Composition: Symphony No. 3 (Mahler, Gustav)

Title Symphony No. 3
Alternative title Dritte Symphonie
Creators Gustav Mahler (composer) and Friedrich Nietzsche (librettist)
Opus
Instrumentation alto, female chorus, childrens chorus and orchestra
Number of movements 6
Keys
Composed 1896
First published 1898
Dedication
Tempo markings
Metronome markings
Time signatures
Average duration (sec) 6000
Number of measures
Composition types Symphonies
Language German
Period Romantic
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Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
view Complete piano 4 hands Josef Venantius Wöss
view Menuetto (No.2) piano Ignaz Friedman
view Comodo, Scherzando. Ohne Hast (No.3) horn and organ Elie Jolliet
view Langsam, Ruhevoll. Empfunden (No.6) piano Markus Lepper

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
view Complete Josef Weinberger 1898 Complete Score
Erste Abtheilung (Movement I)
Zweite Abtheilung (Movements IIVI)
Color Cover
view Complete Universal Edition 1906 Complete Score
Complete Score
view Complete Universal Edition 1906 Complete Score
view Complete parts Josef Weinberger 1899 Flute 1, 2, 3, 4 (all also Piccolo)
Oboe 1, 2, 3, 4 (also English Horn)
Clarinet 1, 2 (B), Piccolo Clarinet 1, 2 (E, 2 also Clarinet 4),
Clarinet 3 (B) (also Bass Clarinet (B)

Bassoon 1, 2, 3, 4 (also Contrabassoon)
Horn 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (F), Flugelhorn (B)
Trumpet 1, 2, 3, 4 (F, B)
Flugelhorn (B)
Trombone 1, 2, 3, 4, Tuba
Timpani 1, 2, Percussion
Snare Drum, 6 Bells (In a high gallery), Offstage Snare Drum,
Bass Drum/Triangle/Rute/Tam-tam, Glockenspiel/Tambourine/Cymbals

Harp 1, 2
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
view Complete vocal score Universal Edition IV. O Mensch, gib Acht
view Complete vocal score Universal Edition V. Es sungen drei Engel
view Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck (No.5) vocal score Pavel Palastrov 2014 Choral Score
view Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Josef Venantius Wöss
Universal Edition Complete Score
Color Cover
view Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Josef Venantius Wöss
Universal Edition Complete Score
I. Kräftig, Entschieden
II. Tempo di Minuetto
III. Comodo, Scherzando. Ohne Hast
IV. Sehr Langsam. Misterioso. Durchaus Leise
V. Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck
VI. Langsam, Ruhevoll. Empfunden
view Menuetto (No.2) Arrangement for piano
by Ignaz Friedman
Universal Edition 1913 Complete Score
view Comodo, Scherzando. Ohne Hast (No.3) Arrangement for horn and organ
by Elie Jolliet
Elie Jolliet 2022 Posthorn Solo - Complete Score
view Langsam, Ruhevoll. Empfunden (No.6) Arrangement for piano
by Markus Lepper
Markus Lepper 2020 Complete Score

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