Listening Guide – Movement 1: Lied 1: Hymnus: Veni Creator Spiritus
Transcript In part one, Mahler sets a medieval latin hymn to music in one of his most directly expressive and straightforward symphonic movements. As in all the first movements of his middle period symphonies, Mahler carries his thematic material forward on the solid rhythmic foundation of a march beat. In this case, slightly set off-balanced […]