Es sungen drei Engel
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"Es sungen drei Engel" is a song for voice and orchestra by Gustav Mahler, best known as the fifth movement of his Symphony No. 3 and based on a folk text from the collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | orchestral song ⓘ |
| accompaniment | orchestra ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Mahler song settings) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | German folk text ⓘ |
| collection | Des Knaben Wunderhorn (folk poetry collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceAsPartOf | premiere of Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre |
choral movement
ⓘ
song for voice and orchestra ⓘ |
| key | F major ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
recording by Claudio Abbado
ⓘ
recording by Leonard Bernstein ⓘ recording by Pierre Boulez ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
prominent use of bells
ⓘ
use of offstage instruments ⓘ |
| partOf | Symphony No. 3 (Mahler) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | late Romantic ⓘ |
| positionInSymphony | vocal movement ⓘ |
| textLanguage | German ⓘ |
| textSource | Des Knaben Wunderhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
childlike faith
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ religious imagery ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Three angels were singing ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
alto solo
ⓘ
boy’s choir ⓘ women’s choir ⓘ |
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