Der Einsame im Herbst

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orchestral song movement vocal-orchestral work

"Der Einsame im Herbst" is the second, introspective and melancholic movement of Gustav Mahler’s symphonic song cycle *Das Lied von der Erde*, reflecting themes of loneliness and autumnal decline.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	orchestral song movement ⓘ vocal-orchestral work ⓘ
associatedComposerWork	Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde NERFINISHED ⓘ
catalogueAssociation	Mahler without opus number ⓘ
composer	Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED ⓘ
compositionPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ
cycle	Das Lied von der Erde NERFINISHED ⓘ
cycleOrderFollowedBy	Von der Jugend NERFINISHED ⓘ
cycleOrderPrecededBy	Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde NERFINISHED ⓘ
cyclePosition	second movement ⓘ
cycleScoringVariant	alto and tenor with orchestra ⓘ alto and tenor with piano reduction ⓘ
genre	symphonic song ⓘ
key	D minor ⓘ
language	German ⓘ
mood	introspective ⓘ melancholic ⓘ
movementNumber	2 ⓘ
openingCharacter	hushed and restrained ⓘ
orchestration	orchestra ⓘ
partOf	Das Lied von der Erde NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereConductor	Bruno Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereLocationWithCycle	Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereWithCycle	20 November 1911 ⓘ
relatedThemeInCycle	mortality GENERATED ⓘ nature and seasons GENERATED ⓘ
stylisticFeature	chromatic harmony ⓘ delicate orchestration ⓘ long lyrical vocal lines ⓘ
tempoCharacter	slow ⓘ
textAdapter	Hans Bethge NERFINISHED ⓘ
textCollection	Die chinesische Flöte NERFINISHED ⓘ
textLanguage	German ⓘ
textSource	Chinese poetry in German translation ⓘ
texture	lyrical ⓘ
theme	autumn ⓘ decline ⓘ loneliness ⓘ transience ⓘ
titleTranslationEnglish	The Lonely One in Autumn NERFINISHED ⓘ
vocalForces	alto ⓘ mezzo-soprano ⓘ
vocalTypeInStandardPerformances	alto solo ⓘ
workPeriod	late Romantic ⓘ

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Das Lied von der Erde → movement → Der Einsame im Herbst ⓘ