p
r-, pr)n.
1. A theatrical presentation in which a dramatic performance is set to music.
2. The score of such a work.
3. A theater designed primarily for operas.
Parsifal (pär`sĭfäl), figure of Arthurian legend Arthurian legend, the mass of legend, popular in medieval lore, concerning King Arthur of Britain and his knights. Medieval Sources
The battle of Mt. Badon—in which, according to the Annales Cambriae (c.
..... Click the link for more information. also known as Sir Percivale, who is in turn a later form of a hero of Celtic myth. The name originally occurs as Pryderi, an alternative name of Gwry in Pwyll Prince of Dyved, a tale in the Mabinogion Mabinogion , title given to a collection of medieval Welsh stories. Scholars differ as to the meaning of the word mabinogion: some think it to be the plural of the Welsh word mabinogi,
..... Click the link for more information. . Gwry is the original of Gawain, and in the later Percivale stories Gawain appears, often fulfilling the same role as the hero. The great feature of the Percivale cycle is the Holy Grail Grail, Holy, a feature of medieval legend and literature. It appears variously as a chalice, a cup, or a dish and sometimes as a stone or a caldron into which a bleeding lance drips.
..... Click the link for more information. , and Welsh sources connect this sacred talisman with Percivale, who finds the Grail. Chrétien de Troyes Chrétien de Troyes or Chrestien de Troyes , fl. 1170, French poet, author of the first great literary treatments of the Arthurian legend. His narrative romances, composed c.1170–c.
..... Click the link for more information. is the author of the first great artistic treatment of the theme; in Chrétien's unfinished poem Percivale finds the Grail at the Fisher King's castle and heals the king. The Parzival of Wolfram von Eschenbach is one of the greatest medieval poems. Drawn largely from Chrétien, von Eschenbach's story is highly spiritualized and appears essentially in the form used by Richard Wagner in his music drama Parsifal. In the Morte d'Arthur of Sir Thomas Malory Malory, Sir Thomas , d. 1471, English author of Morte d'Arthur. It is almost certain that he was Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revell, Warwickshire. Knighted in 1442, he served in the parliament of 1445.
..... Click the link for more information. , Percivale is admitted to the Grail with Galahad and Bors.
The battle of Mt. Badon—in which, according to the Annales Cambriae (c.
..... Click the link for more information. also known as Sir Percivale, who is in turn a later form of a hero of Celtic myth. The name originally occurs as Pryderi, an alternative name of Gwry in Pwyll Prince of Dyved, a tale in the Mabinogion Mabinogion , title given to a collection of medieval Welsh stories. Scholars differ as to the meaning of the word mabinogion: some think it to be the plural of the Welsh word mabinogi,
..... Click the link for more information. . Gwry is the original of Gawain, and in the later Percivale stories Gawain appears, often fulfilling the same role as the hero. The great feature of the Percivale cycle is the Holy Grail Grail, Holy, a feature of medieval legend and literature. It appears variously as a chalice, a cup, or a dish and sometimes as a stone or a caldron into which a bleeding lance drips.
..... Click the link for more information. , and Welsh sources connect this sacred talisman with Percivale, who finds the Grail. Chrétien de Troyes Chrétien de Troyes or Chrestien de Troyes , fl. 1170, French poet, author of the first great literary treatments of the Arthurian legend. His narrative romances, composed c.1170–c.
..... Click the link for more information. is the author of the first great artistic treatment of the theme; in Chrétien's unfinished poem Percivale finds the Grail at the Fisher King's castle and heals the king. The Parzival of Wolfram von Eschenbach is one of the greatest medieval poems. Drawn largely from Chrétien, von Eschenbach's story is highly spiritualized and appears essentially in the form used by Richard Wagner in his music drama Parsifal. In the Morte d'Arthur of Sir Thomas Malory Malory, Sir Thomas , d. 1471, English author of Morte d'Arthur. It is almost certain that he was Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revell, Warwickshire. Knighted in 1442, he served in the parliament of 1445.
..... Click the link for more information. , Percivale is admitted to the Grail with Galahad and Bors.
Rhein·gold (rīn′gōld′; Gerrīn gō̂lt′)
noun
noun
Gmc. Legend the hoard of gold guarded by the Rhine maidens and afterward owned by the Nibelungs and Siegfried
Ring of the Nibelung
Ring of the Nibelung
n
k
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shn)
1. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) German myth a magic ring on which the dwarf Alberich placed a curse after it was stolen from him
2. (Music / Classical Music) the four operas by Wagner, Das Rheingold (1869), Die Walküre (1870), Siegfried (1876), and Götterdämmerung (1876), based on this myth often shortened to The Ring
or·ches·tra·tion (ôrk-strshn)n.
1.
a. A musical composition that has been orchestrated.
b. Arrangement of music for performance by an orchestra.
2. Arrangement or control: orchestration of events.
leit·mo·tif also leit·mo·tiv (l
tm
-t
f)
leitmotif, leitmotiv [ˈlaɪtməʊˌtiːf]
Tristan and Isolde
two characters in an old love story. Tristan falls in love with Isolde, who is the wife of his uncle, when they drink a magic love potion without realizing what they are drinking. Their story is told in an opera by Richard Wagner.
Definition of WAGNER TUBA
: a brass wind musical instrument between a French horn and a tuba in construction and timbre designed by Wagner and called for in his scores
tm-tf)n.
1. A melodic passage or phrase, especially in Wagnerian opera, associated with a specific character, situation, or element.
2. A dominant and recurring theme, as in a novel.
[German Leitmotiv : leiten, to lead (from Middle High German, from Old High German leitan; see leit- in Indo-European roots) + Motiv, motif (from French motif; see motif).]
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leitmotif, leitmotiv [ˈlaɪtməʊˌtiːf]
n
1. (Music / Classical Music) Music a recurring short melodic phrase or theme used, esp in Wagnerian music dramas, to suggest a character, thing, etc.
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an often repeated word, phrase, image, or theme in a literary work
[from German leitmotiv leading motif]
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