(1892-1898) Des Knaben Wunderhorn, 12 songs

History Des Knaben Wunderhorn, 12 songs

Composed Year 1892 Year 1893 Year 1894 Year 1895 Year 1896 Year 1897 Year 1898 Performances by Gustav Mahler 1893 ...
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Introduction Des Knaben Wunderhorn, 12 songs

Ludwig Achim von Arnim (1781-1831). Clemens Brentano (1778-1842). Mahler set a total of fourteen large-scale songs with orchestral accompaniment to ...
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Lied 1: Der Schildwache Nachtlied

Der Schildwache Nachtlied is a complex military-style song with trumpet calls and drum rolls, but it is also a dialogue ...
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Lied 10: Lob des hohen Verstandes

Lob des hohen Verstandes is, like the Fischpredigt, a satirical song. It is of a jolly nature, describing a singing ...
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Lied 11: Urlicht

Also in Symphony No. 2 - Movement 4: "Urlicht". Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht. Text Lied 11: Urlicht written in 1905 ...
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Lied 12: Es sungen drei Engel einen Sussen Gesang

Also in Symphony No. 3 - Movement 5: Lied 2: Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck: Bimm bamm. Es sungen ...
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Lied 2: Verlor’ne Muh!

Verlorene Müh' is another dialogue song, and it is in the distinctive Swabian dialect. It is a sort of fruitless ...
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Lied 3: Trost im Ungluck

Trost im Unglück describes the feelings of somebody trying to move past a lost or rejected love, comforting himself with ...
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Lied 4: Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?

Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht? is another pastoral setting and, as Verlorene Müh'; it is in 3/8 meter. It is ...
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Lied 5: Das irdische Leben

Das irdische Leben is a grim little piece, perhaps providing the negative counterpart to Das himmlische Leben, the song that ...
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Lied 6: Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt

Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt, in 3/8 time, is best known as the source for the music of the scherzo ...
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Lied 7: Rheinlegendchen

Rheinlegendchen is perhaps the most tender of the settings and, as many others of a pastoral nature, employs a 3/8 ...
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Lied 8: Lied des Verfolgten im Turm

Lied des Verfolgten im Turm is very similar to Der Schildwache Nachtlied, but now the protagonist is a prisoner. Again, ...
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Lied 9: Wo die schonen Trompeten blasen

Wo die schönen Trompetten blasen is another rather sad, but achingly beautiful song. This song combines elements of the military ...
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Orchestration Des Knaben Wunderhorn, 12 songs

Woodwind 3 Bassoon. 2 Clarinet A. 2 Clarinet Bb. 1 Cor Anglais (English horn). 2 Flute. 2 Oboe. 1 Piccolo. ...
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