Wagner Leitmotifs | 102 Gunther as Hero : Der Ring Des Nibelungen @wagnerleitmotifs7654 | Uploaded September 2013 | Updated October 2024, 13 hours ago.
This leitmotif is first heard in act 1 scene 1 of Gotterdammerung.
This motif represents Gunther, leader of the human tribe of the Gibichungs. Gunther is a hero (though his actions in Gotterdammerung don't suggest as much) but his motif which is derived from the Need of the Gods, and Power of the Gods motifs, is a very weak one for a hero, alluding to his weakness to greed as shown in this opera, and the fact that although he is leader, Hagen is the one who is calling the shots.
Progenitor leitmotifs:
Need of the Gods: youtu.be/hpsUEONF6Ys
Power of the Gods: youtu.be/YbBLUlBz0ag
Related Leitmotifs:
None
Subsidiary Leitmotifs:
None
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This video is designed for the purpose of teaching the viewer about the leitmotifs in Wagner's Operas, where they appear and how the work. This clearly comes under the umbrella of fair use. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED.
This leitmotif is first heard in act 1 scene 1 of Gotterdammerung.
This motif represents Gunther, leader of the human tribe of the Gibichungs. Gunther is a hero (though his actions in Gotterdammerung don't suggest as much) but his motif which is derived from the Need of the Gods, and Power of the Gods motifs, is a very weak one for a hero, alluding to his weakness to greed as shown in this opera, and the fact that although he is leader, Hagen is the one who is calling the shots.
Progenitor leitmotifs:
Need of the Gods: youtu.be/hpsUEONF6Ys
Power of the Gods: youtu.be/YbBLUlBz0ag
Related Leitmotifs:
None
Subsidiary Leitmotifs:
None
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use.
This video is designed for the purpose of teaching the viewer about the leitmotifs in Wagner's Operas, where they appear and how the work. This clearly comes under the umbrella of fair use. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED.
