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 Titurel |
Titurel's motif (A) is a simple variant of the Faith motif. Lorenz called the Titurel variant of the Faith motif. It is heard at the opening of the first scene (A), after the morning prayer, and is used by Gurnemanz at the beginning of his long narrative about Titurel and the Grail (B). This simple case serves to illustrate a general feature of the motives in Parsifal: they appear first in the orchestra (with one exception) and in some cases are used later in the vocal line.