. A guide to Parsifal, the music drama of Richard Wagner; its origin, story, and music. The Music with a new theme, the Theme of Desolation, de-picting the woe that has come upon the GrailKnights, through the unwillingness of their chiefsto perform his duty. This theme is followed bya version of Kundrys Riding Motive, now com-pletely transformed in spirit, syncopated andbroken in form, suggesting Parsifals weary wan-derings : XXIII. PARSIFALS WANDERINGS. 1 The Grail motive appears, in strange, distortedharmonies, also syncopated (Klind., page 214, lastsystem; Klein., page 215, last system), an
. A guide to Parsifal, the music drama of Richard Wagner; its origin, story, and music. The Music with a new theme, the Theme of Desolation, de-picting the woe that has come upon the GrailKnights, through the unwillingness of their chiefsto perform his duty. This theme is followed bya version of Kundrys Riding Motive, now com-pletely transformed in spirit, syncopated andbroken in form, suggesting Parsifals weary wan-derings : XXIII. PARSIFALS WANDERINGS. 1 The Grail motive appears, in strange, distortedharmonies, also syncopated (Klind., page 214, lastsystem; Klein., page 215, last system), and as itreaches a climax, Kundrys motive is precipitatedin a rapid downward rush. (Klind., page 215,system 2; Klein., page 216, system 2.) The Spearmotive is suggested immediately thereafter, andthe Motto of Promise appears in an insistent, en-ergetic rhythm, as of a battle cry. (Klind., page 215, system 3; Klein., page 216, system 3.) TheKlingsor motive comes in as an accompanyingfigure. The motive of the Flower Maidens isheard very subdued and measured (Klind., page 216, system i; Klein., 217, system i), and the mo-tive of Sorcery follows. The whole prelude maybe taken as suggesting Parsifals wanderingthrough the world, endeavoring to bring the ful-fillment of the oracles prediction as to his coming, [63] A Guide to Parsifal thwarted by Kundrys curse, and with the briefestreferences to the circumstances under which itwas uttered. As Gurnemanz dr
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