27A Atl(, RECURRING THEMATIC AND MOTIVIC MATERIAL IN GUSTAV MAHLER'S SYMPHONIES I -IX THESIS Presented to the Graduate Council of the North Texas State University in Partial RFulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS By Richard D. DuPree, B.M. Denton, Texas August, 1970 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. .* * - - - * - 0 * * - - 0 vi Chapter I. INTRODUCTION. ,* . 0 , , , . 0 ", " , 1 Cyclicism from Beethoven to Mahler 0 ,, , . , , II. SYMPHONY I. , 0 9 9 First Movement Blumine Second Movement Third Movement Fourth Movement III. SYMPHONY II - . - - - 9 9 9 9 . 35 First Movement Second Movement Third Movement Fourth Movement--'Ur1icht" Fifth Movement IV. SYMPHONY III - 0 -,. - 9 9 9 - . 59 First Movement Second Movement Third Movement Fourth.Movement Fifth Movement Sixth Movement 0 * . 9 .9 ... 80 V. SYMPHONY IV - a.o 0 # - 9 - 9 First Movement Second Movement Third Movement Fourth Movement iv Chapter Page ---0w ** . 96 VI. SYMPHONY V.* &--f &* a 0 0 First Movement Second Movement Third Movement Fourth Movement Fifth Movement VI I. SYMPHONY V I 0*0 - a * aa - - " " ** - . 115 First Movement Second Movement Third Movement Fourth Movement VIII. SYMPHONY VII. - - 0 oz op .0 .& .# .0 0 # # - . - a 136 First Movement Second Movement Third Movement Fourth Movement Fifth Movement IX. SYMPHONY VIII * * * * # 0* * . * . - 152 Part I Part II X. SYMPHONY IX - -* * * -t -* * -- -. * - * - 164 First Movement Second Movement Third Movement Fourth Movement XI. CONCLUSION. * 0 0 0 -0 0 0 0 . 0. 179 - - *0 t . *. .186 BIBLIOGRAPHY 0 * - - - * - * * - * V LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure Page 1. "Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht," Lieder eines fahrenden Geselle., measures T s. 0. 0.. 12 2. "Ging heut' morgen Gber's Feld," Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, measures 204. 12 3. "Ging heut' morgen iUber's Feld," Lieder eines fahreaden Gesellen, measures 13 4. "Ging heut' morgen Uber's Feld," Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, measures 75-79. 13 5. "Ich hab' ein glihend Messer," Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, measures 18-19. , ," 14 6. "Ich hab' ein gluhend Messer," Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, measure34. 14 7. "Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz" Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, measures 40-44 - - - - - - - - - - - * . " . 15 8. Symphony I,Ifirst movement, measures 7-10 0 . is 9. first Symphony T , movement, measures 22-26. 16 10. phony I first movement, measures 30-32. 16 11., Symphony I, first movement, measures 40-41. 17 12. xSmphony first movement, measures 47-49.0 . 17 13. Symphony first movement, measures 165-w6 - * * W 9 9 * 0 * - - * W W. 18 1,4. Symphony , first movement, measures 208-18. - * . * 0-6. * * - - 9 9 w .- " . 18 first movement, measures Z10.'2 * 0 w 16. S$ymph,,ony ., first movement, measures - 0 * # . * 0. * . .W.* . S . 19 vi Figure Page 17. symphony Ilumine, measure 1. 22 18. Symphony I, Blumine, measures 4-13. 22 19. Der Trompeter von SaicKingen, measures 1-6 . 23 20. Symphony I, second movement, measures 1-4 . 24 21.o 2ymhony I second movement, I_, measures, 8-12. 24 22. yhonyI, second movement, measures 38-39 * . 25 23. SyPhoy second movement, measures 76-77 . 25 24. SMphhon I, third movement, measures 1-10 . * . 26 25. SyMhoy I, third movement, measures 19-23. 27 26. Symphony I, third movement, measures 38-42. 27 27. Symphony I, third movement, measures 45-49. 28 28. Symphony third movement, I, measures 60-62. 28 29. SymphonyI, third movement, measures 85-89. 29 30. Symphony , third movement, measures 124-31. * fout * moveme me-&asures . 30 31. Symphony fourth I, movement, measures 54-73 31 32. Symphony" I, fourth movement, measures 206-09. f r movement, .m.ea.sures . 32 33. Symphony I fourth movement, measures 32 34. hon ,Ifourth movement, measures S . S 32 35. S h I, fourth movement,# measures 33 36. S I fourth movement, measures - *- * w0-- 1- 0 *- 0- - - . 37. s I, fourth movement, measures -S. -.--- -.... 34 vi i Figure Page 38. SymphonyII, first movement , measure 5. 38 39. Phony I, first movement, measures 18-21 . 38 40. Symphony I, first movement, measures 28-30 . 38 41. Symhony I, first movement, measure 97 . * 39 42. SyMhon II, first movement, measures - - . 109- . *- - - - , * 39 43. SII, first movement, measures 9 9 0 0 0 . .w.. 39 44. 1, first movement, measures 0 0 0 . .S 40 45. II ,y2jhnfirst movement, measures 4 6 . S . 0 . .I . 40 46. y .phonyH, first movement, measure 206. 40 47. SII, first movement, measures ,&.*00- .# 0 * . 0. 041 . 5 .00 0 . 48. SI, first movement, measures 0 . 41 49. "Dies irae," Liber Usualis, p. 1810 . 0 42 - 50. Symphony I, second movement, measures 1-4. 43 51. Symphony II, second movement, measures 92-1005 H thr movement, measures . 43 52. Symp yII, third movement, measures 12-19 * - 0 - - 0 0 . 45 53. SHh I, third movement, measures 1 0 45 67- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54. Yukn I, third movement, measures0 -2-20 - 6 ** -9 - - *-6- 0 0 . 45 55. S I, third movement, measures . 46 56. TI, third movement, measures 0 5 0 . 0 * . 0 . 0 - - -T0 . 0 46 viii Fi g ire Page 57. Symphony I, fourth movement., measures 1-2. 47 58. SymphonyI , fourth movement, measures 3-7. 47 59. Symphony II, fourth movement, measures .0 37 4 *. 0 * * * , . 0 0 * , O. * 48 60. Sy n , fourth movement, measures ..... - - 0 6 0 . 0 0 0- 0 0 0 48 61. Symphony I, fifth movement, measures S Z8-29 * 51 62. Symphony H, fifth movement, measures 32-34 . 51 63. S Symphony H, fifth movement, measures, 43-47 * 51 64. Symphony I, fifth movement, measures S 57-58 .S * 52 S 65. Symphony yI, fifth movement, measures ,59-60 .S . 52 66. Symphony H, fifth movement, S measures 62-69 .S . 52 67. Symphony I, fifth movement, measures 69-73 53 68. Symphony H, fifth movement, measures 78-79 . 53 69. Sy1hony1I, fifth movement, measures 96-* - 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 . 54 70. Beethoven:111, Piano Sonata in C Minor, . p. measures 2 T . .. 54 71. n II, fifth movement, measures . - - - - 0 - *. .0me. 54 72. SyHhonyII, fifth movement, measures W... 0 . -0 0 - 0 . * " a0 a . 0 . * 55 73. S >o II, fifth movement, measures 4 2. .2* 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 " a0 a 0 74. S I, fifth movement, measures . .0'0'0 * * *#1 0 * # ' l #1 . 56. 75. Sy, fifth movement, measures T -w"f*"* a 0 0 o, a,0 * , w0 0 90 l 0 * 4 Z . .0 . 57 76. I, fifth movement, measures 00 0 * 0 . ... T . - F58 ix Figure Page 77. Symphony II,, fifth movement, measures 58 78. Symphony .II, first movement, measures 1-4. 60 79. A. Brahms: S'Mphgny L, fourth movement, measures 62-65. .* . 0 .. .- . B. "Ich hab' mich ergeben," tt chg. 60 Volkslied, p. 67, measures 1-4. 60 80. Symphony jUj first movement, measures 11-14 . - . 61 81. Symphony III first movement, measures 14-17 f . m .e e . .## * . 61 82. SyMphon II first movement, measure 27. 61 83. yM n II, first movement, measures 31-33 .-- * mo n.. .. , a . 61 84. Sypho L first movement, " S a 57-60 measures . mo ve - n a a . 62 85. SY.phony LII.,o first movement, 83-86 measures U .7 - - - - . * - . a . a 62 86. Sy phonyL III., first movement, 299-301 measures -a . * -a * .a 62 . a . a . ., . 87. SyMphonx III first movement, measure 337 63 88. Sphony X, , first movement, measures 502-03. - - - a - - a . .* . * . 63 89. SMhon LLL, first movement, 505-07 - measures . 63 90. Symphony IL, fourth movement, measures 321-34 a - a . a * . a . a a a a a 64 91. Symphony L, first movement, measure 550 64 4 a a 92. Symhon II_, first movement, measures 574-76, - . - - - . a a a . a a . 65 a " " a 93. Smhony _I, second movement, measures 1-4.. 65 x Figure Page 94. Symphony LI, second movement, measure 20 66 S . 95. Symphony II, second movement, measures 49-51 s o ov-ement measures*00.*. 66 . .6 96. SXmphXkny iii, second movement, measures 70-71 *.. 97. Symphony .LL., second movement, measures 89-80 67 . 98. SM hon La, second movement measure 79 67 . 99. Symphony II. second movement, measures 254-580 -.- 68 . 100. Symphony II, third movement, measures 1-2. 69 S S 101. SXmlhony I, third movement, measures 3-11. - -* # . * - -6*I.*.* * ... I 70 102. Symphony IL, third movement, measures . 6 256-63. - - thir movement, meaures. , 71 6 0 103. SyMphony III, third movement, measures 296-98-.& # i . movement, measure,4. * I 0 1 71 104. Symphony II, third movement, measures 433-34. - 72 105. Symhony jII, third movement, measures456 72 . 106. SYMhony II, fourth movement, measures - 73 107. m .LL, fourth 0 movement, measures '3 0 8-10. - 6 - * - - *-0 - . 73 108. SYmphony HIP, fourth movement, measures 11-12 - 74 109. Symphony LL, fourth movement, measures 32-33 - . 74 110. Symphony j.II, fourth movement, measure-s 106-08. - S S-S S- - - 0 -0 0 *. **0. 75 111. Symphony III,. fifth movement, measures 3-6. 75 112. 5mIonyLL, ICifth movement, measures o* q . 06 0 *0 6 20-21. & w * 6 76- xi Figure Page 113. Symphony III, fifth movement, measures s0ure 0 9. 76 114. Symphony fifth III, movement, measures " " 115. fifth . ." 1y4phonyk movement, measures 44'.-4 8 - *a's- - - * * . 09 l 0 *4 * 77 116. Symphony III, sixth movement, measures 1-4. 77 117. Symphony III, sixth movement, measures 8104 . 78 118. Symphony III, sixth movement, measures 4-4 : * # 0 W9 - 4 # 0 0 . I 78 119. Symphony III, s sixth movement, measures 2 Symhmny .0 * 0 0*0.W.