Urlicht

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Urlicht is a poignant song for alto and orchestra by Gustav Mahler, best known as the introspective fourth movement of his Symphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”).

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Label Occurrences
Urlicht canonical 3
IV. Urlicht 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral song
associatedComposer Gustav Mahler
associatedWork Resurrection Symphony
catalogue part of Mahler’s vocal-orchestral output
character introspective
poignant
composer Gustav Mahler
genre Lied
orchestral song
key D-flat major
movementNumber 4
movementOf Symphony No. 2 (Mahler)
notableFor serving as a contemplative interlude before the symphony’s finale
orchestrationFeature reduced orchestral forces compared to outer movements
period late Romantic
positionInSymphony penultimate movement before finale
premiereContext first performed as part of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2
scoredFor alto voice
orchestra
tempoMarking Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht
textLanguage German
textSource Des Knaben Wunderhorn
theme inner faith
search for salvation
spiritual longing
titleLanguage German
titleTranslation Primal Light
vocalSoloist alto solo
voiceType alto

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Resurrection Symphony movement IV. Urlicht
linked to: Urlicht
Urlicht title Urlicht
subject linked to: fourth movement "Urlicht"