Richard Wagner’s The Ride of the Valkyries illustrates an overwhelming military force that triumphantly defeats its opponents in warfare. This image is brought about by the polyphonic texture from the wavering pitch of the string instruments, the booming intensity of brass and percussion instruments, and the stable rhythm of low and high pitches. The opening of the song presents a sense of urgency as a stack of three high pitches of a string instrument. A brass instrument sets the prideful tone of the music as it follows the stack of string instruments in a low pitch. Furthermore, a brass instrument that is like a horn is played over the low brass instrument to express the bold nature of a military. As the opening closes, the string and low
