Romantic · 1856
Ride of the Valkyries
R. WagnerWWV 86B
- Key
- Bm
- Time
- 9/8
- Tempo
- ♩=120
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Prelude to Act 3 of Die Walküre. Among the most-recognised orchestral passages.
Teaching points
- Famous galloping 9/8 rhythm
- Brass-led texture
- AO3: leitmotif as continuity device
Full score ↓Public domain
Schott + later urtext, PD.