1. Chapter 60 Vienna at the Turn of the Twentieth Century: Gustav and Alma Mahler

2. Lecture Overview Vienna at the turn of the 20th century Gustav Mahler: –life and music –song “Um Mitternacht” –Symphony No. 5, movement 4 (Adagietto) Alma Mahler: –life and music –song “Die stille Stadt” Review

3. The Life of Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) 1860 born in Kalist, a Bohemian village northwest of Vienna 1875 attends Conservatory in Vienna 1880 begins career of conductor 1897 appointed music director of the Vienna Opera 1902 marries Alma Schindler 1907 leaves the Vienna Opera for the Metropolitan Opera in New York 1911 dies in Vienna

4. Principal Compositions of Gustav Mahler Orchestra: symphonies (10), song-symphony Das Lied von der Erde Songs: about 45 including cycles –Songs of a Wayfarer –Kindertotenlieder

5. Gustav Mahler, “Um Mitternacht,” 1901 Through-composed form

6. Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5, 1902, movement 4 (Adagietto) Ternary form

7. The Life of Alma Mahler (1879–1964) 1879 born in Vienna to the family of a painter 1900 lessons in music with Alexander Zemlinsky 1902 marries Gustav Mahler and gives up composing 1910 returns to music and publishes a collection of early songs 1929 after a brief marriage to Walter Gropius, marries the writer Franz Werfel 1940 arrives in California for duration of World War II 1945 moves to New York 1964 dies in New York

8. Principal Compositions by Alma Mahler Songs: sixteen, composed c1900–1924

9. Alma Mahler, song “Die stille Stadt,” c1901 Through-composed form

10. Review Key Terms Des knaben Wunderhorn oboe d’amore Alexander Zemlinsky