In which of the following excerpts from Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) can you hear the “slumber” leitmotif?

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In which of the following excerpts from Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) can you hear the “slumber” leitmotif?

Excerpt 1

Excerpt 2

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We start by restating what the task asks: to identify in which excerpt from Wagner's Die Walküre the 'slumber' leitmotif can be heard.

Important: the data provided for this question is incomplete for a full option-by-option analysis because the answer_options field is empty. Without a list of distinct excerpts labeled (for example) Excerpt 1, Excerpt 2, etc., we cannot annotate each option individually or explain why one is correct relative to the others.

In cases like this, here is how you would approach the analysis if the excerpts were available:
- First, recall what a leitmotif is: a recurring musical idea associated with a character, theme, or concept in Wagner’s style. The 'slumber' leitmotif would be the musical phrase that listeners historically (or programmatically) associate with sleep, rest, or awakening within the Die Walküre narrative.
- Then, for each excerpt, examine the musical material: tempo, dynamics, harmony, orchestration, and melodic contour. A lullaby-like, softer, slower, and more soothing line with warm timbres and restrained texture often characterizes a ‘slumber’ association, though the exact motif depends on the composition’s act placement and the leitmotif catalog.
- Compare against known leitmotif catalogues or program notes, if available. In Wagnerian practice, many leitmotifs are tightly bound to characters or situations, and their transformation or fragmentation across scenes can hint at where sleep or sleep-related imagery occurs.

Given the absence of options, you cannot perform the standard option-by-option justification. If you have access to the excerpts labeled Excerpt 1 and Excerpt 2, you would perform a side-by-side comparison using these criteria:
- Which excerpt presents a softer, slower, more harmonic texture that evokes resting or drowsiness?
- Which excerpt aligns with any textual or stage directions describing slumber, sleep, or night within the scene?
- Are there identifiable leitmotifs associated with sleep or the Valkyrie-associated material appearing in either excerpt?

Additionally, the data includes an answer field stating a specific option as correct (the second excerpt). If you must align with that given key, you would proceed by selecting Excerpt 2 as the one containing the slumber leitmotif, provided you have verified it against the criteria above. However, since the actual option texts are missing, this cannot be demonstrated here with concrete comparative reasoning.

In summary:
- The required option list to enable a precise, step-by-step justification is missing.
- Use the criteria of softness, tempo, texture, and any explicit programmatic cues tied to sleep when evaluating excerpts.
- If you rely on the supplied key that claims the second excerpt is correct, you would apply the second excerpt accordingly, but you should verify against the musical characteristics described above when you have access to the actual excerpts.

MUS101 #41084 Online (4/14/25 - 6/08/25) Listening Quiz 7 Chapters 41 through 47, minus chapters 41 and 47

In which of the following excerpts from Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) can you hear the “slumber” leitmotif? Excerpt 1 Excerpt 2

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