Composition: Kindertotenlieder (Mahler, Gustav)
| Title | Kindertotenlieder |
| Creators | Gustav Mahler (composer) and Friedrich Rückert (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voice and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 5 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1901 |
| First published | 1905 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1500 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Lieder |
| Language | German |
| Period | Romantic |
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| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n | — | — | — |
| Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen | — | — | — |
| Wenn dein Mütterlein | — | — | — |
| Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen | — | — | — |
| In diesem Wetter | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | voice, oboe, horn and piano | Robert G. Patterson |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | C.F. Kahnt | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | — | C.F. Kahnt | 1905 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Wiener Philharmonischer Verlag | — | Frontmatter (title, editor's preface, orchestration) · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | C.F. Kahnt | 1979 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | C.F. Kahnt | — | Piccolo, Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2, English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B, A), Bass Clarinet (B, A) · view Bassoon 1, 2, Contrabassoon · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Timpani / Glockenspiel / Tam-tam · view Celesta · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | C.F. Kahnt | 1905 | Complete Score (voice and piano) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Universal Edition | — | Complete Score (voice and piano) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | C.F. Kahnt | 1979 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voice, oboe, horn and piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view Oboe · view Horn (F) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Paul Kletzki (conductor) | Complete Recording · file |
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