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

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

Excerpt 1

Excerpt 2

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

The prompt asks about which excerpts from Wagner’s Die Walküre contain the “Ride” leitmotif, but the provided data shows no actual list of answer options to evaluate, only a statement that the correct answer is "both excerpts." This means we cannot perform a standard option-by-option analysis against explicit choices since the choices themselves are missing.

What we can discuss is how one would approach this question if the excerpts were available. The Ride of the Valkyries leitmotif is a distinctive, brassy, urgent motive associated with the Valkyries and their horse-like, forward-driving energy. When listening for it in any excerpt, you’d look for:
- A brisk tempo or propulsion suggesting motion or riding.
- Prominent brass or brass-like sonorities, sometimes with interlocking rhythms that evoke marching or galloping.
- A short, energetic melodic fragment that recurs with variants in different parts of the excerpt.
- Harmonic or timbral cues that align with the familiar Ride motif’s character, even if the texture is denser or reorchestrated.

If both excerpts indeed contain passages where these features are audible, you would reasonably conclude that both contain the Ride motif. If only one excerpt showed the characteristic brisk propulsion, brass emphasis, and recurring motif, you would conclude that only that excerpt contains the Ride leitmotif. If neither excerpt clearly presents those features, then neither would illustrate the motif.

The fact that the provided answer says "both excerpts" suggests that, in the source material from which this question was drawn, each excerpt includes moments identifiable as the Ride leitmotif, even if the exact musical texture differs between excerpts (e.g., one excerpt might present a direct, unembellished rendition while the other reorchestrates or fragments it).

Potential misconceptions to avoid:
- Assuming the Ride motif appears only in gigantic, full orchestral climaxes; it can appear in smaller concerted moments too.
- Mistaking other fast or heroic figures in the score for the Ride motif; not every brisk, loud figure is the Valkyrie ride motif.
- Relying solely on tempo to identify the motif; timbre, rhythm, and motive shape are crucial cues.

In summary, given the answer cue provided, the reasoning would align with the idea that both excerpts contain the Ride leitmotif, provided that each excerpt includes the defining energetic, forward-driving motif with characteristic brass timbre or its recognizable rhythmic signature.

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 “Ride” leitmotif? Excerpt 1 Excerpt 2

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