Parsifal

Motif 23: Good Friday Meadows

Musical example: Motif 23a - Good Friday Meadows
Musical example: Motif 23b - Good Friday Meadows SoundbytesGood Friday Meadows
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As for motif #22, the motif of the Good Friday Meadows begins with a phrase related to Redemption (#1D). This is followed by a phrase (A) which, on close examination, is seen to have been developed from the unlikely material of the Parsifal motif (#12A-a). The third and final phrase of the theme (B) embodies the Bells motif (#28).

References: von Wolzogen ex.24, Newman ex.51, ENO ex. 28.

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