Appropriately for Kundry "the Devil's bride", Wagner characterises her by the tritone, the "diabolus in musica" (which in the Ring was associated with Hagen). Occurrences in the example are shown in red. The descending runs in this theme can suggest diabolical laughter, but on its first appearance, they seem to be suggesting Kundry sliding from her horse, reeling, almost collapsing from exhaustion. The complete theme ends with a development of the Yearning motif (A).
Kundry's Laughter (Martha Mödl; ogg
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