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Woodwind Brass String sections Plucked Timpani Percussion (5 players) Fernorchester
Among the manuscripts preserving the earliest stages of the composition of Symphony
The fair copy of the full score was a gift from Alma
Composed Year 1904. Year 1905. Performances by Gustav Mahler 1908 Concert Prague
Finale. C Major. Boisterous timpani joined by blazing brass set the scene
Nachtmusik II. F major. The fourth movement (the second ‘Nachtmusik’) contrasts with
Scherzo. D minor – The German marking ´Schattenhaft´ means ´Shadowy´. Flowing but
Nachtmusik I. Andante, C major/minor. The movement opens with horns calling to
