Mahler's Fourth Symphony

Name: Mahler's Fourth Symphony
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ISBN: 9780198162063

ISBN-10: 0198162065

ISBN-13: 9780198162063

Edition: 2000

Authors: James L. Zychowicz

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Following the earlier volumes in the Studies in Musical Genesis and Structure series, Mahler's Fourth Symphony is a study of the origins of the work as well as a thorough examination of Mahler's compositional process. The source of the Fourth Symphony was the song Das himmlische Leben, which Mahler completed in 1892 and later wished to include in a large-scale work. Originally part of a collection of settings from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, the song became, for a time, part of the Third Symphony (1896). Eventually Mahler made Das himmlische Leben the source and goal of the Fourth Symphony, which he completed in 1901. In this book, James Zychowicz explores how Mahler's compositional process for…

Book details

List price: $185.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/1/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 206
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.57" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English



Introduction: Sketches and Drafts


Structural Considerations


Das himmlische Leben before the Fourth Symphony


Early Plans: Mahler's Symphonie Humoreske


Preliminary Sketches


The Short Score


The Draft Score


The Fair Copy


Editions and the Problem of Editing Mahler's Music


Conclusion


Appendix


Select Bibliography


Index