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Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen

Kindertotenlieder · No. 2

Gustav Mahler · 1901–04 · G minor · 74 bars · 84 chords analysed

“Songs on the Death of Children” sets five poems that Friedrich Rückert wrote after losing two of his children. Mahler composed them between 1901 and 1904; tragically, his own daughter died a few years later. The score here is for voice and piano.

Keys visited: G minor, C minor, E♭ major, C major, D♭ major, A minor, F major, D major, B♭ major, B♭ minor, G♭ major, C♭ major.