73 Siegfried's Horn Call : Der Ring Des Nibelungen
Channel: Wagner Leitmotifs
Date: 03/09/2013

This leitmotif is first heard in act 1 scene 1 of Siegfried.

This is the tune Siegfried plays on his horn at various points in the cycle to announce his arrival or express his joy.  It is a virtuoso piece for French horn.  The full horn call is some 2 minutes long and contains within itself both Siegfried's motif and the motif of the Sword.

Notable uses are in act 2 scene 2 when Siegfried wakes up the dragon Fafner with this call, and act 3 scene 3, where as Siegfried walks through the protective ring of fire around Brunnhilde, his horn call cuts majestically through the fire motifs which had been playing.

Progenitor leitmotifs:
None

Related Leitmotifs:
Siegfried: http://youtu.be/PMFyRA_e3v8
Sword: http://youtu.be/XhM5UkVVmxA
Hagen: http://youtu.be/U9EZgSyUr50
Gutrune: http://youtu.be/ePlJ4wAMls8

Subsidiary Leitmotifs:
Hero: http://youtu.be/TFiqzvgeOQ0

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