Wenn dein Mütterlein
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"Wenn dein Mütterlein" is the first song of Gustav Mahler’s orchestral song cycle *Kindertotenlieder*, a poignant setting of Friedrich Rückert’s poems on the death of children.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art song
ⓘ
orchestral song ⓘ |
| accompaniment |
orchestra
ⓘ
piano (in alternative version) ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Friedrich Rückert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Kindertotenlieder (song cycle) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNote | no official opus number, part of Kindertotenlieder ⓘ |
| composer | Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cycleTheme | death of children ⓘ |
| genre | Lied ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
voice and orchestra
ⓘ
voice and piano ⓘ |
| key | A minor ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| musicalPeriod | Late Romantic ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first song to introduce the emotional world of Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder ⓘ |
| openingWords | Wenn dein Mütterlein ⓘ |
| partOf | Kindertotenlieder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | first song ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | grief of a parent for a dead child ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Sehr langsam und zurückhaltend ⓘ |
| textBy | Friedrich Rückert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textSource | Kindertotenlieder poems by Friedrich Rückert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
memory of the dead
ⓘ
mourning ⓘ parental love ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | When your dear mother ⓘ |
| vocalForces | solo voice ⓘ |
| workType | song from a cycle ⓘ |
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