Der Tamboursg’sell

E837258

"Der Tamboursg’sell" is a somber art song by Gustav Mahler, based on a folk text from the Des Knaben Wunderhorn collection, depicting the final reflections of a condemned drummer boy.

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Der Tamboursg’sell canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art song ⓘ
accompaniment orchestra ⓘ
associatedWith Des Knaben Wunderhorn (poetry collection) ⓘ
belongsToRepertoire late-Romantic German Lied repertoire ⓘ
composer Gustav Mahler ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
cycle Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Mahler song collection) ⓘ
depicts final reflections of a condemned drummer boy ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
song ⓘ
historicalContext imagined military justice in pre-modern Europe ⓘ
language German ⓘ
mood somber ⓘ
narrativePerspective first person ⓘ
notableFor dark orchestral coloring ⓘ
tragic, resigned tone ⓘ
period late Romantic ⓘ
positionInCycle one of the last Wunderhorn songs ⓘ
protagonist condemned drummer boy ⓘ
style through-composed ⓘ
subjectMatter pre-execution monologue ⓘ
textAuthor traditional folk text ⓘ
textCollectionType German folk poetry ⓘ
textSource Des Knaben Wunderhorn ⓘ
theme death ⓘ
execution ⓘ
farewell ⓘ
military life ⓘ
vocalForces solo voice ⓘ

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