Prelude

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Prelude is the solemn, meditative orchestral opening to Richard Wagner’s opera "Parsifal," introducing its central musical themes and spiritual atmosphere.

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Prelude canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf concert piece ⓘ
orchestral prelude ⓘ
associatedWith Christian mysticism ⓘ
Holy Grail ⓘ
redemption through compassion ⓘ
basedOn themes from Parsifal ⓘ
belongsToPeriod late Romantic ⓘ
cataloguedAs WWV 111 (part) ⓘ
linked to: WWV 111
characterOfMusic meditative ⓘ
solemn ⓘ
spiritual ⓘ
composer Richard Wagner ⓘ
conductorAtPremiere Hermann Levi ⓘ
durationApprox 12–15 minutes ⓘ
genre opera prelude ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ
influenced 20th-century sacred concert repertoire ⓘ
introduces Faith motif ⓘ
Grail motif ⓘ
Love motif ⓘ
Redemption motif ⓘ
key D-flat major ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
nationalityOfComposer German ⓘ
notableRecordingBy Hans Knappertsbusch ⓘ
Herbert von Karajan ⓘ
Pierre Boulez ⓘ
Wilhelm Furtwängler ⓘ
opensAct Act I of Parsifal ⓘ
partOf Parsifal ⓘ
periodOfComposition late 1870s–early 1880s ⓘ
premiereCity Bayreuth ⓘ
premiereCountry Germany ⓘ
premiereDate 1882-07-26 ⓘ
premieredWith Parsifal ⓘ
premierePlace Bayreuth Festspielhaus ⓘ
publisher Schott Music ⓘ
relatedWork Finale of Parsifal ⓘ
linked to: Act III of Parsifal

Good Friday Music from Parsifal ⓘ
linked to: Parsifal
scoring orchestra ⓘ
setsAtmosphereFor Parsifal ⓘ
structure slow continuous movement ⓘ
subjectOf musicological analysis ⓘ
recordings and broadcasts ⓘ
tempoIndication Sehr langsam und gedehnt ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext opera performance ⓘ
symphonic concert ⓘ
usesTechnique leitmotif ⓘ
workTitle Vorspiel (Parsifal) ⓘ
linked to: Parsifal

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Parsifal → notableSection → Prelude ⓘ