Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music
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Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music is the emotionally charged closing scene of Wagner’s opera Die Walküre, in which the god Wotan bids a poignant farewell to his daughter Brünnhilde and surrounds her with a protective ring of fire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10126581 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music Context triple: [Die Walküre, notableScene, Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music]
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A.
Wotan II
Wotan II was the Allied codename for the German World War II radio navigation system Y-Gerät, used by the Luftwaffe for precision bombing.
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B.
Gurre-Lieder
Gurre-Lieder is a massive late-Romantic cantata by Arnold Schoenberg for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, based on poems by Jens Peter Jacobsen and renowned for its lush orchestration and dramatic scale.
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C.
Siegfried’s Funeral March
Siegfried’s Funeral March is a powerful orchestral passage from Richard Wagner’s opera Götterdämmerung, renowned for its dramatic, solemn depiction of the hero Siegfried’s death and legacy.
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D.
Das Rheingold
Das Rheingold is the first of Richard Wagner’s four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen, a mythic music drama that sets the stage for the epic saga of gods, heroes, and the cursed Rhine gold.
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E.
Trauermusik
Trauermusik is a short, solemn piece for viola and string orchestra by Paul Hindemith, composed in 1936 as a memorial tribute to King George V.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music Target entity description: Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music is the emotionally charged closing scene of Wagner’s opera Die Walküre, in which the god Wotan bids a poignant farewell to his daughter Brünnhilde and surrounds her with a protective ring of fire.
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A.
Wotan II
Wotan II was the Allied codename for the German World War II radio navigation system Y-Gerät, used by the Luftwaffe for precision bombing.
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B.
Gurre-Lieder
Gurre-Lieder is a massive late-Romantic cantata by Arnold Schoenberg for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, based on poems by Jens Peter Jacobsen and renowned for its lush orchestration and dramatic scale.
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C.
Siegfried’s Funeral March
Siegfried’s Funeral March is a powerful orchestral passage from Richard Wagner’s opera Götterdämmerung, renowned for its dramatic, solemn depiction of the hero Siegfried’s death and legacy.
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D.
Das Rheingold
Das Rheingold is the first of Richard Wagner’s four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen, a mythic music drama that sets the stage for the epic saga of gods, heroes, and the cursed Rhine gold.
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E.
Trauermusik
Trauermusik is a short, solemn piece for viola and string orchestra by Paul Hindemith, composed in 1936 as a memorial tribute to King George V.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera excerpt
ⓘ
orchestral excerpt ⓘ |
| associatedConductor | Hans Richter ⓘ |
| associatedFestival | Bayreuth Festival ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Wagner ⓘ |
| conditionToBreakEnchantment | hero without fear must pass through fire ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPerformanceWork | Germany ⓘ |
| cycle | Der Ring des Nibelungen ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
Wotan’s punishment of Brünnhilde
ⓘ
creation of protective fire around Brünnhilde ⓘ farewell between father and daughter ⓘ |
| dramaticOutcome |
Brünnhilde placed in enchanted sleep
ⓘ
Brünnhilde surrounded by ring of fire ⓘ |
| emotionalCharacter |
majestic
ⓘ
poignant ⓘ tender ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Brünnhilde
ⓘ
Wotan ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Die Walküre premiere 1870 ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic opera music ⓘ |
| influenced |
film music depiction of magic and fire
ⓘ
late-Romantic orchestral writing ⓘ |
| keyCharacteristic |
through-composed structure
ⓘ
use of continuous melody ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| leitmotifUsage |
Brünnhilde motif
ⓘ
Siegfried motif (foreshadowing) ⓘ
linked to:
Siegfried
Wotan motif ⓘ
linked to:
Wotan in Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen
magic fire motif ⓘ sleep motif ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstPerformanceWork | National Theatre Munich ⓘ |
| movementType | final scene ⓘ |
| mythologicalContext | Norse mythology-inspired gods ⓘ |
| notableExcerptFromAct | Act III of Die Walküre ⓘ |
| operaNumberInCycle | 2 ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
harp arpeggios suggesting flames
ⓘ
prominent brass writing ⓘ rich string textures ⓘ |
| partOf | Die Walküre ⓘ |
| positionInAct | closing scene ⓘ |
| setting | mountaintop rock ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Richard Wagner ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
concert excerpt
ⓘ
opera performance ⓘ |
| vocalTypeForBrünnhilde | dramatic soprano ⓘ |
| vocalTypeForWotan | bass-baritone ⓘ |
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Subject: Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music Description of subject: Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music is the emotionally charged closing scene of Wagner’s opera Die Walküre, in which the god Wotan bids a poignant farewell to his daughter Brünnhilde and surrounds her with a protective ring of fire.
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