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Symphony No. 8

symphony composed by Gustav Mahler
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q270853

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
musical work/composition
Inception
1907
Genre
symphony[3]
Publication date
1912[7]
Part of
list of compositions by Gustav Mahler, list of symphonies by Gustav Mahler[5][6]
Duration
+85[17]
Composer
Gustav Mahler[2]
Copyright status
public domain[19]
Date of first performance
September 12, 1910[12]
Different from
Symphony No. 8[16]
Discography
Mahler Symphony No. 8 discography[4]
Form of creative work
symphony[20]
Instrumentation
organ, orchestra, choir[9][10][11]
Nickname
Symphony of a Thousand, Simfonia dels mil[13][14]
Number of parts of this work
+2[18]
Title
8. Sinfonie in Es-Dur[15]
Tonality
E-flat major[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Symphony of a Thousand en Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major en Symphony No. 8 ar السيمفونية رقم 8 cs Osmá symfonie cs Symfonie č. 8 cs Symfonie č. 8 es dur cs Symfonie tisíců da Symfoni nr. 8 de 8. Sinfonie in Es-Dur de Symphonie Nr. 8 de 8. Sinfonie el Συμφωνία Νο.8 es Sinfonía n.º 8 es Sinfonia de los mil es Sinfonía de los mil fa سمفونی شماره هشت fa سمفونی شماره هشت مالر fi Sinfonia nro 8 fr des Mille
🔖 Identifiers · 15
VIAF cluster ID
177826187
Library of Congress authority ID
n84149903
GND ID
30009809X
AllMusic composition ID
mc0002387767
BBC Things ID
3839e75c-c6bd-496f-ac1a-baa1e2bc4abe
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139158958
Carnegie Hall work ID
34121
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Symphony-No-8-in-E-flat-Major
Freebase ID
/m/019_j6
IMSLP ID
Symphony_No.8_(Mahler,_Gustav)
Larousse ID
oeuvre/Symphonie_n_8_dite_«_Des_Mille_»/103265
MusicBrainz work ID
e0cc93c7-3ebb-41f7-8586-5c0188cccca8
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NL CR AUT ID
aun2007383801
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007523075405171
SVKKL authority ID
0286768-Mahler-Gustav-18601911

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🔗 Connections
Instrumentation 3
orchestra, choir, organ
← Mb:composer 2
Paul Gustav Heinrich Bachmann, Paul Gustav Heinrich Bachmann
← Mb:dedication 2
Alma Mahler, Alma Mahler
← Mb:publishing 2
Universal Edition, Universal Edition
Belongs to 1
list of compositions by Gustav Mahler
Composer 1
Gustav Mahler
Copyright status 1
public domain
Created notable works 1
Gustav Mahler
Different from 1
Symphony No. 8
Form of creative work 1
symphony
Genre 1
symphony
Part of 1
list of compositions by Gustav Mahler
Tonality 1
E-flat major
← Different from 1
Symphony No. 8
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Summary

Symphony No. 8 is a musical work/composition[1].

Related Entities

Alma Mahler choir Gustav Mahler public domain

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  16. [17] ↑ . International Music Score Library Project. imslp.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Lohen11 · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nickname → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Symphony of a Thousand'}, {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Simfonia dels mil'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Nickname: Simfonia dels mil"
  2. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1912-00-00T00:00:00Z
    SVKKL authority ID → 0286768-Mahler-Gustav-18601911
    Instance of → —
    Part of → list of compositions by Gustav Mahler, list of symphonies by Gustav Mahler
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ SVKKL authority ID: 0286768-Mahler-Gustav-18601911, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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