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Symphony No. 9 in D major

19091 h 21 min

This guide follows Mahler’s Symphony No. 9 in D major (1909) in four parts: Andante comodo (sonata form), Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers, Rondo-Burleske. Allegro assai (rondo) and Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend.

Recording: Wiener Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein

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AnalysisComments
  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II eines
  3. III-. assai · Rondo
  4. IV. Sehr und
I Sonata form0:57–28:11

The music grows out of near silence with a hesitant, syncopated rhythm in the harp, answered by horns, that keeps returning. The main material (A) comes back as A1, A2 and A3, each time after a section (, 1 and 2). In the developments a builds over a timpani (a repeated pattern), with low bells heard only here. In the piccolo, flute, oboe and violin imitate bird calls, and the music dissolves.

  2. A
II eines 28:27–44:31
III-. assaiRondo44:48–56:14
IV. Sehr und 56:33–1:22:13

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

At a glance

  1. I. Andante comodoSonata form · 27 min · 454 bars
  2. II. Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers16 min · 621 bars · quarter note ≈ 154 bpm
  3. III. Rondo-Burleske. Allegro assaiRondo · 11 min · 667 bars · half note ≈ 126 bpm
  4. IV. Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend26 min · 185 bars

Instruments: Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, English horn, Clarinet, Bass clarinet, Bassoon, Contrabassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion, Glockenspiel, bells, Harp, Violin (solo), Viola (solo), Cello (solo), Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Double bass

Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 9 in D major, I. Andante comodo: first page of the score
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Questions

How long is Symphony No. 9 in D major?
About 1 h 21 min in this recording, in 4 movements: I 27 min, II 16 min, III 11 min and IV 26 min.
What form are its movements in?
I: sonata form and III: rondo.
Which instruments play in Symphony No. 9 in D major?
Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, English horn, Clarinet, Bass clarinet, Bassoon, Contrabassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion, Glockenspiel, bells, Harp, Violin (solo), Viola (solo), Cello (solo), Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello and Double bass.
How fast is it played?
In this recording, measured from the score: II quarter note ≈ 154 bpm and III half note ≈ 126 bpm.
Is there a score of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 9 in D major?
Yes, of every movement.

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The late Romantic orchestra at its largest: Bruckner's and Mahler's symphonies and Strauss's tone poems, 1880 to 1945.

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