Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde

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"Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde" is the powerful, opening tenor movement of Gustav Mahler’s symphonic song cycle *Das Lied von der Erde*, known for its intense orchestration and themes of existential despair and intoxication.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral song movement
tenor solo movement
vocal-orchestral work
accompaniment large orchestra
approximateCompositionPeriod 1908
associatedComposer Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED
catalogueAssociation Mahler’s late works
composer Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED
cycle Das Lied von der Erde NERFINISHED
cycleGenre symphonic song cycle
cycleOrderPrecedes Der Einsame im Herbst NERFINISHED
cycleTitleTranslation The Song of the Earth NERFINISHED
dedicatedComposer Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED
expressiveGoal confrontation with the sorrow of earthly existence
historicalPeriod late Romantic
influencedBy classical Chinese poetry in German translation
language German
mood defiant
tragic
musicalForm through-composed song movement
notableFeature extreme demands on tenor voice
powerful orchestral writing
numberInCycle 1
openingLine Schon winkt der Wein im goldnen Pokale
orchestrationCharacteristic highly dramatic
intense
partOf Das Lied von der Erde NERFINISHED
performanceContext concert hall
positionInWork opening movement
premiereWork Das Lied von der Erde NERFINISHED
textAuthor Hans Bethge NERFINISHED
textCollection Die chinesische Flöte
textOrigin German adaptations of classical Chinese poetry
textSource Hans Bethge NERFINISHED
textType poetic adaptation
theme escape through drinking
existential despair
intoxication
transience of life
typicalPerformanceFormat paired with the other five movements of Das Lied von der Erde
vocalForces tenor solo
vocalRange tenor
workTitleTranslation The Drinking Song of the Sorrow of the Earth NERFINISHED

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Das Lied von der Erde movement Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde