"Who composed ""Ride of the Valkyries""?"
Ride of the Valkyries Ride of the Valkyries The "Ride of the Valkyries" () refers to the beginning of act 3 of "Die Walküre", the second of the four operas constituting Richard Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen". As a separate piece, the "Ride" is often heard in a purely instrumental version, which may be as short as three minutes. Together with the "Bridal Chorus" from "Lohengrin", the "Ride of the Valkyries" is one of Wagner's best-known pieces. The main theme of the "Ride", the leitmotif labelled , was first written down by the composer on 23 July 1851. The preliminary draft for the "Ride"
The Valkyries Gene: A guide in the Mojave desert. Valkyries: The main subject of the book. A group of warrior women. Valhalla: The leader of the valkyries. The Valkyries The Valkyries (; ) is a 1992 novel by Paulo Coelho. The book is written as a third-person narrative describing how Paulo and his wife embark on a 40 day journey through the Mojave Desert. There they meet the valkyries, a group of warrior women who travel the desert on motorcycles. At the beginning of the story, "J", Coelho's master in RAM, shows him a copy of the poem by Wilde that says