fourth movement "Urlicht"
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The fourth movement "Urlicht" is a poignant, introspective song for alto solo that serves as a spiritual and emotional turning point within Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Urlicht | 0 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song
ⓘ
symphonic movement ⓘ vocal movement ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| character |
introspective
ⓘ
poignant ⓘ |
| composer | Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cycle | Des Knaben Wunderhorn song tradition ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | premiere of Mahler's Symphony No. 2 ⓘ |
| followedByMovement | Finale (fifth movement of Mahler's Symphony No. 2) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionInSymphony |
emotional turning point
ⓘ
spiritual turning point ⓘ |
| genre |
Lied
ⓘ
orchestral song ⓘ |
| key | D-flat major ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| orchestration | alto solo and orchestra ⓘ |
| partOfWork |
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Symphony No. 2 in C minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | late Romantic ⓘ |
| positionInSymphony | penultimate movement before the finale ⓘ |
| precededByMovement | Scherzo (third movement of Mahler's Symphony No. 2) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht ⓘ |
| textSource | Des Knaben Wunderhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textTheme |
longing for divine grace
ⓘ
spiritual consolation ⓘ transition from earthly suffering to redemption ⓘ |
| textType | poem ⓘ |
| title | Urlicht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalPart | alto solo ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.