Mahler Symphony No. 8

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Mahler Symphony No. 8, often called the "Symphony of a Thousand," is a monumental choral symphony by Gustav Mahler that combines massive vocal and orchestral forces in a spiritually and philosophically ambitious work.

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Label Occurrences
Mahler Symphony No. 8 canonical 1
Mahler Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major 1
Symphony No. 8 (Mahler) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf choral symphony ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Symphony of a Thousand ⓘ
basedOn Final scene of Goethe's Faust, Part II ⓘ
Veni Creator Spiritus ⓘ
surface form: Veni, creator spiritus
catalogNumber Mahler Symphony No. 8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mahler Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major
composer Gustav Mahler ⓘ
compositionEndDate 1906 ⓘ
compositionStartDate 1906 ⓘ
duration approximately 80–90 minutes ⓘ
firstPublisherCity Vienna ⓘ
followedBy Mahler Symphony No. 9 ⓘ
forces children's choir ⓘ
eight vocal soloists ⓘ
large orchestra ⓘ
multiple choirs ⓘ
genre symphonic choral work ⓘ
key E-flat major ⓘ
language German ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
nicknameOrigin coined by concert promoter Emil Gutmann ⓘ
notableFeature integration of symphonic and oratorio elements ⓘ
one of the largest-scale choral works in the concert repertoire ⓘ
numberInSeries 8 ⓘ
orchestration expanded brass section ⓘ
organ part ⓘ
part Veni Creator Spiritus ⓘ
surface form: Part I: Veni, creator spiritus

Faust, Part Two ⓘ
surface form: Part II: Final scene from Goethe's Faust, Part II
period late Romantic ⓘ
placeOfComposition Maiernigg ⓘ
precededBy Mahler Symphony No. 7 ⓘ
premiereConductor Gustav Mahler ⓘ
premiereCountry Germany ⓘ
premiereDate 1910-09-12 ⓘ
premierePlace Munich ⓘ
premiereVenue Neue Musik-Festhalle, Munich ⓘ
publisher Universal Edition ⓘ
structure two parts ⓘ
subjectMatter creative spirit ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
spiritual themes ⓘ
textAuthor Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ⓘ
Veni Creator Spiritus ⓘ
surface form: Latin hymn "Veni, creator spiritus"
vocalSoloistType alto ⓘ
baritone ⓘ
bass ⓘ
soprano ⓘ
tenor ⓘ
workSeries Symphonies by Gustav Mahler ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Westminster Symphonic Choir → repertoireIncludes → Mahler Symphony No. 8 ⓘ
Gustav Mahler → notableWork → Mahler Symphony No. 8 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major "Symphony of a Thousand"
Mahler Symphony No. 8 → catalogNumber → Mahler Symphony No. 8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahler Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major
Des Knaben Wunderhorn (song settings) → usedIn → Mahler Symphony No. 8 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Symphony No. 8 (Mahler)