Judith Bernanke compared this composer’s use of leitmotifs to Wagner in a chapter titled for this composer’s “ring cycle.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this composer who wrote what Doug Adams called the “pensive setting” theme in a Celtic-inspired opening track. The notes [read slowly] “D, C, sixteenth notes C C, long D” comprise a recurring leitmotif by this composer.
ANSWER: Howard Shore
[10e] Shore is best known for his works in this genre, which include his compositions for works like The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
ANSWER: film scores [or film soundtracks; accept descriptions of music for films; accept movie in place of “film”]
[10m] Shore often paid homage to Wagner in his scores, such as his quote of this opera’s “nature” leitmotif in the credits for Return of the King. This opera opens with basses playing an E-flat drone, and calls for 18 pitched anvils.
ANSWER: Das Rheingold [or The Rhinegold]
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