Parsifal: Prelude to Act I
This guide follows Wagner’s Parsifal: Prelude to Act I (1878) in one part.
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Follow all 3 sections as they play
Vorspiel. 0:05–12:03
Very slow. The opening section (A) is the , a rising melody that seems to float, with the beat hard to pinpoint. In section B the brass take over with the Grail and faith ideas, which grow broader and more certain. Then the opening melody (A′) in a faded form, and the prelude closes with it.
- A
- B
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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