Der Trunkene im Frühling

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"Der Trunkene im Frühling" is one of the six vocal-orchestral songs in Gustav Mahler’s symphonic song cycle *Das Lied von der Erde*, known for its depiction of intoxicated escape from the sorrows of life.

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Der Trunkene im Frühling canonical 1
The Drunkard in Spring 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf movement
orchestral song
song from song cycle
accompaniment orchestra
associatedConcept escapism
transience of life
associatedWithPeriod late Romantic
basedOnWorkBy Li Bai
belongsToComposerOutput Mahler vocal-orchestral works
linked to: Mahler song cycles
catalogueGrouping Mahler songs with orchestra
composer Gustav Mahler
cycleConsistsOf six songs
cycleTextLanguage German
cycleType vocal-orchestral song cycle
firstPerformanceContext premiere of Das Lied von der Erde
genre symphonic song
historicalContext early 20th-century Austro-German music
language German
musicalForm through-composed song
orchestrationBy Gustav Mahler
originalTitleLanguage German
partOf Das Lied von der Erde
performanceMedium tenor and orchestra
poetryAdaptedBy Hans Bethge
positionInCycle fourth song
relatedWork Das Lied von der Erde (cycle as a whole)
Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde
Von der Jugend
Von der Schönheit
textCharacter drunkard
textCollection Die chinesische Flöte
textSource Chinese poetry
The Chinese Flute
theme escape from the sorrows of life
existential reflection
intoxication
nature and spring
titleTranslation The Drunkard in Spring
vocalForces tenor

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Das Lied von der Erde movement Der Trunkene im Frühling
Der Trunkene im Frühling titleTranslation The Drunkard in Spring
linked to: Der Trunkene im Frühling