SIEGFRIED

Leitmotifs
With Sheet Music Interstitial
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Siegfried, Act 1, Scene 1

Brooding Purposefulbrooding;Sinnen (derived

d9,m19,c56,w25 fromd8,relatedtod61a)

Nibelhiem ThehomeoftheNibelungen;night,
m20,c20,w26 greed,resentment(relatedtod57)

Mimeassmith,andforging
MimeasSmith generally;Schmiedemotiv (directly
d50,m17,c17,w22 representsthetappingofhammeron
anvil)

Siegfried'shorncallexpressinghisfree
Siegfried'sHorn
spirit;Waldknabenruf (derived
d48,m44,c58,w54a
fromd46andd63;thesourceofd65)

TheCurse Alberich'scurseasanexpressionof
d13,m23,c23,w29 destiny(aninversionofd8)

ObstinateMime Mimeasobsessivepersistence(variant
d51 ofd50)

Nothungasthepromisedorlongedfor
Nothung
sword;Schwertwart (derived
d43,m27x,c40,w63
fromd45;alsoreferstod42a)
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Woeorgrief,whetheracceptedor
WoeorGrief
not;Frohnmotif (thefallingsemitone
d68,m5,c4,w3
relatestod4;oppositeofd38)

d68a,c19

SeealsoGt3/1Rheintchter
"Siegfried!Siegfried!" andGt
2/3Hagen"Hoiho!Hoiho!"

d68b

theRing
TheRingasunderlyingpurpose
d8,m6,w8

d8a
(chromaticmodificationofd4and
returningupwards;relatedtod7,and
thebasisofd13andd63)

d8b,c7

Theswordastruemanhood(derives
SwordasManhood
directlyfromd1;closelyconnected
d45,m27,c29,w51
tod44)

ThespearasWotan'swilfulauthority,
butalsohisentanglementsand
Wotan'sSpear inhibitions;Vertragsmotiv (related
tod70,d79,d59andm56;lies
withind90c)

Fafnerasinertia,asthebackwardpull
Fafner ofthe
d57,m21,c22,w28 unconscious;Schlangenwurm (related
tod18andm20)
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Siegfried'sHeroism Siegfried'sheroismasacceptanceofhis
d78,m39,c48,w53 destiny(relatedtod13andd76)

Logeasfire
d20,m13,c15,w20

d20a
Logethegodoffireasprimal
energy;Waberlohe(relatedtothe
extremechomaticismofd16combined
withrestlessenergy)
d20b

d20c,c55

Siegfried'syouthful
Siegfried'sStrength strength;Lebenslust (heroic
d53,m45,c65,w58a counterpartofd58,reminiscent
ofd46andd52)

Giant'sStrength
d58,m12,c11,w15 TheGiantsasbrutestrength(related
tod18)m50(Wurmmotiv)isFafneras
adragon(referstod61a)

m50
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Bliss
d38,c39

Bliss,andthelongingforbliss(related
tod6;thechromaticriseisthe
d38a,m46
complementofd37andd68)

d38b

TheTwin'sLove TheloveofSiegmundandSieglinde
d37,m30,w38 (derivedfromd69)

d37a,c33

Thesongoftheforestbird,asinitiator
ForestBird
outofimmatureinnocence(veryclose
d27,m51c,c68,w67
tod26)

d27a,m51a

m51b
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Thetragicbutheroicdestinyofthe
TragicVolsung Volsungrace(minorversion
d66,m33,c36,w40 ofd44linkedwithd3,d42,d78and
perhapsd76)

Rhine FirststirringundertheRhineasa
d2,m1b,c2,w1d2,m1b, premonitionofconsciousness
c2,w1 (developedfromd1)

TheVolsungraceasinstrumentsof
destiny(relatedtotheendofd70and
Volsungasdestiny ofd35,thethirdbarofd66,theminor
d77,m31,c34,w72b sixthleapofd76,andthesemitonefall
ofd68herecancelledbythethird
note;foreshadowsd88)

Sieglindeasheroineschooledin
Sieglinde misfortune(atbar2;fitswellwithd35;
d36,m29,c32,w37 resemblesd8inverted,ord1followed
byd4)

Siegfried'sfreedom
d56,c63,w59
Siegfried'sheroicfreedomfrom
entanglements;Wanderlied (brighter
relativesofd52,linked
withd70andd73;see
alsod72,d26andd27)
d56a

WotantheWanderer,wiseandin
touchwiththeunconscious(notethe
TheWanderer
progressionstothemediant;related
d17,m47,c64,w60a
tod16bythefallingsemitones;
comparealsod82)
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Siegfried, Act 1, Scene 2

Thehomeofthe
Nibelhiem
Nibelungen;night,greed,
m20,c20,w26
resentment(relatedtod57)

WotantheWanderer,wise
andintouchwiththe
unconscious(notethe
TheWanderer
progressionstothe
d17,m47,c64,w60a
mediant;relatedtod16by
thefallingsemitones;
comparealsod82)

Mimeassmith,andforging
generally;Schmiedemotiv (
MimeasSmith
directlyrepresentsthe
d50,m17,c17,w22
tappingofhammeron
anvil)
ThespearasWotan'swilful
authority,butalsohis
entanglementsand
Wotan'sSpear
inhibitions;Vertragsmotiv (
d73,m9,c10,w11
related
tod70,d79,d59andm56;
lies within d90c)

Purposeful
Brooding
brooding;Sinnen (derived
d9,m19,c56,w25
fromd8,relatedtod61a)
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TheRing TheRingasunderlying
d8,m6,w8 purpose

(chromaticmodification
ofd4andreturning
d8a
upwards;relatedtod7,and
thebasisofd13andd63)

d8b,c7

Woeorgrief,whether
acceptedor
WoeorGrief
not;Frohnmotif (thefalling
d68,m5,c4,w3
semitonerelatestod4;
oppositeofd38)

d68a,c19

SeealsoGt
3/1Rheintchter
"Siegfried!
Siegfried!" andGt
2/3Hagen"Hoiho!Hoi
ho!"
d68b
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Giant'sStrengthTheGiantsasbrute
d58,m12,c11,w15 strength(relatedtod18)

m50(Wurmmotiv)is
m50 Fafnerasadragon
(referstod61a)

Fafnerasinertia,asthe
Fafner backwardpullofthe
d57,m21,c22,w28d57, unconscious;Schlangen
m21,c22,w28 wurm (related
tod18andm20)

Valhallaasachievement,
Valhalla andasWotan's
d63,m8,c9,w10d63, genuinelycreative
m8,c9,w10 thoughts(astable
diatonicversionofd8)

Firststirringunderthe
Rhine Rhineasapremonition
d2,m1b,c2,w1 ofconsciousness
(developedfromd1)

MoreDownfall
d5,m56,c45,w47 Furthercommentson
thedownfalloftheold
order;Gtternoth (devel
opmentsofd3andd4,
withd70)

d5a

Kriechmotiv Mime'screepingand
m48,w62 fawning;Kriechmotiv
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Thetragicbutheroic
destinyoftheVolsung
TragicVolsung race(minorversion
d66,m33,c36,w40 ofd44linked
withd3,d42,d78and
perhapsd76)

Siegfried'sheroismas
Siegfried'sHeroism
acceptanceofhisdestiny
d78,m39,c48,w53
(relatedtod13andd76)

LogeasFire
d20,m13,c15,w20

d20a Logethegodoffireas
primal
energy;Waberlohe(relat
edtotheextreme
d20b chomaticism
ofd16combinedwith
restlessenergy)

d20c,c55

Theswordastrue
SwordasManhoodmanhood(derives
d45,m27,c29,w51 directlyfromd1;closely
connectedtod44)
Siegfried'syouthful
strength;Lebenslust (her
Siegfried'sStrength
oiccounterpartofd58,
d53,m45,c65,w58a
reminiscent
ofd46andd52)
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Siegfried, Act 1, Scene 3

Fafnerasinertia,asthe
Fafner backwardpullofthe
d57,m21,c22,w28 unconscious;Schlangenwurm
(relatedtod18andm20)

Logeastheambivalenceof
primalenergy;flattery,
AmbivalentLoge
trickery(furtheraspects
d21,m14,c21
ofd20,andalsorelated
tod15butmoredynamic)

d21a

LogeasFire
d20,m13,c15,w20

d20a
Logethegodoffireasprimal
energy;Waberlohe(relatedto
theextremechomaticism
ofd16combinedwithrestless
d20b
energy)

d20c,c55

Theswordastruemanhood
Swordasmanhood
(derivesdirectlyfromd1;
d45,m27,c29,w51
closelyconnectedtod44)

Siegfried'syouthful
Siegfried'sStrength strength;Lebenslust (heroic
d53,m45,c65,w58a counterpartofd58,
reminiscentofd46andd52)
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WotantheWanderer,wise
andintouchwiththe
TheWanderer unconscious(notethe
d17,m47,c64,w60a progressionstothemediant;
relatedtod16bythefalling
semitones;comparealsod82)

Siegfried'sheroismas
Siegfried'sHeroism
acceptanceofhisdestiny
d78,m39,c48,w53
(relatedtod13andd76)

Purposeful
Brooding
brooding;Sinnen (derived
d9,m19,c56,w25
fromd8,relatedtod61a)

Mimeassmith,andforging
MimeasSmith generally;Schmiedemotiv (dir
d50,m17,c17,w22 ectlyrepresentsthetapping
ofhammeronanvil)
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Bliss
d38,c39

Bliss,andthelongingforbliss
d38a,m46 (relatedtod6;thechromatic
riseisthecomplement
ofd37andd68)

d38b

TheVolsungraceas
instrumentsofdestiny
(relatedtotheendofd70and
VolsungasDestiny ofd35,thethirdbarofd66,
d77,m31,c34,w72b theminorsixthleapofd76,
andthesemitonefall
ofd68herecancelledbythe
third note; foreshadows d88)

Brnnhildesinkingintothe
innocentsleepfromwhichshe
InnocentSleep
willawakeintowomanhood
d30,m43,c52,w56
(sameastheopening
ofd26andd27)

Siegfried'shorncall
expressinghisfree
Siegfried'sHorn
spirit;Waldknabenruf (derive
d48,m44,c58,w54a
dfromd46andd63;the
sourceofd65)

Kriechmotiv Mime'screepingand
m48,w62 fawning;Kriechmotiv

TheRing TheRingasunderlying
d8,m6,w8 purpose
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d8a
(chromaticmodification
ofd4andreturningupwards;
relatedtod7,andthebasis
ofd13andd63)
d8b,c7

Forging Forging(related
c65 tod53andd54)

Nothungasthepromisedor
Nothung longedfor
d43,m27x,c40,w63 sword;Schwertwart (derived
fromd45;alsoreferstod42a)

Siegfried'sheroicforgingas
hisyouthfulimpetuosity
SiegfriedasSmith
(heroiccounterpartofd50,
d52,m49,c66
distantlyrelatedtod58,the
bassreferstod73)

ThehomeoftheNibelungen;
Nibelhiem
night,greed,resentment
m20,c20,w26
(relatedtod57)

Magicsleepasregressionto
theunconscious(notethe
MagicSleep
progressionstothemediant;
d16,m42,c53
thefallingsemitonesrelate
tod68andhencetod4)
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Siegfried, Act 2, Vorspiel

Giant'sStrength
d58,m12,c11,w15
TheGiantsasbrutestrength
(relatedtod18)
m50(Wurmmotiv)isFafneras
m50 adragon(referstod61a)

Fafnerasinertia,asthe
Fafner backwardpullofthe
d57,m21,c22,w28 unconscious;Schlangenwurm
(relatedtod18andm20)

TheRing TheRingasunderlying
d8,m6,w8 purpose

d8a
(chromaticmodification
ofd4andreturningupwards;
relatedtod7,andthebasis
ofd13andd63)
d8b,c7

Alberich'scurseasan
TheCurse
expressionofdestiny(an
d13,m23,c23,w29
inversionofd8)

Alberich'sobsessivewillasa
forceofdestiny,the
Alberich'sWill Nibelung's
d15,m22,c24,w30 hatred;Vernichtungsarbeit(ha
rmonicversionoftheopening
notesofd13)
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Woeorgrief,whether
acceptedor
WoeorGrief
not;Frohnmotif (thefalling
d68,m5,c4,w3
semitonerelatestod4;
oppositeofd38)

d68a,c19

SeealsoGt3/1Rheintchter
"Siegfried!Siegfried!" andGt
2/3Hagen"Hoiho!Hoiho!"

d68b
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Siegfried, Act 2, Scene 1

Giant'sStrength TheGiantsasbrutestrength
d58,m12,c11,w15 (relatedtod18)

m50(Wurmmotiv)isFafneras
m50
adragon(referstod61a)

Fafnerasinertia,asthe
Fafner backwardpullofthe
d57,m21,c22,w28 unconscious;Schlangenwurm (
relatedtod18andm20)

Erdaastheearthmotherand
Erda
ancestralwisdom(minorform
d3,m24,c25,w31
ofd2)

Alberich'scurseasan
theCurse
expressionofdestiny(an
d13,m23,c23,w29
inversionofd8)

Alberich'sobsessivewillasa
forceofdestiny,theNibelung's
Alberich'sWill
hatred;Vernichtungsarbeit(har
d15,m22,c24,w30
monicversionoftheopening
notesofd13)

Valhallaasachievement,andas
Valhalla Wotan'sgenuinelycreative
d63,m8,c9,w10 thoughts(astablediatonic
versionofd8)

WotantheWanderer,wiseand
intouchwiththeunconscious
TheWanderer (notetheprogressionstothe
d17,m47,c64,w60a mediant;relatedtod16bythe
fallingsemitones;compare
alsod82)
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Wotan'swill
WotanFrustrated frustrated;Unmuth (incorporat
d70,m36,c44,w46 esd68,closetod73,the
complementofd79)
ThespearasWotan'swilful
authority,butalsohis
Wotan'sSpear entanglementsand
d73,m9,c10,w11 inhibitions;Vertragsmotiv (rela
tedtod70,d79,d59andm56;
lieswithind90c)

Promises
Thekeepingofpromises
m15,w17

TheRing
TheRingasunderlyingpurpose
d8,m6,w8

d8a

(chromaticmodification
ofd4andreturningupwards;
relatedtod7,andthebasis
ofd13andd63)

d8b,c7
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Woeorgrief,whetheraccepted
WoeorGrief ornot;Frohnmotif (thefalling
d68,m5,c4,w3 semitonerelatestod4;
oppositeofd38)

d68a,c19

SeealsoGt3/1Rheintchter
"Siegfried!Siegfried!" andGt
2/3Hagen"Hoiho!Hoiho!"

d68b

Theswordastruemanhood
SwordasManhood
(derivesdirectlyfromd1;
d45,m27,c29,w51
closelyconnectedtod44)

FirststirringundertheRhineas
Rhine
apremonitionofconsciousness
d6,m6,w8
(developedfromd1)

Wotan'sgriefatpartingfrom
Wotan'sGrief Brnnhilde(reminiscent
d82,c54,w57 ofd66,d76andd81;related
tod17)
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Siegfried, Act 2, Scene 2

Siegfried'sheroicforgingashis
youthfulimpetuosity(heroic
SiegfriedasSmith
counterpartofd50,distantly
d52,m49,c66
relatedtod58,thebassrefers
tod73)

Siegfried'syouthful
Siegfried'sStrength strength;Lebenslust (heroic
d53,m45,c65,w58a counterpartofd58,reminiscent
ofd46andd52)

Mimeassmith,andforging
MimeasSmith generally;Schmiedemotiv (dire
d50,m17,c17,w22 ctlyrepresentsthetappingof
hammeronanvil)

Brnnhildesinkingintothe
innocentsleepfromwhichshe
InnocentSleep
willawakeintowomanhood
d30,m43,c52,w56
(sameastheopening
ofd26andd27)

Logeasfire

d20a
Logethegodoffireasprimal
energy;Waberlohe(relatedto
theextremechomaticism
d20b ofd16combinedwithrestless
energy)

d20c,c55
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Giant'sStrength TheGiantsasbrutestrength
d58,m12,c11,w15 (relatedtod18)

m50(Wurmmotiv)isFafneras
m50
adragon(referstod61a)

Thetragicbutheroicdestinyof
theVolsungrace(minorversion
TragicVolsung
ofd44linked
d66,m33,c36,w40
withd3,d42,d78and
perhapsd76)

Fafnerasinertia,asthe
Fafner backwardpullofthe
d57,m21,c22,w28 unconscious;Schlangenwurm (
relatedtod18andm20)

Nothungasthepromisedor
Nothung longedfor
d43,m27x,c40,w63 sword;Schwertwart (derived
fromd45;alsoreferstod42a)
TheVolsungraceas
instrumentsofdestiny(related
totheendofd70andofd35,
VolsungasDestiny thethirdbarofd66,theminor
d77,m31,c34,w72b sixthleapofd76,andthe
semitonefallofd68here
cancelledbythethirdnote;
foreshadowsd88)
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Bliss,andthelongingforbliss
Bliss (relatedtod6;thechromatic
d38,c39 riseisthecomplement
ofd37andd68)

d38a,m46

d38b

TheTwin'sLove
d37,m30,w38

TheloveofSiegmundand
Sieglinde(derivedfromd69)

d37a,c33
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Agitation
d69,m11,c14,w14
Agitation,includingboth
passionand
compassion;Flucht (extension
ofd66,usesthesamenotes
asd37)
d69a

ForestBird
d27,m51c,c68,w67

Thesongoftheforestbird,as
initiatoroutofimmature
innocence(veryclosetod26)
d27a,m51a

m51b

Theswordastruemanhood
SwordasManhood
(derivesdirectlyfromd1;
d45,m27,c29,w51
closelyconnectedtod44)

Siegfried'shorncallexpressing
hisfree
Siegfried'sHorn
spirit;Waldknabenruf (derived
d48,m44,c58,w54a
fromd46andd63;thesource
ofd65)

Siegfried'sheroismas
Siegfried'sHeroism
acceptanceofhisdestiny
d78,m39,c48,w53
(relatedtod13andd76)

Alberich'scurseasan
TheCurse
expressionofdestiny(an
d13,m23,c23,w29
inversionofd8)
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TheRing
TheRingasunderlyingpurpose
d8,m6,w8

d8a
(chromaticmodification
ofd4andreturningupwards;
relatedtod7,andthebasis
ofd13andd63)

d8b,c7

Alberich'sobsessivewillasa
forceofdestiny,theNibelung's
Alberich'sWill
hatred;Vernichtungsarbeit(har
d15,m22,c24,w30
monicversionoftheopening
notesofd13)
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Siegfried, Act 2, Scene 3

theTarnhelmasunconscious
Tarnhelm fantasy;Tarnhelmzauber (note
d18,m18,c18,w23 thefinalbarefifth;related
tod16andtod68)

Purposeful
Brooding
brooding;Sinnen (derived
d9,m19,c56,w25 fromd8,relatedtod61a)

Mimeassmith,andforging
MimeasSmith generally;Schmiedemotiv (direc
d50,m17,c17,w22 tlyrepresentsthetappingof
hammeronanvil)

Woeorgrief,whetheraccepted
WoeorGrief ornot;Frohnmotif (thefalling
d68,m5,c4,w3 semitonerelatestod4;opposite
ofd38)

d68a,c19

SeealsoGt3/1Rheintchter
"Siegfried!Siegfried!" andGt
2/3Hagen"Hoiho!Hoiho!"

d68b
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TheRing
TheRingasunderlyingpurpose
d8,m6,w8

d8a
(chromaticmodification
ofd4andreturningupwards;
relatedtod7,andthebasis
ofd13andd63)
d8b,c7

Rheingold!Rheingold!(re
Rheingold! harmonisestheaddedsixth
D31,m4,c6,w7 ofd26;alsooccursintheminor
whereitisveryclosetod68)

Thegoldastrueworth(derives
GoldasWorth
directlyfromd1,connected
d44,m3,c5,w5 tod45;alsooccursinminor)

Thesongoftheforestbird,as
ForestBird
initiatoroutofimmature
d27,m51c,c68,w67 innocence(veryclosetod26)

d27a,m51a

m51b

ThespearasWotan'swilful
authority,butalsohis
Wotan'sSpear entanglementsand
d73,m9,c10,w11 inhibitions;Vertragsmotiv (relat
edtod70,d79,d59andm56;
lieswithind90c)
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TheVolsungraceasinstruments
ofdestiny(relatedtotheend
ofd70andofd35,thethirdbar
VolsungasDestiny
ofd66,theminorsixthleap
d77,m31,c34,w72b ofd76,andthesemitonefall
ofd68herecancelledbythe
thirdnote;foreshadowsd88)

Kriechmotiv Mime'screepingand
m48,w62 fawning;Kriechmotiv

LogeasFire
d20,m13,c15,w20

d20a
Logethegodoffireasprimal
energy;Waberlohe(relatedto
theextremechomaticism
d20b ofd16combinedwithrestless
energy)

d20c,c55

Theswordastruemanhood
SwordasManhood
(derivesdirectlyfromd1;closely
d45,m27,c29,w51 connectedtod44)

TheCurse Alberich'scurseasanexpression
d13,m23,c23,w29 ofdestiny(aninversionofd8)

Siegfried'shorncallexpressing
hisfree
Siegfried'sHorn
spirit;Waldknabenruf (derived
d48,m44,c58,w54a fromd46andd63;thesource
ofd65)

Giant'sStrength TheGiantsasbrutestrength
d58,m12,c11,w15 (relatedtod18)
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m50(Wurmmotiv)isFafnerasa
m50
dragon(referstod61a)

Fafnerasinertia,asthe
Fafner backwardpullofthe
d57,m21,c22,w28 unconscious;Schlangenwurm (r
elatedtod18andm20)

Bliss,andthelongingforbliss
Bliss (relatedtod6;thechromaticrise
d38,c39 isthecomplement
ofd37andd68)

d38a,m46

d38b

Liebeslust
Love'sdelight;Liebeslust
w69

AmbivalentLoge
d21,m14,c21
Logeastheambivalenceof
primalenergy;flattery,trickery
(further aspects of d20 and also
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(furtheraspectsofd20,andalso
relatedtod15butmore
dynamic)

d21a

Siegfried'sheroismas
Siegfried'sHeroism
acceptanceofhisdestiny
d78,m39,c48,w53 (relatedtod13andd76)

Brnnhildesinkingintothe
innocentsleepfromwhichshe
InnocentSleep
willawakeintowomanhood
d30,m43,c52,w56 (sameastheopening
ofd26andd27)
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Siegfried, Act 3, Scene 1

Erdaastheearthmotherand
Erda
ancestralwisdom(minorform
d3,m24,c25,w31
ofd2)

Wotan'swill
WotanFrustrated frustrated;Unmuth (incorpora
d70,m36,c44,w46 tesd68,closetod73,the
complementofd79)
ThespearasWotan'swilful
authority,butalsohis
entanglementsand
Wotan'sSpear
inhibitions;Vertragsmotiv (rel
d73,m9,c10,w11
ated
tod70,d79,d59andm56;lies
within d90c)

FirststirringundertheRhineas
Rhine apremonitionof
d2,m1b,c2,w1 consciousness(developed
fromd1)

Thedownfallofthegods,back
Downfall toMother
d4,m25,c26,w32 Nature;Gtterdmmerung(inv
ersionofd3)

WotantheWanderer,wiseand
intouchwiththeunconscious
TheWanderer (notetheprogressionstothe
d17,m47,c64,w60a mediant;relatedtod16bythe
fallingsemitones;compare
alsod82)
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Woeorgrief,whether
acceptedor
WoeorGrief
not;Frohnmotif (thefalling
d68,m5,c4,w3
semitonerelatestod4;
oppositeofd38)

d68a,c19

SeealsoGt3/1Rheintchter
"Siegfried!Siegfried!" andGt
2/3Hagen"Hoiho!Hoiho!"

d68b

Magicsleepasregressionto
theunconscious(notethe
MagicSleep
progressionstothemediant;
d16,m42,c53
thefallingsemitonesrelate
tod68andhencetod4)

Destinyasthepowertowhich
allmustintheendsurrender
PowerfulDestiny
(thelasttwobarsofd83;an
d84,m38,w50
extensionofd68,referstothe
lasttwobarsofd70)
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TheTwin'sLove
d37,m30,w38

TheloveofSiegmundand
Sieglinde(derivedfromd69)

d37a,c33

TheRing
TheRingasunderlyingpurpose
d8,m6,w8

d8a
(chromaticmodification
ofd4andreturningupwards;
relatedtod7,andthebasis
ofd13andd63)
d8b,c7

Valhallaasachievement,and
Valhalla asWotan'sgenuinelycreative
d63,m8,c9,w10 thoughts(astablediatonic
versionofd8)

Brnnhildesinkingintothe
innocentsleepfromwhichshe
InnocentSleep
willawakeintowomanhood
d30,m43,c52,w56
(sameastheopening
ofd26andd27)
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LoveasFulifllment
Loveasfulfilment;Liebesgru
d90,c69,w73

(connected
withd87,d88andd89,more
distantlywithd69andd86;the
d90a,m10,c12
endofd90arecallsd38,
andd90cisamodification
ofd73)
d90a(Liebesfesselung )is
d90b,m60 sharedbyFrickaand
Brnnhilde

d90c,m41,w55b

TheValkyriesasthemasculine
elementin
WalkrenasAnimus
women;Walkrenritt(TheRide
d47,m34,c49,w45b
oftheValkyries,avariant
ofd46)

Relinquishment(reminiscent
Relinquishment ofd76invertingtheopening
d83,m37,c47 notes;closetod82;thelast
twobarsared84)

HagenasSiegfried'sdark
Hagen shadow,andtheGibichung
d61,w80a racegenerallyinthisnegative
aspect(darkcounterpart
ofd42,inthesamefamily
asd40,d41andd42;d61arela
testod9)
d61a,m61

Siegfried'stenderlovefor
Brnnhilde,andhersfor
Siegfried'sLove
him;Welterbschaft (evokesd3
d89,m52,c73,w70
2,d34,d65,d80,d87,d87a,d6
3andd2)

m59(Heldenliebe )isawider,
m59,c79,w79 happier,versionofbars3and
4
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Siegfried'sheroismas
Siegfried'sHeroism
acceptanceofhisdestiny
d78,m39,c48,w53
(relatedtod13andd76)
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Siegfried, Act 3, Scene 2

ForestBird
d27,m51c,c68,w67

Thesongoftheforestbird,as
initiatoroutofimmatureinnocence
d27a,m51a (veryclosetod26)

m51b

Theswordastruemanhood
SwordasManhood
(derivesdirectlyfromd1;closely
d45,m27,c29,w51
connectedtod44)

Giant'sStrength TheGiantsasbrutestrength
d58,m12,c11,w15 (relatedtod18)

m50(Wurmmotiv)isFafnerasa
m50
dragon(referstod61a)

Siegfried'shorncallexpressinghis
Siegfried'sHorn freespirit;Waldknabenruf (derived
d48,m44,c58,w54a fromd46andd63;thesource
ofd65)
TheVolsungraceasinstrumentsof
destiny(relatedtotheend
ofd70andofd35,thethirdbar
VolsungasDestiny
ofd66,theminorsixthleapofd76,
d77,m31,c34,w72b
andthesemitonefallofd68here
cancelledbythethirdnote;
foreshadowsd88)
Siegfried'syouthful
Siegfried'sStrength strength;Lebenslust (heroic
d53,m45,c65,w58a counterpartofd58,reminiscent
ofd46andd52)

WotantheWanderer,wiseandin
touchwiththeunconscious(note
TheWanderer
theprogressionstothemediant;
d17,m47,c64,w60a
relatedtod16bythefalling
semitones;comparealsod82)
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Valhallaasachievement,andas
Valhalla Wotan'sgenuinelycreative
d63,m8,c9,w10 thoughts(astablediatonicversion
ofd8)

Wotan'swill
WotanFrustrated frustrated;Unmuth (incorporatesd
d70,m36,c44,w46 68,closetod73,thecomplement
ofd79)

TheTwin'sLove TheloveofSiegmundandSieglinde
d37,m30,w38 (derivedfromd69)

d37a,c33
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Woeorgrief,whetheracceptedor
WoeorGrief not;Frohnmotif (thefalling
d68,m5,c4,w3 semitonerelatestod4;opposite
ofd38)

d68a,c19

SeealsoGt3/1Rheintchter
"Siegfried!Siegfried!" andGt
2/3Hagen"Hoiho!Hoiho!"

d68b

ThespearasWotan'swilful
authority,butalsohis
Wotan'sSpear entanglementsand
d73,m9,c10,w11 inhibitions;Vertragsmotiv (related
tod70,d79,d59andm56;lies
withind90c)

Siegfried'sheroismasacceptance
Siegfried'sHeroism
ofhisdestiny(related
d78,m39,c48,w53
tod13andd76)
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LogeasFire
d20,m13,c15,w20

d20a
Logethegodoffireasprimal
energy;Waberlohe(relatedtothe
extremechomaticism
ofd16combinedwithrestless
d20b
energy)

d20c,c55

TheValkyriesasthemasculine
WalkrenasAnimus elementin
d47,m34,c49,w45b women;Walkrenritt(TheRideof
theValkyries,avariantofd46)

AmbivalentLoge
d21,m14,c21
Logeastheambivalenceofprimal
energy;flattery,trickery(further
aspectsofd20,andalsorelated
tod15butmoredynamic)

d21a

Magicsleepasregressiontothe
unconscious(notetheprogressions
MagicSleep
tothemediant;thefalling
d16,m42,c53
semitonesrelatetod68andhence
tod4)
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Rheingold!Rheingold!(re
Rheingold! harmonisestheaddedsixthofd26;
D31,m4,c6,w7 alsooccursintheminorwhereitis
veryclosetod68)

Brnnhildesinkingintothe
InnocentSleep innocentsleepfromwhichshewill
d30,m43,c52,w56 awakeintowomanhood(sameas
theopeningofd26andd27)

Erdaastheearthmotherand
Erda
ancestralwisdom(minorform
d3,m24,c25,w31
ofd2)

Thedownfallofthegods,backto
Downfall Mother
d4,m25,c26,w32 Nature;Gtterdmmerung(inversi
onofd3)
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Siegfried, Act 3, Scene 3

Brnnhildesinkingintothe
innocentsleepfromwhichshe
InnocentSleep
willawakeintowomanhood
d30,m43,c52,w56
(sameastheopening
ofd26andd27)

Bliss
d38,c39

Bliss,andthelongingforbliss
(relatedtod6;thechromaticrise
isthecomplement
d38a,m46
ofd37andd68)

d38b

Destinyasthepowertowhich
allmustintheendsurrender
PowerfulDestiny
(thelasttwobarsofd83;an
d84,m38,w50
extensionofd68,referstothe
lasttwobarsofd70)

Rheingold!Rheingold!(re
Rheingold! harmonisestheaddedsixth
D31,m4,c6,w7 ofd26;alsooccursintheminor
whereitisveryclosetod68)

ForestBird
d27,m51c,c68,w67

Thesongoftheforestbird,as
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initiatoroutofimmature
innocence(veryclosetod26)
d27a,m51a

m51b

LoveasFulifllment
Loveasfulfilment;Liebesgru
d90,c69,w73

(connected
withd87,d88andd89,more
d90a,m10,c12
distantlywithd69andd86;the
endofd90arecallsd38,

d90a(Liebesfesselung )isshared
d90b,m60
byFrickaandBrnnhilde

d90c,m41,w55b

Agitation
d69,m11,c14,w14
Agitation,includingbothpassion
and
compassion;Flucht (extension
ofd66,usesthesamenotes
asd37)

d69a

TheValkyriesasthemasculine
elementin
WalkrenasAnimus
women;Walkrenritt(TheRide
d47,m34,c49,w45b
oftheValkyries,avariant
ofd46)
Wotan'sgriefatpartingfrom
Wotan'sGrief Brnnhilde(reminiscent
d82,c54,w57 ofd66,d76andd81;related
tod17)

Sieglindeasheroineschooledin
Sieglinde misfortune(atbar2;fitswell
d36,m29,c32,w37 withd35;resemblesd8inverted,
ord1followedbyd4)
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Woeorgrief,whetheraccepted
WoeorGrief ornot;Frohnmotif (thefalling
d68,m5,c4,w3 semitonerelatestod4;opposite
ofd38)

d68a,c19

SeealsoGt3/1Rheintchter
"Siegfried!Siegfried!" andGt
2/3Hagen"Hoiho!Hoiho!"

d68b

TheVolsungraceasinstruments
ofdestiny(relatedtotheend
ofd70andofd35,thethirdbar
VolsungasDestiny
ofd66,theminorsixthleap
d77,m31,c34,w72b
ofd76,andthesemitonefall
ofd68herecancelledbythe
thirdnote;foreshadowsd88)

Theswordastruemanhood
SwordasManhood
(derivesdirectlyfromd1;closely
d45,m27,c29,w51
connectedtod44)
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TheTwin'sLove TheloveofSiegmundand
d37,m30,w38 Sieglinde(derivedfromd69)

d37a,c33

Devotion,especiallySiegfried's
Devotion toBrnnhilde,aspartofthe
d80 bindingpowerofdestiny
(variantofd79)

Sunlight,standingforreturning
consciousness;Weltbegrung(
Sunlight
thesamemediantprogession
d25,w72
asd24butfromEmintoCmaj,a
brighttonality)

Siegfried'sheroismas
Siegfried'sHeroism
acceptanceofhisdestiny
d78,m39,c48,w53
(relatedtod13andd76)

Trulyinnocent
InnocentDelight
delight;Liebesentzckung (relat
d34,m54,c74,w74
edtod33andd26)
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Siegfried'stenderlovefor
Brnnhilde,andhersfor
Siegfried'sLove
him;Welterbschaft (evokesd32,
d89,m52,c73,w70
d34,d65,d80,d87,d87a,d63an
dd2)

m59(Heldenliebe )isawider,
m59,c79,w79
happier,versionofbars3and4

Relinquishment(reminiscent
Relinquishment ofd76invertingtheopening
d83,m37,c47 notes;closetod82;thelasttwo
barsared84)

Wotan'swill
WotanFrustrated frustrated;Unmuth (incorporate
d70,m36,c44,w46 sd68,closetod73,the
complementofd79)

Valhallaasachievement,andas
Valhalla Wotan'sgenuinelycreative
d63,m8,c9,w10 thoughts(astablediatonic
versionofd8)

TheCurse Alberich'scurseasanexpression
d13,m23,c23,w29 ofdestiny(aninversionofd8)

Brnnhilde'sholy
love;Friedensmelodie (triumpha
Brnnhilde'sLove
ntcounterpartofd40,
d87,c70,w75
reminiscentofd6;appear
inSiegfriedIdyll )

Wolzogen
d87a,c71
callsd87atheWeltenhortmotiv

Fafnerasinertia,asthe
Fafner backwardpullofthe
d57,m21,c22,w28 unconscious;Schlangenwurm (r
elatedtod18andm20)
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Walkren
d22,m35,c42,w45a

TheValkyriesasprimalenergyin
d22a action;Walkrenruf (related
tod20candtotheinversion
ofd20b)

d22b

Siegfried'sinfectious
Siegfried'sBoldness impetuosityin
d55,c72,w77 love;Liebesentschlu(brighter
developmentofd53)
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