ring as underlying purpose

Woe or grief, whether

Mime as smith, and forging

The home of the

The song of the

The spear as Wotan's wilful authority, but

Destiny accepted Destiny accepted (related to d4 and d76; a

Renunciation, often amounting to

Alberich's obsessive will as a

Agitation, including both passion

Erda as the earth-mother

Nature The depths of the Rhine as undifferentiated

The downfall of the gods, back to

d90c, m41, w55b MP3

The thunder as masculine spirit;

Sword as manhood The sword as true manhood (derives directly

Die Walkre, Act 1, Scene 1

The storm which opens Die

The thunder as masculine spirit;

The drink which

the Twin's love

The love of Siegmund and