Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The boy's magic horn) is a song cycle for voice and orchestra by Gustav Mahler. The words of the songs come from a much larger volume of anonymous German folk poems collected and published by Clemens Brentano and Ludwig Achim von Arnim between 1805 and 1808. A song cycle is a group of songs designed to be performed in sequence as a single entity. ... Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ... Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler (July 7, 1860âMay 18, 1911) was a Bohemian-Austrian composer and conductor. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ...
Mahler composed the songs between 1892 and 1905: 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
"Revelge" - Reveille
"Rheinlegendchen" - Little legend of the Rhine
"Trost im Unglück" - Consolation in grief
"Verlor'ne Müh" - Lost effort
"Der Schildwache Nachtlied" - Night song of the guard
"Das irdische Leben" - Earthly life
"Lied des Verfolgten im Turm" - Song of the prisoners in the tower
"Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht? - Who thought up this little song?
"Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt" - Antonius from Padua preaches for the fish
"Lob des hohen Verstandes" - Praise of high intellect
"Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen" - where the beautiful trumpets blow
"Der Tamboursg'sell" - The young drummer
"Urlicht" - Big Bang light
"Es sungen drei Engel" - Three angels were singing