Das Rheingold, WWV 86A (Wagner, Richard)

Title Das Rheingold
Creators Richard Wagner, composer
Opus WWV 86A
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus and orchestra
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Composed 1854
First published 1861
Dedication King Ludwig II of Bavaria
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Composition types Operas
Language German
Period Romantic
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Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete — Schott 1873 Complete Score
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 4
View Complete — Schott — Scenes I and II
Scenes III and IV
View Complete parts Schott — Flute 1, 2, 3, Piccolo
Oboe 1, 2, 3, English Horn
Clarinet 1, 2, 3, Bass Clarinet (B, A)
Bassoon 1, 2, 3
Horn 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; Wagner Tuba 1, 2 (B)
Trumpet 1, 2, 3; Bass Trumpet (E)
Trombone 1, 2, 3, 4; Wagner Tuba 3, 4 (F); Tuba
Wagner Tuba 1, 2 (B)

Timpani 1, Timpani 2/Triangle, Cymbals, Tam-Tam, Percussion
Harp 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Complete vocal score Schott — Complete Score
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 4
Color Cover
View Complete vocal score Schott 1908 Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Schott 1908 Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Edition Peters — Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Schott — Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Schott — Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Schott 1899 Complete Score
Color Cover
View Complete vocal score Schott 1899 Complete Score
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 4
View Complete vocal score — — Complete score (piano solo with sublinear text)
View Complete vocal score — — Complete Score
View Complete vocal score — — Segment 1
Segment 2
View Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla (Scene IV) vocal score Anton J. Benjamin — Condensed Score and Parts
View Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla (Scene IV) vocal score — — Piano 1
Piano 2
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View Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla (Scene IV) vocal score — — Complete Score
View Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla (Scene IV) vocal score — — Complete Score
View Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla (Scene IV) vocal score — — Complete Score
View Complete — Milan: G. Ricordi & C. 1903 Complete libretto

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View University of Chicago Orchestra (orchestra) Barbara Schubert, conductor Orchestral Selections


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