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==Music Theory==
==Music Theory==
The Prelude of Light is 8 bars long in 4/4 time, and in the key of D Major. Harmonically, the first four bars give the feeling of a church setting by using only I and IV chords, a technique used frequently in Mass settings and known commonly as the "Hallelujah" cadence (or plagal cadence, more properly). The last 4 bars employ the unusual harmonic ending of ii7 - bIIma7 - Ima7 with the last arpeggiated riff in the harp part giving finality to the last I chord and resolving the 7th at the top.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://cruiseelroy.net/2008/04/ocarina-music-3/|title= Music in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time |site= Cruise Elroy}}</ref>
The Prelude of Light is 8 bars long in 4/4 time, and in the key of D Major. Harmonically, the first four bars give the feeling of a church setting by using only I and IV chords, a technique used frequently in Mass settings and known commonly as the "Hallelujah" cadence (or plagal cadence, more properly). The last 4 bars employ the unusual harmonic ending of ii7 - bIIma7 - Ima7 with the last arpeggiated riff in the harp part giving finality to the last I chord and resolving the 7th at the top.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://danbruno.net/2014/01/ocarina-songs/|title= Ocarina songs in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time |site= danbruno.net}}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Revision as of 10:10, 20 December 2015

Template:Song The "Prelude of Light" is a recurring song in the Template:Series, first appearing as a playable melody in Ocarina of Time.

Appearances

Ocarina of Time

In Ocarina of Time, the "Prelude of Light" is one of the six warp songs Link learns as an adult. Using the Template:It, it transports Link inside the Temple of Time, likely because that's the entrance to the Sacred Realm, which is where the Temple of Light is located. After the young hero completes the Forest Temple, Link can return to the Temple of Time to learn this song from Sheik. Strangely, this song is actually a conclude, not a prelude (the notes descend from a triumphant feel to a gloomy one).

Twilight Princess

In Twilight Princess, Wolf Link can summon the Golden Wolf by howling this song at the Howling Stone near the entrance to the Sacred Grove.

Music Theory

The Prelude of Light is 8 bars long in 4/4 time, and in the key of D Major. Harmonically, the first four bars give the feeling of a church setting by using only I and IV chords, a technique used frequently in Mass settings and known commonly as the "Hallelujah" cadence (or plagal cadence, more properly). The last 4 bars employ the unusual harmonic ending of ii7 - bIIma7 - Ima7 with the last arpeggiated riff in the harp part giving finality to the last I chord and resolving the 7th at the top.[1]

Gallery

References


TMC Forest Minish Artwork.png Names in Other Regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite.png
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese Template:Japanese Prelude of Light
French-speaking countries French Prélude de la Lumière Prelude of the Light
Germany German Kantate des Lichts Cantata of Light
Italy Italian Preludio della luce
Spanish-speaking countries Spanish Preludio de la Luz Prelude of the Light

Template:Songs