Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt

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"Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt" is a humorous art song best known from Gustav Mahler’s settings of the folk-poetry collection *Des Knaben Wunderhorn*, depicting Saint Anthony preaching to an uncomprehending congregation of fish.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art song
musical setting of folk poetry
associatedComposer Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED
associatedWith German Lied tradition
late Romantic music
basedOn Des Knaben Wunderhorn NERFINISHED
collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn (folk poetry collection) NERFINISHED
composer Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Austria
depicts Saint Anthony of Padua NERFINISHED
sermon to fish
genre humorous song
satirical song
hasCharacter Saint Anthony NERFINISHED
various fish
hasMotif animals as congregation
ineffectual preaching
hasSetting church or riverside sermon scene
humorType absurd humor
ironic humor
narrativeTheme irony of preaching
religious satire
uncomprehending audience
notableFor comic depiction of a sermon to animals
place in Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn settings
use of folk-poetry text
originalTitle Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt NERFINISHED
partOfSongCycle Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Mahler song collection) NERFINISHED
period Romantic era
subjectMatter Christian preaching
indifference of listeners
textAuthor Achim von Arnim NERFINISHED
Clemens Brentano NERFINISHED
textLanguage German
titleLanguage German
usesSource German folk poetry
workTitle Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt NERFINISHED

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Des Knaben Wunderhorn (song settings) notableSong Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt