Lyric Symphony

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Lyric Symphony is a large-scale orchestral song cycle by Alexander von Zemlinsky that sets love poems by Rabindranath Tagore for soprano, baritone, and orchestra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral song cycle
symphonic song cycle
basedOn Rabindranath Tagore love poems
The Gardener NERFINISHED
catalogueNote one of Zemlinsky’s major orchestral works
composer Alexander von Zemlinsky NERFINISHED
compositionEndYear 1923
compositionStartYear 1922
dedicatedTo Alban Berg NERFINISHED
genre early modernist music
late-Romantic music
influenced Lyric Suite NERFINISHED
influencedComposer Alban Berg NERFINISHED
keyCharacteristic continuous symphonic structure
integration of song cycle and symphony
language German
movement I: Ich bin friedlos
II: Mutter, der junge Prinz
III: Du bist die Abendwolke
IV: Sprich zu mir, Geliebter NERFINISHED
V: Befrei mich von den Banden deiner Süße NERFINISHED
VI: Vollende denn das letzte Lied
VII: Friede, mein Herz NERFINISHED
numberOfMovements 7
orchestrationFeature large orchestra
originalTextLanguage Bengali
premiereCity Vienna NERFINISHED
premiereConductor Alexander von Zemlinsky NERFINISHED
premiereCountry Austria NERFINISHED
premiereDate 1924-06-04
premierePlace Schauspielhaus, Vienna NERFINISHED
publisher Universal Edition NERFINISHED
relatedComposer Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED
relatedWork Das Lied von der Erde NERFINISHED
scoring baritone
orchestra
soprano
style post-Romantic
subjectMatter longing
love
spiritual union
textAuthor Rabindranath Tagore NERFINISHED
textSource German translations of Tagore poems
vocalForces solo voices and orchestra
vocalType soprano and baritone duet sections
yearOfCompletion 1923

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Alexander von Zemlinsky notableWork Lyric Symphony