Alexander Zemlinsky
14.10.1871—15.03.1942

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Alexander Zemlinsky
Die Seejungfrau | for orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 1903
Subtitle: Fantasie
Scored for: for orchestra
Composer: Alexander Zemlinsky
Instrumentation: 4 3 4 3 - 6 3 4 1 - timp, perc(2), hp(2), str
Instrumentation details: 1. flute; 2. flute; 3. flute (+ picc.); 4. flute (+ picc.); 1. oboe; 2. oboe; cor anglais; clarinet in Eb; 1. clarinet in B (+ cl.(A)); 2. clarinet in B (+ cl.(A)); bass clarinet in B (+ bass cl.(A)); 1. bassoon; 2. bassoon; 3. bassoon; 1. horn in F; 2. horn in F; 3. horn in F; 4. horn in F; 5. horn in F; 6. horn in F; 1. trumpet in F; 2. trumpet in F; 3. trumpet in F; 1. tenor trombone; 2. tenor trombone; 3. tenor trombone; bass trombone; bass tuba; timpani; perc (glockenspiel, triangle, hangig cymbal, 2 tubular bellsn); 1. harp; 2. harp; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Duration (min): 45
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World Première
Location: Wien / Austria
Date: 25.01.1905
Work Introduction

Written at the same time as Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 and Schönberg’s Pelléas und Mélisande, op. 5, Alexander Zemlinsky’s Die Seejungfrau, which he described as a ‘fantasia’, enjoyed a successful world première in 1905. Despite the acclaim, however, the 45-minute work for large [...]

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