Revelge
E837257
"Revelge" is a darkly ironic military-themed art song by Gustav Mahler, based on a folk poem from the collection "Des Knaben Wunderhorn."
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | art song ⓘ |
| accompanimentCharacter | march-like ⓘ |
| basedOn | folk poem from Des Knaben Wunderhorn ⓘ |
| collection | Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Mahler song collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | Austrian ⓘ |
| cycle | Mahler’s Wunderhorn songs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | strophic with variations ⓘ |
| genre |
art song
ⓘ
military song ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| lyricContent |
combines macabre imagery with march rhythms
ⓘ
depicts a dead or doomed marching regiment ⓘ |
| motivicFeature |
persistent marching rhythm
ⓘ
use of drum-like piano/orchestral figures ⓘ |
| musicalFeature |
chromatic harmony
ⓘ
extreme dynamic contrasts ⓘ use of march and fanfare figures ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person soldier narrator ⓘ |
| originalKey | D minor ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | late 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Der Tamboursg’sell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen NERFINISHED ⓘ other Des Knaben Wunderhorn songs by Mahler ⓘ |
| setting | battlefield ⓘ |
| style | late-Romantic ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
musicological analysis on Mahler’s use of irony
ⓘ
recordings by various Lieder singers ⓘ |
| textAuthor | anonymous folk poet ⓘ |
| textCollectionEditors |
Achim von Arnim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clemens Brentano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textSource | Des Knaben Wunderhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
death
ⓘ
grotesque irony ⓘ military march ⓘ war ⓘ |
| tone | darkly ironic ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
voice and orchestra
ⓘ
voice and piano ⓘ |
| workNumbering | part of Mahler’s Wunderhorn settings without symphonic number ⓘ |
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