CH 32: NAWM8-170 Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, No. 1, Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n
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As the singer tells of a misfortune in the night, the music ironically
cadences in a major key.
The vocal melody is composed mostly of
half steps.
The text, which refers to everlasting light, is contrasted with
increasing chromaticism.
After the cadence in D major midway through the excerpt, the music modulates to the
parallel minor.
In the third couplet, the vocal melody from the first couplet is
rhythmically altered and inverted.
