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The Symphony No. 5 by Gustav Mahler was composed in 1901 and 1902, mostly during the summer months at Mahler's cottage at Maiernigg. Among its most distinctive features are the trumpet solo that opens the work with the same rhythmic motive as used in the opening of Beethoven's 5th symphony and the frequently performed Adagietto. The musical canvas and emotional scope of the work, which lasts over an hour, are huge. The symphony is sometimes described as being in the key of C minor since the first movement is in this key (the finale, however, is in D major).〔'Gustav Mahler', in ''New Grove'', Macmillan, 1980〕 Mahler objected to the label: "From the order of the movements (where the usual first movement now comes second) it is difficult to speak of a key for the 'whole Symphony', and to avoid misunderstandings the key should best be omitted."〔Letter to ''Peters Music Publishers'' dated July 23, 1904. Cited after: http://www.gustav-mahler.org/gesamtausgabe/berichte/cr5-f.cfm〕 ==Instrumentation== The piece is scored for a large orchestra made up of: *woodwinds: 4 flutes (3rd & 4th doubling piccolos; for the last two bars of movement 3, all four flutes play piccolo), 3 oboes (3rd doubling English horn), 3 clarinets in B-flat and A (3rd doubling clarinet in D and bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (3rd doubling contrabassoon) *brass: 6 horns in F (with solo horn at movement 3), 4 trumpets in B-flat and F, 3 trombones, bass tuba *percussion: timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, tam-tam, whip (used only at movement 3), glockenspiel *strings: harp, violins I, II, violas, violoncellos, double basses 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Symphony No. 5 (Mahler)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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