Movement Four from "Symphony No 4"

Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler (tr. Jennifer Hiller)

Subtitle: From Des Knaben Wunderhorn

General Info

Year: 1901 / 2013?
Duration: c. 8:30
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Manuscript
Cost: Score and Parts - Free

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Euphonium I-II
Tuba
Piano
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Sleigh Bells
Suspended Cymbal
Triangle

Mezzo-Soprano

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Symphony No. 4 in G major by Gustav Mahler was written in 1899 and 1900, though it incorporates a song originally written in 1892. The song, Das himmlische Leben, presents a child's vision of Heaven. It is sung by a soprano in the work's fourth and last movement. A child, voiced by a soprano, presents a sunny, naive vision of Heaven and describes the feast being prepared for all the saints.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

This transcription is by Jennifer Hiller of Los Angeles, California.

Media

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State Ratings

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Performances

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Minnesota State Band (St. Paul) (Charles Boody, conductor; Erin Wind, soprano) – 31 March 2017
Peninsula Symphonic Winds (Rolling Hills, Calif.) (Jennifer Hiller, conductor; Melodee Fernandez, soprano) – 7 April 2013

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adagietto (arr. Hautvast) (1902/2002)
Adagietto from "Symphony No 5" (arr. Shishikura) (1902/2015)
Blumine (tr. Dohmen) (1884/2020)
Chorale, March and Coda from "Symphony No 2" (1894/)
Der Tamboursg’sell (1901)
Finale from Symphony No. 1 (arr. Mertens) (1888/1996)
Finale from Symphony No. 1 in D "Titan" (arr. Schneider) (1888/2015)
Finale from the 3rd Symphony (arr. Mertens) (1894-1896/1985)
Finale to "Symphony No 3" (arr. Saucedo) (1894-1896/2002)
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (arr. Bowlin) (1884/1892/1896/)
Rückert-Lieder (tr. Andrew J. Putnam) (1901-1902/)
Movement Four from "Symphony No 4" (arr. Hiller) (1901/2013?)
Musings on Mahler (arr. Bough) (2018)
Resurrection Chorale (tr. Austin) (1894/2021)
Rondo Burleske (arr. Gorb) (1909-1910/2011)
Sinfonie Nr 7 Rondo Finale (arr. Ishizuya) (1904-1905/2007)
Symphony No. 1 Finale. See: Finale from Symphony No. 1 in D "Titan"
Symphony No. 3 (arr. Shaefer, Patterson, Reynolds) (1894-1896/1906/)
Symphony No 3 Finale (Excerpts) (arr. Reynolds) (1894-96/1971)
Three Angels Were Singing a Sweet Song (arr. Roach) (1896/2008)
Um Mitternacht (1901)
Urlicht (arr. Vertommen) (1894/2008)
Urlicht (arr. Hanna) (1894/2002)

Resources

Jennifer Hill, personal correspondence, August 2017
Persual score
Symphony No. 4 (Mahler), Wikipedia Accessed 10 August 2017