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Sieben Lieder, No. 6

Um Mitternacht – AF6h

 

A-Was [no call number]

 

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1

Not visible on fol. 1/10 or 4/5

2

Editorial

3

Pencil, possibly non-autograph

4

Ink, autograph

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title

 

[1r, Mahler, black ink:] „Um Mitternacht‟ / von Rückert

Date

   

Calligraphy

 

Main text: Mahler black ink, brown ink; additions and corrections: blue brown pencil and red pencil

Paper

 

18 staves, J.E. & C, N 5, 18 linig., upright format, J.E. & C  / WIEN¹ 344 x 26.4 (r=272)

Manuscript structure and collation

 

10 fol.

 
 

Folio² 

Page³ 

Sig.

Nos 

Bars

Notes

1r

     

Title page,  [Mahler, black ink:]:  „Um Mitternacht‟ / von Rückert; [upper r.h. margin, pencil:] 9  X

1v

     

Blank

Graphic image representing a bifolio

2r

1

[1]

1–5

[Top margin, l.h., pencil]: nach H-moll

2v

2

 

6–12 

 

3r

3

 

13–19 

 

3v

4

 

20–25

 

Graphic image representing a bifolio

4r

5

2

26–30

 

4v

6

 

31–36

 

5r

7

 

37–43

 

5v

8

 

44–50

 

Graphic image representing a bifolio

6r

9

3

51–58

 

6v

10

 

59–67

Mahler evidently forgot to include a stave for the tuba part in b. 67, so added it on the stave above the main system, with a pencil arrow indicating where it was continued on 7r.

7r

11

 

68–73

 

7v

12

 

74–79

 

Graphic image representing a bifolio

8r

13

4

80–86

 

8v

14

 

87–91

 

9r

15

 

92–94

A revised harp part is sketched in ink on the otherwise empty bottom two staves of the page

9v

 

 

blank

 

         
         

Provenance

 

Possibly a gift from Alma Mahler

Facsimiles

 

None located

Select Bibliography

 

SWXIII/4-xii, xi; SWXIV/4, xi-xii

Notes

 

This is kept with a bifolio which on 1r carries a message from Alma Mahler (purple ink); fol. 1v-2v are blank.

The paper used in the latter is 12 staves, J.E. & C, N 2, 12 linig., upright format, no watermark, 349 x c.268 (r=274)

   
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