Gustav Mahler

Symphony
No.7
Amended according to the
New Critical Edition
edited by Reinhold Kubik

Percussion Score
Side Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Triangle,
Tambourine, Tam-tam, Cowbells, Bells,
Glockenspiels (standard and keyboard)
 Symphony No.7
Amended according to the New Critical Edition
edited by Reinhold Kubik Gustav MAHLER

Langsam (Adagio)
    
1

  
in 8

Bass Drum      
pp pp pp



2

Tenor horn
  
12
        
       
 
B. D.
f p

 Etwas weniger langsam, aber immer sehr gemessen

  
(Somewhat less slow, but still very measured)
3
 
17 in 4
B. D.   

 Drängend (stringendo)

Nicht schleppen
 3
    
    
27 (Don’t drag)

Tpt, Tromb.

                         
  
B. D.
Timp.


Molto rit. Tempo I (Adagio) subito, aber fließender als zu Anfang

            
in 8 4
(Tempo I suddenly, but more flowingly than at the beginning)
31

B. D.                  
sfp pp

 Nicht schleppen

         in 4 
in 4 (Don’t drag)


34

B. D.                 

 Von hier an (unmerklich) drängend

 
5 (From here on, imperceptibly faster)
37

B. D.     
pp
 3
Più mosso
                                               
45

                                    
  
Tri.
Ob. Clar.
 Drängend (stringendo) Allegro risoluto ma non troppo
6 in 2
      
48   


 






    
         
 
Tri.
f

 
7
52
            
Tromb. Tuba
    
Tri.  



8

 
64
                  
 

Tri.
 f

    
9
69

Cym.

       

   
mf
          
Tri. 

ff

76 10   11  
12 Accelerando  13 
B. D. 
 a tempo (sempre l’istesso)
14  rit.
 in 4
 
( h werden q )
15 
B. D.
109

   



 
Fl. Ob.

                        
124


        
B. D.


    
16 a tempo Allegro Flott. (smartly)


129

B. D.    
p V.S. Glock.
Cymbals: 4 bars
4

   
17 18
138

      

Cym. 

           f  
Glock.                   
ff
ff

 
Tempo I. h = q Poco pesante

19


144


Horns
   
 

Tri.

 20
158 
       3    3    3    3  
  
      

Tri.

  ff dim.

162
 3    3     3    3    3  
Tri.  
p f

    
21
 
167 3
Tri. 
     

   
with 2 sticks

Glock.              
ff ff


Molto pesante e misurato
   
        
174
Tamb.
f f f f

      
22

    
180

Tamb. 
f f f f

 Nicht eilen. Ganz zurückhaltend

 
23 (Without hurrying) poco rit. (Entirely holding back)
188
            
Tamb.    
p p
 5

    
24 Moderato 25 26 Wieder Tempo I. (Allegro) 27 28

196

Glock. 

 
29
q = h
 
            
 
Horn, Tpt. Tromb.
 
     
228
  
        
 
Glock.

    
30 31
    
    
242 Timp. 3
 

Glock.
3


252
Timp. 3 3 3  
rit.
 
   







       
 
Cym.
f
    
Tri.
      
ff
    
Glock.        
ff
Meno mosso
 (Wieder etwas bewegter, aber gemessen, wie vorhin)

 
32 Gemessener (Again somewhat agitated, but measured, like before)
257 (more measured)

B. D.  

 Subito Allegro I. Zeimlich ruhig

  
(rather calm)
33
rit. in 2
 
262

B. D. 
(Time to turn)
6

34
      
1st.Vln.
       
   
274
B. D.          

35 36

                       
284


B. D.
p pp


290  
1 2 3 4 5 
B. D.         
ppp

    
 
Susp.Cym.
     
Clashed
Cym.

p let ring pp

 Etwas gemessener. (wie vorher) q = h Sehr gehalten

  
37 (Somewhat measured, as before) 38 (Very slow)

297

Glock.    
f


Sehr feierlich. Noch mehr zurückhaltend.

 
39 (Very solemnly. Holding back still more)

308 3rd Tpt.
 

Tri.    
 

 
mf

   
Glock.     
f


Sehr breit.
    
(Very broad) Tempo (molto moderato) 40

    
317

Tri. 
[ p ]
 Gehalten. (slow)
 
41 42 7
Fl., Vln.1    rit.
        
   
328 Clashed
   
  
Cym.
1.2.3.Ob.
mf ff
 Adagio (Tempo der Einleitung)

  
(Tempo of the Introduction)

   

43
338 in 8
B. D.        
pp pp f pp f pp


Etwas drängend 44 poco rit. a tempo
349  
(Getting somewhat faster)
in 4 
Fließend (flowing)

B. D.       
p f p morendo


Wieder a tempo (Langsam aber nicht mehr schleppend)
355  (Slow but no longer dragging)

B. D.  

 Leidenschaftlich. Allmählich drängend

45 (Passionately) (Gradually faster) 46
362 1.2 Vln.
        
  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

        
 
B. D.  

pp poco a poco cresc.

   
Allegro come prima. Maestoso
371 rit. molto rit.
in 2
Cym.

       
f
  
1

2

3

Tri.

  
f sempre


  
4 5 6 47 48
376
  
Tri. 
B.D.: 4 Bars
8 poco rit. 49 in 4
390
         
    
1.3 Tpt.
  
      
    
   
 
B. D.
 


Grandioso (poco meno mosso) Wieder ins Tempo übergehend


50

in 2 (Merging back into the tempo)
1 2 3 4 5 6
394
B. D.       
f p f p


  
Tempo I risoluto 51
 
Timp.
52
404

  
  
B. D.   

  f

 Nicht eilen

53

 
(Don't hurry)
           
423
  
   
 
Cym.
   
3.Tromb., Tuba
    ff

 
54

             
428

Cym.

ff mf mf f

437    55  
Accelerando 56
 57 
  

B. D.  
fp

     
    
Cym.

ff

q = h poco rit.

 

Trombones rit.
    
         
461

 ff p

 
  
B. D.
 9

Nicht eilen! Nicht eilen!

    
58 a tempo (Don't hurry!) 59 (Don't hurry!)
rit.
 
467

Tri.  


    
60 3
1.2 Vln.  
                 
476 a tempo rit.

Tri.    






    
        
3
wieder a tempo

479
           
Tri.   
  




    
     
Von hier an Tempo
 
481

           



Tri.
ff



Frisch (Briskly) 61
485
  1.Tpt.
  
        
         
  
Tri.



               
490 Fl., Picc., Vln.
       

  
S. D.


    
 
   
493 1.3 Horn

       
 
S. D.

Cymb./Tamb./S.D./
Keyboard Glock. V.S.
10
Nicht eilen


(Don't Hurry)


495 in 6
Cym.       
Clashed

mf
  
S. D.                                
mf
      
 
Tamb.    





   
  

  

mf

               
(Keyboard)
               
                                
Glock.     
ff

497 
Cym.      
 mf
  
S. D.        
  

         

       
Tamb.  
 
                          

Tri.


mf

Glock.      


Fließend
62 (Flowing)

                 

499

S. D.
3 3
 11
501 
  

Cym. 
  
f
                 
Tamb.

          
  
   
Glock.
         
[ ff ]
 3
504  63
   

Cym. 

            

Tamb.  

                 
                  
Glock. 
  

506   64
    

Cym. 

  
      f 
          

Glock.

 


Breit
511

   
 (Broad)
B. D.          
 p

S. D.
         
p


513

      

B. D.    

molto cresc.

S. D.
              
molto cresc. Cymb./Tamb. V.S.
S.D.: 4 bars
12
  
65
515

           

Cym.

ff   ff
  
S. D.      
 
p

 


  
Tamb.
 p
ff ff p


   
rit. Tempo I. (Allegro)

66
520 in 2
Cym.

    
  
pp molto
ff

S. D.     
  
cresc.


Tamb.   
   
p

molto cresc. ff

  

Tri.
 ff

 Etwas zurückhaltend


(Holding back somewhat)
67
    
1.2 Tpt.
535


   



Tri.     


a tempo subito h = q
   
68 Susp. Cym. (Clash)
  in 4
543

       
Damp quickly


Cym.


pp
  
ff sf
 
Tri.  
   
  
ff

   
with sticks
Glock.           
ff
 13
2. Satz
NACHTMUSIK


Allegro moderato

rit.
 
a tempo
 rit.

B. D.

         


 
Allegro 70
8
  69
B. D.       


Nicht eilen! Nicht anschwellen!

71 (Don’t hurry! Don’t get louder!)
Etwas drängend
(Getting somewhat faster)
      
20 Tuba
     

   

B. D.


Tempo!
 
  
Rute Naturale (felt sticks)
 
26

B. D.    
p ff p


Tempo subito (Andante molto moderato)
 
72 Sehr gemessen (very measured) 73

30

Tri. 


Nicht eilen
     
74 (Don’t hurry) 75 76 77 78
46

Tri. 
Sempre l’istesso tempo
 Nicht eilen, sehr gemächlich Gemessen
   
(Don't hurry, very leisurely) 79 80 (More moderate)
83
Tri. 
14
 
81

             
100 Ob., Clar.
   
      
  
Tri.


 
                  
104
   
Tri.   
 

p

  
82
109
           
Tri. 
f f


83
            
118 Horn 3


Horn 1
     
    
Cowb.


 
84 ** In the distance
  
125 1
rit. 2

     

Horn 1
Cowb.     

** Herdenglocken sind immer diskret und intermittierend, in realistischer Nachtahmung des Glockengebimmels einer weidende Herde zu spielen.
Cowbells are always discreet and intermittent, and play in a realistic imitation of the tinkling cowbells of a grazing herd.


  
a tempo 85 Gehalten
 
3 4 5 6
131 (Slow)

Cowb.     

   

T.-t.
   
pp pp pp

   
86 87 88 Poco meno mosso
 
144

 

Tri.


89
 
3     
       
165

        

      
    

   
  
Tri.


 15
  
90 91
 
   
169

Tri. 
p p
 Drängend (Stringendo)
181

Rute

     
Tpt.3
         
   
B. D.
p ff

   
92 a tempo 93
 
   
2 soli celli
189
  
T.-t.    


94
      

    
Bass Cl.

   
204
          
  
 
T.-t.
Vlc. tutti


 
95 Poco meno 96

208

       
     

T.-t.
p pp pp

 
97 98
  
Tempo Ob., Clar.

223 Cor.Ang., Horns

    
  
  
  
   
 
Tri.



99
   
241
   
Timp.

           
  
Tri.
f

  
100
      
      
247

Tri. 
p f p

  
101
   
   
254

Tri. 
pp
16

 
102

103
    
Timp.
270

             

Tri.

 p cresc. f
  

279

In the orchestra

Cowb.

      
     
       
Tri.

 
f
       
Glock.                         
f

  
104
285
  
      

Cowb. 

p
 
ppp
 
Glock.          
sf sf
 Sehr gemessen
  
105 (Molto moderato) 106 107
295

Cym. 
 Nicht zurückhalten
   
(Without slowing down) 108 109 110


317

Cym.  

 3
       3 
111 3 3
3 3
337
  3 3
           
3 3 3 3
Cym.                 

Vln. pizz. 

340 lange
Susp.Cym.

Cym. 
  
     

  pp pp
 
 
Klingen lassen! (Let ring!)
T.-t.
  
pp
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3. Satz
SCHERZO
Schattenhaft. Fließend, aber nicht schnell; in den Anfangstakten noch etwas zögernd
(Shadowy. Flowing, but not fast; in the opening bars, still somewhat hesitant)

 112   113 
Tri.   


Allmählich etwas fließender
    
(Gradually somewhat more flowing) 114 115 116 117
20
Tri. 


      
118 119 120 121 122 123 124
54
Tri. 


     
125 126 127 128 129 130
108
Tri. 


    
131 132 133 134 Trio Più mosso (subito)
160
Tri. 

 Wie vorher (ebenso plötzlich)

  
135 (As before, just so suddenly) 137 Più mosso (subito)
136
188
Tri. 


   
Tempo I. (subito) 138 Più mosso Tempo I.

210
Tri. 
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  
139 Più mosso Tempo I.
  
Tromb.1
 
      
223
Tri.  
  



 
140   
 
3 Tromb., Tuba 1.2.3 Tromb.
          
231
  
  
      
 
Tri.
 



   
141 Nicht eilen (Don’t hurry) Pesante
239

      

Cym. 
mf

     
Timp.
    
 
 
  
Tri.

ff

 Wieder wie am Anfang

   
142 a tempo 143 144 (Again as at the beginning)
244
Tri. 
 Fließend Etwas gehalten
   
145 (Flowing) 146 (Somewhat slow) 147


271
Tri. 

 Wieder wie zu Anfang (nicht eilen)

   
(Again as at the beginning (don’t hurry))
   
148 kurz kurz 149 150

  
293
Tri. 


     
151 152 153 154 155 156
319

Tri. 
 19

    
Flotter 157 158 159 160
361
Tri. 

    
161 kurz kurz
162 163

  
398


 
Tri.


   
164 165
Wild Più mosso a tempo Tpt.1
        
417
Tri.      
 


430 Timp.
   
                    
 
Tri.
   

      
166    
Più mosso (subito)

 
436

Tri. 
f


     
Tempo I. (subito) 167 Più mosso Tempo I. 168 169

 
444

Tri. 

   
170 molto accelerando a tempo 171 172


471

Tri. 

 Nicht eilen
  
173 174

(Don’t hurry) kurz

 
493

Tri. 
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4. Satz
NACHTMUSIK
Tacet

5. Satz
RONDO — FINALE

    
223 Tempo I. (Allegro ordinario q) Maestoso 224 225 226

Tri.


 Drängend (stringendo)

       
227 228 Fließen (flowing)
   
 
33
Tri.   
Fl., Ob., Clar., Vln

  
229

lange halten
48

      
 rit.
Cym. 
ff
 
      
      
    
Tri.
ff

 Behaglich

Sempre l’istesso tempo (Tempo I. ordinario) 230 (Comfortable)
 
231
53

Glock. 


  
1.2.3 Clar.

66
     
       
        
  
Glock.

  
    
     
232
 
Timp.

   
70

  
 
Glock.
f sf sf
  
    233  poco rit.
 Pesante
 kurz


73

 

Glock. 
 21

Gemessen! Nicht Schnell!

Tempo II (Allegro moderato ma energico) Nicht eilen
   
q etwas schneller als im Tempo I (Don’t hurry) 235
  
87 234
B. D.  
( 
Some editions have figure 234
one bar later, on the  )

Nicht eilen Nicht eilen

Grazioso (Immer dieselben h) 236
 (Don’t hurry)
 
(Don’t hurry)
 
100

B. D.  

 Immer noch Tempo II.

   
237 Pesante 238 (Immer 2/2, aber pesante) 239
113
B. D. 

 Gemessen Nicht eilen

 
240 (Moderately) 241 (aber immer 2/2 des Tempo I.)

136
B. D. 



Etwas zurückhaltend

242 (Holding back somewhat)

   
Vla
153 Timp.
       Vlc.
      
   
   
B. D.


 Gemessener (aber immer noch in Halben)


(Moderately (but still not half-speed))
157 Rute *
             
  
B. D.
p Sponge stick
* In the right hand a rute, in the left a sponge stick


Etwas zurückhalten

 
243
 
(Somewhat holding back)
Rute

161

    
 
B. D.
p
Tri. V.S.
Sponge stick
22
Noch etwas gemessener
(schon allmählich ins Tempo I übergehen, aber besser immer Halbe)
(Still somewhat measured (already gradually changing to Tempo I, but better still in minims)
    
244

Sponge sticks
168
B. D.       
pp
    
Cym.        
      
p

        
Tri.

p

   
245
175
     
Tri.         
p
 übergehen ins Tempo I. (4/4)
 
246
 
Pesante (changing to Tempo I (4/4))
184

      

B. D.    
f sf

      
Tri.
     
p

 Nicht eilen
   
247 Pesante Tempo II (subito) 248 (Don’t hurry)

 
193
B. D. 

 Immer die gleichen Halben Nicht eilen - recht gemessen

   
(Still the same minim beat) 249 (Don’t hurry - really moderate) 250

  
202

B. D. 

 Grazioso. Ein wenig fließender (ganz unmerklich).

Immer h = h aber immer gemessen.
 
(A little more flowing (imperceptibly so). Still h=h but still moderate) 251

220

B. D. 
 23
Recht gemessen (quasi Andante) Flott Grazioso. Wieder gehalten
  
252 Really moderate (as if Andante) Smartly 253 (Again slow)

231
B. D. 

 Wieder flott

(Again smartly) 254 Fließend
    
246 (Flowing)

        
Timp.
    
          

B. D.
  f f

  
Nicht schleppen 255

     
252 (Don’t drag)
Cym.           
mf

 Unmerklich drängend
 
(Getting imperceptibly faster) 256
261

Cym. 


Tempo I subito (Halbe wie die Viertel des Tempo I)
267 (Minim = crotchet of Tempo I)
       

Cym.

ff

  
 

Tri.

ff


257 Fließender
Timp.

(More flowingly)
       
273

         
 
Tri.
Horns 

   
258
     
277 Tpt.

      
 
  
 
Tri.
ff sf sf sf

    
Pesante rit. 259 molto rit.
   


  
282

Tri. 
ff Tam-tam, Susp.Cym. V.S.
but WAIT for the downbeat!
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  
Tempo I
     
  
291 Susp. Cym.

Cym.          
p

    

T.-t.        

f
 260
    
261 klingen lassen
297

  
(let ring)

   
 
T.-t.
mf ff

 
    
Tri.
 
[ f ]

  
262 Gemütlich (Cheerfully)
311
           
Tri. 
p p

 Sehr fließend, sogar etwas drängend

 
263
  
(Very flowing, even getting somewhat faster)

       
320

Tri. 
f f p

 Etwas eilend
325
  264  (Hurrying somewhat)

Tri.   
f
 Im erreichten Tempo weiter
 
265 (also schneller als das erste Mal) 266

Vln.1

      
337


Tri.


         
Timp.
 
346
          
                

    
Tri.
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             
351 Wind 267
Tri.       
 
f
     
       
  
(Keyboard)    
  
                
Glock.   
ff

355  
268 Tempo I subito
   

         
 
T.-t.
f

   
‘strong ringing of bells’
1 2 3 4 5 6

Bells

        
Sempre l’istesso Tempo *
 h wie früher q (immer im Tempo I)

  
269 in 2 (double-speed) Nicht schleppen
368
(Don’t drag)

           
B.D. + Cymb (1 player)
B. D.
   
f
sempre f
* The first time this passage occurred (two bars before 254)
 it was in Tempo II; thus it is now faster (Tempo I).

 
270

      
377
B. D.           

 
Unmerklich drängen (Imperceptibly faster)

271 272 1 2 3 4 5

   
385
B. D.     
p poco cresc.


   rit.  riten.
273 Poco più mosso
274 molto

400

      

Cym.

  
fff

  
Tri.

  
ff Tri.: 4 bars
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 
Meno mosso (Tempo II)
           
411
 
Vln.1
        
Tri.    
 Etwas gemessener
 
275

 
(Still more measured)
      
414

              

Tri.
 
p

 Noch etwas langsamer

    
poco rit. (Graziosissimo, beinahe Menuett) 276
  
419

B. D.  



277

        
433 Timp.

             
  
B. D.


 
278

437

B. D.        
p

 Wieder wie vorher (plötzlich)


Zurückhaltend (Molto pesante) in 2 (Tempo II subito)

  
443
  
Tuba

             
 
Bells
   Timp.

 ‘quiet ringing of bells’

279
447

1 23 4 5 6 7 8

Bells         
p


             
Nicht schleppen 280 Tromb.1,2
281 282
455
      
Bells  

 Pesante
‘quiet ringing of bells’ 283


476 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Bells           
p crescendo
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 
Flott. (Smartly) 284
486  
1 2 3 4 5

B. D.        

pp

  1  2  3  4  5  6 
T.-t.              

p

 Breiter (plötzlich)
Broader (suddenly)
 
286

           
285

Vla, Vlc. in 4
rit.
     
496
B. D.  
      
pp

 Feierlich (Noch etwas mäßiger)

  
With solemnity (still somewhat more moderate) molto rit.
287

  
506

B. D.  
p
 Plötzlich wieder a tempo (II.)
(Suddenly back to Tempo II)
 288  289 

517

Tri.  


     
   
531

Ob., Clar. Fl., Ob.
          
          
  
    
Tri.
 
   

   
290

534

      
 Accelerando
Cym. 

ff
 
               
        
       

 
Tri.

 Tempo primo (h=q) etwas feierlich. Prachtwoll

  
(Somewhat solemn. Splendid)
  291 a tempo 292
539

          
Pesante
Cym.  

    
ff ff

    
Tri.  

ff
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     
Pesante
        
554 Timp.
                     
   
Cowb.

 293
 
294

558

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Cowb.         
f

  
‘loud ringing of bells’
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Bells
        
f

 Gehalten

  
295

(Slow) molto rit.
573 1 2 3 4 5

Cowb.

        
     
f

B. D.         
pp
  
f molto cresc.

Susp.Cym.
  
Cym.     
pp
     
molto cresc. ff
f
 ]
        
[
T.-t.
p
 296 a tempo
581

   

Cowb. 
ff


‘loud ringing of bells’
   
Bells

f
 Drängend
    
297 (With urgency) rit.
585 (Clashed)

         
Cym.


    ff

Tri.
  
ff sempre ff