Open AccessThe Movement Order of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony: Musical Considerations
Author(s) -
Niall O’Loughlin
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
muzikološki zbornik/muzikološki zbornik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2350-4242
pISSN - 0580-373X
DOI - 10.4312/mz.44.2.39-52
Subject(s) - symphony , musical , order (exchange) , movement (music) , art , literature , harmonic , art history , visual arts , aesthetics , physics , acoustics , economics , finance
Mahler composed his Sixth Symphony with the Scherzo preceding the Andante, but reversed them before the first performance for all performances and published editions. However, some prominent musicians still insist on this order. With numerous thematic and harmonic connections between Alle- gro and Andante, and Scherzo and Finale, Mahler’s revised order is completely convincing.