Symphony No. 10 (Mahler, Gustav)

Symphony No. 10 (Mahler, Gustav)

Title	Symphony No. 10
Alternative title	Zehnte Symphonie (unfinished)
Creators	Gustav Mahler, composer
Opus	—
Instrumentation	orchestra
Number of movements	5
Keys	F sharp minor / F sharp major
Composed	1910
First published	1924
Dedication	—
Tempo markings	—
Metronome markings	—
Time signatures	—
Average duration (sec)	4500
Number of measures	—
Composition types	Symphonies
Period	Early 20th century
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Sections

Title click for details	Metronome	Key	Measures
Adagio: 275 bars drafted in orchestral and short score	—	—	—
Scherzo – Finale: 521 bars drafted in orchestral and short score	—	—	—
Purgatorio oder ~~Inferno~~. Allegro moderato; 144 bars drafted in short score, the first 30 bars also drafted in orchestral score	—	—	—
Der Teufel tanzt es mit mir: 580 bars drafted in short score	—	—	—
Finale: 400 bars drafted in short score	—	—	—

Arrangements

Details	Section	Arranged for	Arranger
View	Complete	orchestra	Kenzaburo Kakamu
View	Adagio and Purgatorio	orchestra	—
View	Adagio	—	—
View	Adagio	2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and double bass	Marshall Tuttle

Scores

Details	Section	Type	Publisher	Date	File (click to view)
View	Complete	—	—	—	I. Full score, complete draft (Mus.Hs.41000/1) II. Full score, complete draft (Mus.Hs.41000/2) III. Full and short score, incomplete drafts (Mus.Hs.41000/3) IV. Final short score, complete draft (Mus.Hs.41000/4) V. Final short score, complete draft (Mus.Hs.41000/5)
View	Complete	—	—	—	I. Sketches. (Mus.Hs.41000/6) II. Short score draft, sketches (Mus.Hs.41000/7) IV. Sketches. (Mus.Hs.41000/8) V. Superseded short score draft (Mus.Hs.41000/9) I. sketches. (Mus.Hs.37817)
View	Complete	—	—	—	I. Final version of short score draft (BSB Mus.ms.22744) I. Folio VI, earlier version of short score (BSB Mus.ms.22745) I. Folio I, earlier version of short score (BSB Mus.ms.22746) III. Un-numbered folio (f.2 from BSB Mus.ms.22747) IV. Folio I (BSB Mus.ms.22748)
View	Complete	—	Paul Zsolnay Verlag	1924	Title Page and Preface I. Full score, complete draft (Mus.Hs.41000/1) II. Full score, complete draft (Mus.Hs.41000/2) III. Full and short score, incomplete drafts in (Mus.Hs.41000/3) IV. Final short score, complete draft (Mus.Hs.41000/4) V. Final short score, complete draft (Mus.Hs.41000/5) I. Final version of short score draft (BSB Mus.ms.22744) Sketches from movements II, IV, and V. (ÖNB Mus.Hs.41000/7, 8, 9) I. Additional copy of folio 3 from (BSB Mus.ms.22744)
View	Complete	Arrangement for orchestra by Kenzaburo Kakamu	Kakamu	—	Complete Score (Nos.1-5) Flute 1, 2, 3, 4 (also Piccolo) Oboe 1, 2, 3, 4 (also English Horn) Clarinet 1, 2, 3 (B, A), Piccolo Clarinet (E), Bass Clarinet (B) Bassoon 1, 2, 3/Contrabassoon, Contrabassoon Horn 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (F) Trumpet 1, 2, 3, 4 (B, F) Trombone 1, 2, 3, 4, Tuba Timpani, Triangle/Snare Drum, Bass Drum/Military Drum/Cymbals, Glockenspiel/Tam-Tam Celesta Harp Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses
View	Adagio and Purgatorio	Arrangement for orchestra	Associated Music Publishers	1951	Complete Score
View	Adagio	Arrangement	Muzgiz	1974	Complete Score
View	Adagio	Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and double bass by Marshall Tuttle	—	—	Complete Score Violin I part Violin II part Viola I part Viola II part Cello I part Cello II part Bass part

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