Songs Of A Wayfarer: Ging heut' morgen übers Feld Flashcards
Which parts did Mahler right?
He wrote both the music and the lyrics for this song cycle.
Which song is this out of the four song cycle?
The second song out of the four song cycle.
The cycle is written for which voices?
The cycle is written for low voices to be sung by baritones or mezzo sopranos.
The melody from this selection is also from which of Mahler symphony?
It’s from the A theme in Mahler’s first symphony
Why did Mahler write Songs of a Wayfarer ?
This selection, Ging heut’ morgen übers Feld, is the happiest song in the cycle. Mahler wrote these songs after a bad break up with his girlfriend.
What is a song cycle?
A group of art songs usually by the same poet and composer with a unifying subject or idea.
What’s a baritone?
A medium low male singing voice between bass and tenor.
What’s a lieder?
A 19th century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the accompaniment and voice in equal artistic partnership.
When was Songs of a Wayfarer composed?
1884 to 1885
