Word: waldweben
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Waldweben, "Siegfried...
...Waldweben from Wagner's "Siegfried" the story was written in the very notes of the music. The gentle swaying of the trees and rustling of the leaves in the woods, were unmistakable The clear notes of the bird singing out from among the branches were so skillfully introduced and worked up that it did not seem at out of place when these notes were finally played by the bass instruments. And yet some people say that Wagner is all mere noise; could these people have heard the selection played last night and still kept to their idea...