Mahler 6
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Mahler 6 is Gustav Mahler’s intensely dramatic Sixth Symphony, often called the “Tragic,” known for its powerful emotional contrasts, innovative orchestration, and famously devastating hammer blows in the finale.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mahler 6 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Mahler 6 Context triple: [Symphony No. 6 in A minor "Tragic", catalogNumber, Mahler 6]
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Mahler Symphony No. 7
Mahler's Symphony No. 7 is a large-scale, five-movement late-Romantic symphony noted for its complex orchestration, enigmatic character, and striking contrasts between nocturnal moods and triumphant finale.
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Mahler Symphony No. 4
Mahler Symphony No. 4 is a relatively light, classically scaled symphony by Gustav Mahler, best known for its serene, childlike finale that sets the song "Das himmlische Leben" describing a child's vision of heaven.
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Mahler Symphony No. 3
Mahler's Symphony No. 3 is a monumental late-Romantic symphony for large orchestra, chorus, and alto solo that explores nature, humanity, and the divine across six expansive movements.
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Mahler Symphony No. 8
Mahler Symphony No. 8, often called the "Symphony of a Thousand," is a monumental choral symphony by Gustav Mahler that combines massive vocal and orchestral forces in a spiritually and philosophically ambitious work.
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Mahler Symphony No. 2
Mahler Symphony No. 2, also known as the "Resurrection" Symphony, is a monumental late-Romantic work for large orchestra, chorus, and soloists that explores themes of death, redemption, and the afterlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahler 6 Target entity description: Mahler 6 is Gustav Mahler’s intensely dramatic Sixth Symphony, often called the “Tragic,” known for its powerful emotional contrasts, innovative orchestration, and famously devastating hammer blows in the finale.
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A.
Mahler Symphony No. 7
Mahler's Symphony No. 7 is a large-scale, five-movement late-Romantic symphony noted for its complex orchestration, enigmatic character, and striking contrasts between nocturnal moods and triumphant finale.
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B.
Mahler Symphony No. 4
Mahler Symphony No. 4 is a relatively light, classically scaled symphony by Gustav Mahler, best known for its serene, childlike finale that sets the song "Das himmlische Leben" describing a child's vision of heaven.
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C.
Mahler Symphony No. 3
Mahler's Symphony No. 3 is a monumental late-Romantic symphony for large orchestra, chorus, and alto solo that explores nature, humanity, and the divine across six expansive movements.
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Mahler Symphony No. 8
Mahler Symphony No. 8, often called the "Symphony of a Thousand," is a monumental choral symphony by Gustav Mahler that combines massive vocal and orchestral forces in a spiritually and philosophically ambitious work.
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E.
Mahler Symphony No. 2
Mahler Symphony No. 2, also known as the "Resurrection" Symphony, is a monumental late-Romantic work for large orchestra, chorus, and soloists that explores themes of death, redemption, and the afterlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tragic ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionEndYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionStartYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| cataloguePosition | middle-period Mahler symphony ⓘ |
| commonProgrammingContext | full-length concert main work ⓘ |
| composer | Gustav Mahler ⓘ |
| difficultyLevel | technically demanding for orchestra ⓘ |
| durationApproximate | 80 minutes ⓘ |
| emotionalCharacterization |
intensely dramatic
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tragic ⓘ |
| genre | late-Romantic symphony ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
Allegro energico, ma non troppo. Heftig, aber markig
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Andante moderato ⓘ Finale: Allegro moderato – Allegro energico ⓘ Scherzo: Wuchtig ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Austro-German symphonic tradition ⓘ |
| key | A minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTempoMarkings | Italian ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | late Romanticism with modernist tendencies ⓘ |
| nickNameUsage | often called the Tragic Symphony ⓘ |
| notableElement | famous hammer blows in the last movement ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 6 ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
expanded percussion section
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large late-Romantic orchestra ⓘ use of celesta ⓘ use of cowbells ⓘ use of hammer blows in finale ⓘ |
| originalHammerBlowCount | 3 ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Essen ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Gustav Mahler ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1906-05-27 ⓘ |
| reception |
considered one of Mahler’s darkest symphonies
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widely performed in the symphonic repertoire ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Mahler Symphony No. 5
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linked to:
Mahler's Fifth Symphony
Mahler Symphony No. 7 ⓘ |
| revisedInYear | 1906 ⓘ |
| structuralFeature |
cyclical thematic relationships between movements
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prominent use of marching rhythms ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
extensive musicological analysis
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numerous commercial recordings ⓘ |
| title |
Symphony No. 6 in A minor
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linked to:
Symphony No. 6
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| tonalPlan | overall minor-mode trajectory with major–minor contrasts ⓘ |
| typicalHammerBlowCount | 2 ⓘ |
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