Die Seejungfrau

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Die Seejungfrau is an early 20th-century symphonic fantasy by Alexander von Zemlinsky, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid” and noted for its lush, late-Romantic orchestration.

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instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphonic fantasy ⓘ
basedOn fairy tale ⓘ
basedOnWork The Little Mermaid ⓘ
catalogueStatus orchestral tone poem ⓘ
composer Alexander von Zemlinsky ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
era post-Romantic ⓘ
genre late-Romantic music ⓘ
inspiredBy Hans Christian Andersen ⓘ
The Little Mermaid ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
movement three movements ⓘ
narrativeSource Andersen’s tale of a mermaid ⓘ
notableCharacteristic expressive harmonic language ⓘ
late-Romantic chromaticism ⓘ
programmatic content ⓘ
orchestration large orchestra ⓘ
orchestrationFeature colorful woodwind writing ⓘ
extensive percussion ⓘ
prominent brass ⓘ
rich string writing ⓘ
performanceMedium symphony orchestra ⓘ
period early 20th century ⓘ
premiereLocation Vienna ⓘ
style lush orchestration ⓘ
subjectMatter sacrifice ⓘ
sea ⓘ
unrequited love ⓘ
titleTranslation The Mermaid ⓘ
workTitleLanguage German ⓘ

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Alexander von Zemlinsky → notableWork → Die Seejungfrau ⓘ