(1904-1905) Symphony No. 7 in B

Composed Year 1904. Year 1905. Performances by Gustav Mahler 1908 Concert Prague 19-09-1908 - Symphony No. 7 (Premiere). 1908 Concert ...
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Introduction Symphony No. 7

Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 7 was written in Year 1904 and Year 1905, with repeated revisions to the scoring. Although the ...
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Last sketch book Symphony No. 7

Among the manuscripts preserving the earliest stages of the composition of Symphony No. 7, a most important group of sketches ...
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Listening Guide – Symphony No. 7

By Lew Smoley ...
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Manuscript Symphony No. 7

The fair copy of the full score was a gift from Alma Mahler (1879-1964) to the Dutch conductor Willem Mengelberg (1871-1951) on her visit ...
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Movement 1: Langsam (Adagio) – Allegro risoluto, ma non troppo

First movement.Moves from B minor (introduction) to E minor. The movement is in sonata form. It begins with a slow ...
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Movement 2: Nachtmusik. Allegro moderato

Nachtmusik I.Andante, C major/minor. The movement opens with horns calling to each other. The second horn is muted, however, to ...
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Movement 3: Scherzo. Schattenhaft

Scherzo.D minor - The German marking ´Schattenhaft´ means ´Shadowy´. Flowing but not too fast. There is an undercurrent of night ...
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Movement 4: Nachtmusik. Andante amoroso

Nachtmusik II.F major. The fourth movement (the second 'Nachtmusik') contrasts with the first in that it illustrates a more intimate ...
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Movement 5: Rondo-Finale

Finale.C Major. Boisterous timpani joined by blazing brass set the scene for the riotous fifth movement. The long, arduous first ...
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Orchestration Symphony No. 7

Woodwind 1 Bass clarinet A. 1 Bass clarinet B. 3 Bassoon. 3 Clarinet A. 3 Clarinet B. 1 Clarinet Eb. ...
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