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→The Hero's Adversaries
By mocking his chief critic, Strauss emulates [[Richard Wagner]], who responded to the persistent music critic Edward Hanslick by writing in the villainous character [[Beckmesser]] in ''[[Die Meistersinger]]''. Together, the woodwinds and brass make a chorus of mean-spirited sniping. Strauss enters on bassoons, bass clarinet, contrabassoon, horns, and low strings, slowly surveying his enemies.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsL8v7WtXx0 The Hero's Advcersaries, Willem Mengelberg, Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam].</ref> Squabbling continues, until Strauss chases them away and declares a brief victory. His wife then enters on solo First violin to begin the next section.
By mocking his chief critic, Strauss emulates [[Richard Wagner]], who responded to the persistent music critic Edward Hanslick by writing in the villainous character [[Beckmesser]] in ''[[Die Meistersinger]]''. Together, the woodwinds and brass make a chorus of mean-spirited sniping. Strauss enters on bassoons, bass clarinet, contrabassoon, horns, and low strings, slowly surveying his enemies.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsL8v7WtXx0 The Hero's Advcersaries, Willem Mengelberg, Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam].</ref> Squabbling continues, until Strauss chases them away and declares a brief victory. His wife then enters on solo First violin to begin the next section.
This section may have its inspiration in Beethoven's ''Wellington's Victory'' of more than 80 years earlier.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kYHsHFRFxQ Wellington's Victory - 1st mov, The Battle - Beethoven].</ref>
===The Hero's Companion===
===The Hero's Companion===