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
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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
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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
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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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