jmc's classics
I am not in to the music of Gustav Mahler(1860-1911) I find his music to be somewhat depressing. He wrote nine completed symphonies and an unfinished Tenth Symphony. Several people have mad an attempt to finish it. His second, Third, Fourth and Eighth symphonies make use of human voice. He also wrote several song cycles. He also wrote a piano quartet. His songs were about all aspects of life.
He was born in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) to Jewish parents and grew up in Austria. During that time Bohemia was part of the Austria-Hungry Empire. He was also a conductor who had briefly conducted for the Met in New York City. During his lifetime hw was mainly known as a conductor. Much of his music is used in film. His Fifth Symphony was used in the Movie Death in Venice. His Piano quartet was used in the movie Shutter Island. Neither of which I have seen. Many Hollywood Composers such as Erick Korngold (1897-1957) and Micklos Rosza (1907-1995) were influenced by Mahler's music and borrowed from it. Both men were born in the Austria Hungry Empire and moved to America and wrote for Hollywood. As I have mentioned many of the Hollywood movies have used Classical music in their scores. there were a lot of good Hollywood composers. Mahler 's output is short for an important composer but his music has had an impact. English composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was known as the Black Mahler. He was born to and English mother and a Sierra-Leon Father. he is known for his ballet Hiawatha.
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