Urlicht
E837260
Urlicht is a poignant song for alto and orchestra by Gustav Mahler, best known as the introspective fourth movement of his Symphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”).
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | orchestral song ⓘ |
| associatedComposer | Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Resurrection Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogue | part of Mahler’s vocal-orchestral output ⓘ |
| character |
introspective
ⓘ
poignant ⓘ |
| composer | Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Lied
ⓘ
orchestral song ⓘ |
| key | D-flat major ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| movementOf | Symphony No. 2 (Mahler) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | serving as a contemplative interlude before the symphony’s finale ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature | reduced orchestral forces compared to outer movements ⓘ |
| period | late Romantic ⓘ |
| positionInSymphony | penultimate movement before finale ⓘ |
| premiereContext | first performed as part of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
alto voice
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht ⓘ |
| textLanguage | German ⓘ |
| textSource | Des Knaben Wunderhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
inner faith
ⓘ
search for salvation ⓘ spiritual longing ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Primal Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalSoloist | alto solo ⓘ |
| voiceType | alto ⓘ |
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