1st Sight Analysis #8: Tannhäuser (Ouverture)

Opening of Wagner’s Tannhäuser, with a quick look at its beautiful chorale, and a detailed analysis of the orchestral build-up that follows. A new harmonic turn unlocked! Wagner’s “altered vii“ chord... 0:00 The chorale 1:38 Hidden I-vi-IV-ii 4:36 Crescendo 6:21 Altered viid7 10:22 The sequence 11:17 First exit 15:07 Second exit 16:08 Final rush