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Tristan and Isolde, Death the Liberator (a and b)
Tristan and Isolde Motives

Tristan and Isolde Motives

Text Translation: The longing for holy night…
"Death the Liberator (a)"



"Death the Liberator (b)"


This motive is related to Motive a, but istransposed and has slight variations in rhythm.

Motive Labels a
“Death the Liberator” – (Lavignac, p. 302)
“The Agony of Death” – (Hight, p. 278)
“Todessehnfucht” or “Longing Death” – (Pfohl, p. 215)

Motive Labels b

“Death the Liberator” – (Lavignac, p. 302)

Death the Librator – Order of occurrence by Act and Scene

Act II: Scenes 2-3
Act III: Scene 1-2

Tristan and Isolde
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