This work's second movement opens with the marking "Ermüdet" and features hushed strings under an oboe solo to evoke winds in a certain season.
This work's second movement opens with the marking "Ermüdet" and features hushed strings under an oboe solo to evoke winds in a certain season. The fifth piece in this work slows the tempo of the strings to imitate the beating heart of a girl that is looking at riders who are passing by. The very end of the score for this piece is marked Gazlich esterbend and features a celesta and harp framing the chanting of the word "ewig." This composition ends with Der Abschied and opens with lyrics that repeatedly intone "Dark is life, so is death." This "symphony for tenor and alto with large orchestra" sets to music translations by Hans Bethge. For 10 points, name this setting of Táng Dynasty poets to music, an orchestral composition by Gustav Mahler.
This work's second movement opens with the marking "Ermüdet" and features hushed strings under an oboe solo to evoke winds in a certain season.
Das Lied von der Erde [or The Song of the Earth]