From a PBS Great Performances broadcast in 1995. This has a simple explanation of Wagnerian leitmotifs, specifically in Siegfried's Funeral March and Brunnhilde's Immolation, from the opera Götterdämmerung.
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@Bluehawk200815 жыл бұрын
I like how his whole body quakes with the notes he plays lol
@alanarmstrong803212 жыл бұрын
Ah, KZfaq is terrific!! Thank you for posting this.
@weedsmokindrummer13 жыл бұрын
wow You guys are deep into this. i've heard and played motif's but never knew the history or terminology! i love stuff like this!
@bogorzelak14 жыл бұрын
Very good video. Thank you for uploading this.
@RustyBanks16 жыл бұрын
Actually, Hugh, it is EXACTLY like the theme to jaws. The duuuuuh-DUNT thing from Jaws stands for the presence of the danger and of a character (the shark). After all, the "theme" from Jaws is more like a motif than a theme. John Williams use of Leitmotif may be a bit ham-fisted, but it works the same as in Wagner...
@MaistreDe13 жыл бұрын
Spot the mistake at 5:42 :P
@BerlinerStadtschloss12 жыл бұрын
Yes, indeed .
@charlotteBraillie12 жыл бұрын
@RustyBanks And where did John Williams get the theme to jaws? Listen to Dvorak's 9th symphony, beginning of the 4th movement. Recognize anything?
@Smiae11 жыл бұрын
A leitmotif is a special type of theme explained in this video. Not all themes are leitmotifs.
@kenshinx729511 жыл бұрын
Could you tell me the difference between "theme" and leitmotif? I thought a theme or recurrent theme was just a more colloquial way to say it.
@kenshinx729511 жыл бұрын
I don't get it... if a leitmotif is a recurrent theme that is associated with a specific thing, person, place or idea, then why isn't the Jaws theme considered a leitmotif??? Isn't that also a recurrent theme associated with the shark?
@MaistreDe13 жыл бұрын
"The hero is killed. The hero dies" Errr........
@magiorey13 жыл бұрын
I believe Gluck is cerdited with writing the first leitmotifs for Opera, at least deliberately, maybe others (like Monteverdi) used them in a less systematic manner
@weedsmokindrummer13 жыл бұрын
@operamystery80 your last comment took the words out of my mouth except i was born a year later. so much for the 90's
@NeverAloneForever13 жыл бұрын
@magiorey Indeed, he also made the precursors to what Wagnr called his musical dramas.
@EdwardWhelanPiano14 жыл бұрын
Why is that guy shaking like crazy when he is playing the leitmotifs?
@cyborgtroy14 жыл бұрын
"using leitmotifs, which don't weigh as much as heavymotifs"
@garybrownell12 жыл бұрын
Check out wikipedia Strauss_in_Nazi_Germany regarding Strauss. It doesn't seem like he was really a Nazi. There also seems to be some controversy about von Karajan. See wikipedia Herbert_von_Karajan#Nazi_Party_membership
@monkeybizwak13 жыл бұрын
does saying Wagner was a nazi make me an ignorant prick?
@kenshinx729511 жыл бұрын
How is that relevant to what RustyBanks said? It is irrelevant if Wiliams got the inspiration from Dvorak, the Jaws theme is still a leitmotif.
@TGNViviaN11 жыл бұрын
He didn't hide his distaste for Jews. So, I would say, that since he had an extremely anti-semitic opinion, you could consider him a 'nazi.' Maybe the hipster version of it; but since he died before the Nazi regime came about, he doesn't really fit into the category exactly.