The 'Ride Of The Valkyries' is a segment from Richard Wagner's opera The Valkyrie, although the theme threads through the entire epic four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelungs which premiered in 1876. 'The Ride OfThe Valkyries' represents the night ride of the warrior maidens, daughters of the god Wotan.

This work presents an ideal opportunity to build brass range and endurance in a non-threatening environment (unisons/octaves,bugling without change of fingering or slide p...