Which work did Mahler compose?

Which work did Mahler compose?

• A. Das Lied von der Erde
• B. Short Ride in a Fast Machine
• C. Hermit Songs
• D. Porgy and Bess

Answer: (A)

Matching a composer to a work involves recognizing distinctive pieces and who created them. Mahler composed Das Lied von der Erde, a landmark symphonic song cycle for tenor and mezzo-soprano with orchestra, completed around 1909. It weaves intimate vocal storytelling with expansive, color-rich orchestration, embodying Mahler's late-Romantic expansion of both song and symphony. The texts come from translations of Chinese poetry gathered by Hans Bethge. By contrast, Short Ride in a Fast Machine is a contemporary orchestral piece by John Adams, Hermit Songs are settings by Samuel Barber of poems, and Porgy and Bess is an opera by George Gershwin. This makes Das Lied von der Erde the correct match.

Matching a composer to a work involves recognizing distinctive pieces and who created them. Mahler composed Das Lied von der Erde, a landmark symphonic song cycle for tenor and mezzo-soprano with orchestra, completed around 1909. It weaves intimate vocal storytelling with expansive, color-rich orchestration, embodying Mahler's late-Romantic expansion of both song and symphony. The texts come from translations of Chinese poetry gathered by Hans Bethge. By contrast, Short Ride in a Fast Machine is a contemporary orchestral piece by John Adams, Hermit Songs are settings by Samuel Barber of poems, and Porgy and Bess is an opera by George Gershwin. This makes Das Lied von der Erde the correct match.