Richard Wagner – Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral (from Lohengrin)

Playing this for our spring festival 🙂 love it. Even though since I play timpani I have to wait for like 1000000000000000000000000000000000000 measures XD its so worth it.

Beautiful! I am reading a novel that references Elsa’s procession and I just had to hear it for myself! I am grateful for eyes and ears.

She got tangled up listening to the music.

It truly is a beautiful song. My high school wind ensemble performed it many times. As a trumpet player, I’d have to say it sure was a struggle to stay awake and not yawn in front of the camera. The only piece that does that. Guess it’s because it’s so tranquil. I could even endure pomp and circumstance, but not this. Still pretty though!

Its from an opera, called Lohengrin, look it up on wikipedia.

Elsa is in love with the mysterious Lohengrin, who has a past she must not question, or she will lose him. They marry (hence the lengthy «procession,») but her ultimate weakness of faith causes her to doubt, and lose, her love.

Wagner couldn’t help writing overlong processionals. This extended piece is followed by another processional, the famous «Here Comes the Bride», played at every wedding since. The beauty of this piece allows forgiveness of the length.

I’m naming my daughter after this song.

Yo Wagner, imma let you finish, but Phantom Regiment had one of the better arrangements

I might end up playing this in the spring term at my college

if you are a noble who lives on an estate you have quite a long walk to the cathedral in the city, probably a few days, be glad it doesn’t last that long.

mostly it takes so long for Elsa to get to the cathedral is because its all holy and ethereal.

Elsa is accused of having murdered her young brother who vanished. Asked to defend herself in a trial, she relates a dream in which a knight appeared to prove her innocence. A stranger appears, determined to defend her — under one condition: she must never ask who he is or where he came from. She agrees. But her accusers plant doubts in her mind. Her way to church, where she is to marry her hero, is a build up to a dramatic climax in which she comes close to ask the forbidden question.

Hi, thank you very much for this video. Please can you write here the recipe? Thank you. Paola

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What can you use as a substute for merry white ?

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The recipe I use is the basic recipe some people add, cream of tartar, some add white vinegar some add lemon juice but these are just things to strengthen the royal icing, for general piping they’re not required.

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Meri-Whites has albumen in it and is used as if it were egg whites when making royal icing, there are several different products that can be used, Meri-Whites, Renwhites, real egg whites, Wilton meringue powder, Albumen powder, liquid egg whites are sometimes available in the supermarkets.

This royal icing is normally used to coat cakes that are made from fruit and have been covered in marzipan however royal icing has many uses and can be piped onto biscuits, cookies and used for borders on sugar paste cakes.

Very informative video. Answers all questions on Royal Icing. Thank you for making this video. As a novice I can be more confident at making royal icing & royal icing roses now.

lovely but can i use egg white instead of meringue poweder?