The refrain Dunkel ist das Leben, ist der Tod is transposed from G minor to A-flat minor to A minor in the first movement.
In this work, the English horn adds a dissonant note to the final chord played by the trombones after the repetition of the word ewig, which concludes a set of lines written by the composer. The refrain Dunkel ist das Leben, ist der Tod is transposed from G minor to A-flat minor to A minor in the first movement. This work's second movement is called "The Lonely One in Autumn," and its sixth, final, and longest movement is "The Farewell." This work sets to music several of Hans Bethge's translations of poems by Li Bo. For 10 points, name this unnumbered symphony by Gustav Mahler.
In this work, the English horn adds a dissonant note to the final chord played by the trombones after the repetition of the word ewig, which concludes a set of lines written by the composer.
Das Lied von der Erde [or The Song of the Earth]