Programme . upper motive. The first two measures, which are found insimpler form and without the appoggiatura in the. Supper theme,will serve hereafter to characterize more particularly the Holy Lancethat pierced the side of Christ and also caused the wound of Amfortas,—the lance that drew the sacred blood which was turned into the com-munion wine; the lance that fell into the hands of Klingsor, the Magi-cian. At the moment when this fourth theme, which suggests the suffer-ings of Christ and Amfortas, bursts forth from the whole orchestra,the Prelude has its climax. This Prelude, like unto tha
Programme . upper motive. The first two measures, which are found insimpler form and without the appoggiatura in the. Supper theme,will serve hereafter to characterize more particularly the Holy Lancethat pierced the side of Christ and also caused the wound of Amfortas,—the lance that drew the sacred blood which was turned into the com-munion wine; the lance that fell into the hands of Klingsor, the Magi-cian. At the moment when this fourth theme, which suggests the suffer-ings of Christ and Amfortas, bursts forth from the whole orchestra,the Prelude has its climax. This Prelude, like unto that of Lohen-grin, is developed by successive degrees until it reaches a maximumof expression, and then there is a diminuendo to pianissimo. Thus the synthesis of the whole drama has been clearly which remains is only a peroration, a logical, necessary con-clusion, brought about by the ideas expressed by the different is by the sight of suffering that Parsifal learns pity and saves Am-. HOTEL PURITAN Commonwealth Avenue, near Massachusetts AvenueSurface Lines and Subway Station gfe Btfltmrtto Sosfcrn l^am? A high-class hotel with moderate ratesSome globe trotters have been good enough to soy that the Puritan is oneof the most attractive and home-like holds in the illustrated booklet of the Hotel will be mailed on request. S. M. Costello. Manager fortas. It is the motive of the Lords Supper that signifies both devo-tion and sacrifice; that is to say, Love, and Love is the last chords of the expiring lament lead back gently to the firsttwo measures of the Lords Supper motive, which, repeated from octaveto octave on a pedal (E-flat), end in a series of ascending chords, aprayer, or a supplication. Is there hope? The drama gives the answerto this question full of anguish. The Prelude is scored for three flutes, three oboes, English horn,three clarinets, bass clarinet, three bassoons, double-bassoon, fourhorns, three trumpets, three tr
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