Mahler Flashcards
1
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full name
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Gustav Mahler
2
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born/died
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1860-1911
3
Q
country, time period, career
A
Austrian late-Romantic composer and conductor
4
Q
instruments played
A
piano
5
Q
source of income
A
earned his living as a conductor. Composed part-time during the summer in “composing huts” in the country.
6
Q
fame/legacy
A
composed 9 symphonies (10th was unfinished), a song-symphony, songs, and song cycles with orchestra
7
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personality, interests, cause of death
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perfectionist and workaholic, very demanding as a conductor
loved to swim and walk in the mountains
died of heart disease
