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Des Knaben Wunderhorn

 

Title

  Des Knaben Wunderhorn / Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Orchesterbegleitung

Date
  1888? - 189?

Contents
 

Transposed versions of the songs were not published; the voice ranges use Helmholtz notation and show pitches for which Mahler provides an ossia in parentheses; the timings are derived from PFMD2.
 

1.

Der Schildwache Nachtlied a–f" [4:45–6:58]
 

2.

Verlorne Müh'! (Schwäbisch) c'–g''(g'') [2:09–3:20]
 

3.

Trost im Unglück (a)c'–f'' [2:03–3:19]
 

4.

Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?! c'–g''(a'') [1:47–2:52]
  5. Das irdische Leben (tiefe Stimme) b–g'' [2:20–3:40]
  6. Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt (g)b–e'' [3:28–4:48]
  7. Rheinlegendchen (b)c'–f''(g'') [2:37–3:45]
  8. Lied des Verfolgten im Thurme (g)b–g'' [3:33–5:35]
  9. Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen (a)c–g'' [5:10–9:10]
  10. Lob des hohen Verstands a–b'' [2:07–3:49]
  11. „Es sungen drei Engel einen süssen Gesang‟

(Frauenchor aus der 3. Symphonie.) Für eine Stimme bearbeitet

 a–a'' [5:50–8:05]
  12. Urlicht. (Alt Solo aus der 2. Symphonie) d'–e'' [4:29–7:00]

Texts
  Links to relevant editions  

Scoring
 

Voice and piano or voice and orchestra. Mahler never prepared a version of no. 11 for solo voice and orchestra; the orchestral versions of the other songs in the collection differ from one another in instrumentation:
  1. 

Der Schildwache Nachtlied

    
    Picc, fl 1–2, ob 1–2, cl 1–2 in B, bsn 1–2
    Hn 1–4 in F, tpt 1–2 in F
    Timp 1–2, tr, sd, bd with cym (1 player)
    Harp
    Strings
     
  2. 

Verlorne Müh'!

    
    Fl 1–2 (=picc 1–2), ob 1–2, cl 1–2 in A, bsn 1–2
    Hn 1–2 in F
    Tr
    Strings
     
  3. 

Trost im Unglück

    
    Picc, fl 1–2, ob 1–2, cl 1–2 in A, bsn 1–2
    Hn 1–4 in F, tpt 1–2 in F
    Timp, tr, sd
    Strings
     
  4. 

Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?!

    
    Fl 1–2, ob 1–2, cl 1–2 in B, bsn 1–2
    Hn 1–2 in F
    Tr
    Strings
     
  5. 

Das irdische Leben

    
    Picc, fl 1–2, ob 1–2, ca, cl 1–2 in B, bsn 1–2
    Hn 1–3 in F, tpt in F
    Cym
    Strings
     
  6. 

Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt

    
    Fl 1–2, ob 1–2, cl 1 in B, cl 2 in B/A, bsn 1–3
    Hn 1–4 in F
    Timp 1–2, tr, rute, cym, tam-tam, bd
    Strings
     
  7. 

Rheinlegenchen

    
    Fl, ob, ca, cl in A, bsn
    Hn in F, tpt
    Strings
     
  8. 

Lob des hohen Verstands

    
    Fl 1–2, ob 1–2, cl in E, cl 1–2 in B, bsn 1–2
    Hn 1–4 in F, tpt in B/F, trb, tuba
    Timp, tr
    Strings
     
 

9. 

Lied des Verfolgten im Turm

    
    Fl 1–2, ob 1–2, cl 1–2 in B, bsn 1–2
    Hn 1–4 in F, tpt 1–2 in B
    Timp
    Strings
     
 

10. 

Lied des Verfolgten im Turm

    
    Fl 1–2, ob 1–2, cl 1–2 in B
    Hn 1–4 in F, tpt 1–2 in F
    Strings
     
  12. Urlicht
    Picc 1–2 (=fl 1–2), ob 1–2 (2=ca), cl 1–2 in B, bsn 1–2 (2=cbsn)
    Hn 1–4 in F, tpt 1–2 in F
    Glocke
    Strings

Duration
 

For the duration ranges for individual songs (derived from PFMD2) see the contents list above. In the absence of any timings of performances during Mahler's lifetime, the following, taken from the Orchesterwerke Haupkatalog 1937 (Vienna: Universal-Edition, May 1937), p. 18, offer interesting points of comparison:
 
1. 6:00 2. 4:00 3. 4:00 4. 1:30 5. 3:00 6. 4:00
7. 3:00 8. 4:30 9. 7:00 10. 3:30 11. 5:00 12. 5:30
                       

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Chronology
 

1892.01.28

The piano and voice draft of Der Schildwache Nachtlied (AV2) completed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Titles

The title of no. 4 is given at the head of the autograph and the first edition of the orchestral score as Wer hat dies Liedel erdacht?. The autograph and the first edition of the voice and piano version, the printed wrapper of both versions and the programmes of the first two performances conducted by Mahler give the title adopted here.

Critical Edition

SWXIII/2b: Gustav Mahler, Fünfzehn Lieder, Humoresken und Balladen aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn für Singstimme und Klavier, Kritische Gesamtausgabe Band XIII, Teilband 2b, vorgelegt von Renate Hilmar-Voit unter Mitarbeit von Thomas Hampson (Vienna: Universal Edition, 1993) [Nos 1–13]

SWXIV/2: Gustav Mahler, Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Orchester-begeleitung, Sämtliche Werke, Kritische Gesamtausgabe, Band XIV, Teilband 2, ed. Renate Stark-Voit, (Vienna: Universal Edition, 1998)

This edition also includes the 1892 version of Das himmlische Leben

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