Mahler Symphony No. 7

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symphony

Mahler's Symphony No. 7 is a large-scale, five-movement late-Romantic symphony noted for its complex orchestration, enigmatic character, and striking contrasts between nocturnal moods and triumphant finale.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mahler Symphony No. 7 canonical 1
Mahler's Seventh Symphony 1
Symphony No. 7 (Mahler) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Lied der Nacht NERFINISHED ⓘ
Symphony No. 7 in E minor NERFINISHED ⓘ
approximateDurationMinutes 80 ⓘ
characteristic enigmatic character ⓘ
nocturnal atmosphere in middle movements ⓘ
striking contrasts between movements ⓘ
triumphant, extroverted finale ⓘ
composer Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1905 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1904 ⓘ
era turn of the 20th century ⓘ
genre late-Romantic symphony ⓘ
hasMovement I Langsam – Allegro risoluto, ma non troppo NERFINISHED ⓘ
II Nachtmusik I ⓘ
III Scherzo – Schattenhaft NERFINISHED ⓘ
IV Nachtmusik II ⓘ
V Rondo-Finale NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNickname Song of the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy late-Romantic orchestral tradition ⓘ
instrumentationDetail diverse percussion instruments ⓘ
expanded brass section ⓘ
expanded woodwind section ⓘ
large string section ⓘ
key E minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
movementCount 5 ⓘ
notableAspect ambiguous tonality in opening movement ⓘ
frequent tempo and mood changes ⓘ
notableFeature complex orchestration ⓘ
prominent percussion writing ⓘ
use of guitar ⓘ
use of mandolin ⓘ
use of tenor horn ⓘ
orchestration large orchestra ⓘ
ordinalNumber 7 ⓘ
period late Romantic ⓘ
positionInMahlerOutput fifth completed symphony ⓘ
predecessorWork Mahler Symphony No. 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereCity Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereConductor Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereCountry Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereDate 1908-09-19 ⓘ
successorWork Mahler Symphony No. 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ
tonalCenter C major in finale ⓘ
usesForm rondo ⓘ
scherzo ⓘ
workNumber Seventh Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Mahler Symphony No. 8 → precededBy → Mahler Symphony No. 7 ⓘ
Symphony No. 6 in A minor "Tragic" → relatedWorkByComposer → Mahler Symphony No. 7 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Symphony No. 7 by Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 7 in E minor → alsoKnownAs → Mahler Symphony No. 7 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahler's Seventh Symphony
Des Knaben Wunderhorn (song settings) → usedIn → Mahler Symphony No. 7 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Symphony No. 7 (Mahler)