Symphony No. 7 (Mahler)

Symphony No. 7
by Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler in 1907
Key(E minor –) C major
Composed1904–1905: Maiernigg
Published1909 (1909): Berlin
PublisherBote & Bock
Movements5
Premiere
Date19 September 1908 (1908-09-19)
LocationPrague
ConductorGustav Mahler
PerformersCzech Philharmonic

The Symphony No. 7 in E minor is a piece of orchestral music by Gustav Mahler. The composer wrote the symphony in 1904 and 1905. It is sometimes called the Song of the Night, but Mahler did not use this name.[1]

The symphony was first played on 19 September 1908 in Prague. It was played by the Czech Philharmonic and conducted by Mahler.[2]

Instrumentation

The symphony was written for a large orchestra with some unusual instruments such as the tenorhorn, cowbell, guitar, and mandolin. The orchestra has the following:[3][4][5]

Form

The work is in five parts, also called movements. They are:[6]

  1. Langsam – Allegro risoluto, ma non troppo
  2. Nachtmusik I
  3. Scherzo
  4. Nachtmusik II
  5. Rondo Finale

References

  1. ↑ David Hurwitz, The Mahler Symphonies: An Owner's Manual (includes 1 CD), Amadeus Press (2004), ISBN 1-57467-099-9
  2. ↑ Stoll Knecht, Anna (2019-11-21). "Compositional History". Mahler's Seventh Symphony. Studies in Musical Genesis, Structure, and Interpretation. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 64–88. doi:10.1093/oso/9780190491116.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-049111-6. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  3. ↑ "Symphony No. 7 in E minor, "Song of the Night", Gustav Mahler". LA Phil. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  4. ↑ Blatter, Alfred (1997). Instrumentation and Orchestration (2nd ed.). Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. p. 149. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  5. ↑ See "Tenor horn", Grove Music Online
  6. ↑ "Gustav Mahler (Works)", in New Grove, Macmillan, 1980

Further reading

  • Agawu, Kofi (1996). "The narrative impulse in the second Nachtmusik from Mahler's Seventh Symphony." In Craig Ayrey and Mark Everist, eds., Analytical Strategies and Musical Interpretation: Essays on Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Music. (Cambridge University Press), pp. 226–241.
  • Hefling, Stephen E. (2007). "'Ihm in die Lieder zu blicken': Mahler's Seventh Symphony sketchbook." In Stephen E. Hefling, ed., Mahler Studies (Cambridge University Press), pp. 169–216.
  • Hurwitz, David. (2004) "The Mahler Symphonies, An Owner's Manual."
  • Mitchell, Donald (April 1, 1963). "Mahler's Enigmatic Seventh Symphony". The Listener, vol. 49, no. 1776, p. 649.
  • Vernon, David (2022). Beauty and Sadness: Mahler's 11 Symphonies. Edinburgh: Candle Row Press. ISBN 978-1739659905., Chapter 7, 'Enigma and Twilight', pp. 233–262.
  • Whettam, Graham (December 30, 1965). "Mahler's seventh symphony." The Listener, p. 1088.
  • Williamson, John R. (1982). "Deceptive cadences in the last movement of Mahler's 'Seventh Symphony'." Soundings, no. 9, pp. 87–96.
  • Zychowicz, James L. (December 2004). "Mahler's Seventh Symphony Revisited." Naturlaut, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 2–6.

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