Die Walküre, WWV 86B (Wagner, Richard)
| Title | Die Walküre ; The Valkyrie |
| Alternative title | ''Der Ring des Niebelungen, Ein Bühnenfestspiel - Erster Tag'' |
| Creators | Richard Wagner, composer |
| Opus | WWV 86b |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1856 |
| First published | 1865 |
| Dedication | King Ludwig II of Bavaria |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | piano | Richard Kleinmichel |
| View | Complete | piano | — |
| View | Selections | piano | Albert Heintz |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | theater orchestra | — |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | violin and piano | — |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | violin and piano | Arthur Seybold |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | piano | Franz Behr |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | piano | Louis Brassin |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | piano | Henry Maylath |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | piano | Heinrich Rupp |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | piano | Carl Tausig |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | piano | — |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | piano | Alexander Wenger |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | harp | Charles Oberthür |
| View | Ride of the Valkyries (Act III) | theater orchestra | Charles J. Roberts |
| View | Ride of the Valkyries (Act III) | 4 cellos | Casey Mullin |
| View | Ride of the Valkyries (Act III) | 2 piano 8 hands | Camille Chevillard |
| View | Ride of the Valkyries (Act III) | 2 pianos | Heinrich Ehrlich |
| View | Ride of the Valkyries (Act III) | piano | Louis Brassin |
| View | Ride of the Valkyries (Act III) | piano | Ernest Hutcheson |
| View | Ride of the Valkyries (Act III) | piano | Carl Tausig |
| View | Ride of the Valkyries (Act III) | piano | — |
| View | Magic Fire (Act III) | 2 piano 8 hands | August Horn |
| View | Magic Fire (Act III) | violin and piano | Fritz Meyer |
| View | Magic Fire (Act III) | 2 pianos | Max Reger |
| View | Magic Fire (Act III) | piano | Louis Brassin |
| View | Magic Fire (Act III) | piano | Alexander Wenger |
| View | Magic Fire (Act III) | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Schott | — | Complete Score Act I Act II Act III |
| View | Act I | — | — | — | Front Matter and Act I (Complete) Front Matter Vorspiel and Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 |
| View | Act II | — | — | — | Act II (Complete) Vorspiel and Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5 |
| View | Act III | — | — | — | Act III (Complete) Vorspiel and Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 |
| View | Complete | parts | — | — | Flute 1/2, 3 Piccolo 1/2 Oboe 1/2, 3 English Horn Clarinet 1/2, 3 (in A, B, D) Bass Clarinet (in B, A) Bassoon 1/2 Bassoon 3 Horn 1/2 Horn 3/4 Horn 5/6, 7/8 Trumpet 1/2, 3, Bass Trumpet Wagner Tuba 1, 2 (in E), 3, 4 (in B) Trombone 1, 2, 3, 4, Tuba Timpani 1, 2 Triangle, Cymbals/Tam-Tam, Snare Drum, Glockenspiel Harp 1/2/3, 4/5/6 Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses |
| View | Complete | parts | — | — | Bass Trumpet (for Trombone) |
| View | Ride of the Valkyries (Act III) | parts | — | — | Bass clarinet part (transposed into Band in treble clef) |
| View | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Schott | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Act I Act II Act III |
| View | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Leb wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind (Act III) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Milan: G. Ricordi & C. | 1891 | Complete libretto |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score (with superlinear text) |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | Arrangement for theater orchestra | Anton J. Benjamin | — | Piano Score and Parts (Violin I=director) |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | Arrangement for violin and piano | — | — | Piano score and violin part |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Anton J. Benjamin | — | Complete Score Violin Part |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score Covers |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | Arrangement for piano |
Jersey City: W.H. Ewald & Bro. | 1877 | Complete Score |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | Arrangement for piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score Complete Score |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | Arrangement for piano |
Leipzig: Verlag der Musikalischen Universal-Bibliothek | — | Complete Score |
| View | Siegmund's Love Song (Act I) | Arrangement for harp |
Schott | — | Complete Score |
| View | Ride of the Valkyries (Act III) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Carl Fischer | — | Complete Parts |
| View | Ride of the Valkyries (Act III) | Arrangement for 4 cellos |
Casey Mullin | 2020 | Complete Score Cello 1 Cello 2 Cello 3 Cello 4 |
| View | Ride of the Valkyries (Act III) | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Ride of the Valkyries (Act III) | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
— | — | Piano 1 Piano 2 |
| View | Ride of the Valkyries (Act III) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Ride of the Valkyries (Act III) | Arrangement for piano |
Theodore Presser | — | Complete Score Complete Score |
| View | Ride of the Valkyries (Act III) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Ride of the Valkyries (Act III) | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Magic Fire (Act III) | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
— | — | Piano 1 Piano 2 |
| View | Magic Fire (Act III) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score Violin Part |
| View | Magic Fire (Act III) | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Magic Fire (Act III) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Magic Fire (Act III) | Arrangement for piano |
Leipzig: Verlag der Musikalischen Universal-Bibliothek | — | Complete Score |
| View | Magic Fire (Act III) | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Ride of the Valkyries (Act III) | University of Chicago Orchestra (orchestra) | Barbara Schubert, conductor | Complete Performance |
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