Listening Chart 18 Mahler, Symphony No. 1, third movement, Funeral March

SECTION 1
0:00	Funeral March	Drumbeat, then four main entries of the round “Frère Jacques” (minor mode), which is the march theme
0:07		Entry 1: Double bass, muted
0:28		Entry 2: Bassoon (a subsidiary entry follows: cellos)
0:48		Entry 3: Tuba
1:02		(“Additional” fragment: oboe)
1:15		Entry 4: Flute in low register
1:35		(“Additional” fragment). The march gradually dies away; the drumbeat finally stops.
SECTION 2
2:09	Dance-Band Phrases	a Oboes, p, repeated (trumpets in counterpoint); pizzicato string beat
2:39		b Faster, mf; high (E-flat) clarinets, bass drum, and cymbals
2:53		a Strings, with varied repeat (trumpets in counterpoint)
3:24		b′ With new continuation
3:42	Conclusion	Descending cadential passage, a little slower, based on a
4:12	Return to Funeral-March Motives	The funeral-march drumbeat, which entered during the previous passage, continues in the background. The march dies away; the drumbeat almost stops.
SECTION 3
4:53	Trio (Song)	The rhythm gradually picks up: a gentle triplet accompaniment with a throbbing background.
5:09		A songlike melody starts in muted strings, then moves to the flute, two solo violins, clarinet, and oboe.
6:25		The trio dies away (violins).
6:43		Gong strokes
6:50		Flutes play two new phrases, as though waiting.
SECTION 4
7:02	March	Drumbeat, faster, in a new key: march (“Frère Jacques”)
7:18		(“Additional” fragment: E-flat clarinet, strings, flute)
7:36		March theme with new, parodistic counterpoint: trumpets
8:00		Dance-band phrase b: clarinets, cymbals, drums
8:17		March theme with new trumpet counterpoint; new sudden speedup: clarinets, ff
8:37	Conclusion	Descending cadential passage, based on a, with drumbeat as in section 2; slower
9:38		(“Additional” fragment, in low range: bassoon)
9:53		The music dies down; gong strokes.