Wagner Leitmotives - 88 - Hero

Leitmotives from Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen (Ring Cycle). This leitmotif is known as “Hero“ from Götterdämmerung which is first heard in the first act. This leitmotif is a transformation of “Siegfried’s Horn Call“ for dramatic purposes as it is slower and enriched with harmonies. In this sense, this leitmotif shows how Siegfried has matured into a hero. Leitmotives associated with “Hero“ are: “Siegfried’s Horn Call“