The songs

1. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder! (Do not look at my songs!) - 14 June 1901
2. Ich atmet einen linden Duft (I breathed a gentle fragrance) - July 1901
3. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (I am lost to the world) - 16 August 1901
4. Um Mitternacht (At midnight) - Summer 1901
5. Liebst du um ch!nheit (If you lo"e for beauty) - August 1902
The first four songs ere !remiere" on 29 J#nu#ry 1905 in $ienn#% &#hler 'on"u'ting
himself% together ith his (in"ertotenlie"er (#lso on !oems )y *+',ert). The l#st song%
Liebst du um ch!nheit% #s not or'hestr#te" )y &#hler himself )ut )y &#- .uttm#nn%
#n em!loyee of the first !u)lisher.
The set of songs is not # 'y'le in the n#rroest sense% )e'#use the /ie"er #re in"e!en"ent%
'onne'te" only )y the !oetry #n" 'ommon themes. 0oe1er% they ere !u)lishe"
together #n" most often h#1e )een !erforme" together #n" 'ome to )e ,non #s the
#$ckert%Lieder% #lthough &#hler "i" set more te-ts of *+',ert. Artists su'h #s 2ietri'h
3is'her-2ies,#u #n" (#thleen 3errier h#1e 'hosen their on or"er of the /ie"er.
Seven Songs of Latter Days
The songs ere first !u)lishe" in 1910 )y 4.3. (#hnt of /ei!5ig #s ieben Lieder aus
let&ter 'eit (e"en ongs of Latter Days)% together ith #e"elge #n" Der (amboursgsell
(on !oems from Des )naben Wunderhorn) in the or"er6
*+ Ich atmet einen linden Duft
,+ Liebst du um ch!nheit
-+ Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
.+ Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
/+ Um Mitternacht
6. #e"elge 0#e"eille1
7. Der (amboursgsell 0(he Drummer Boy1
&ore re'ently% 8ni1ers#l 9"ition h#s !u)lishe" # s'ore 'onsisting only of the fi1e
*+',ert settings.
Instrumentation
The si5e #n" 'onstitution of the or'hestr# 1#ries from song to song% )ut the instruments
re:uire" for !erform#n'e of the 'om!lete set #re #s follos6 to flutes% to o)oes% o)oe
";#more% 9nglish horn% to 'l#rinets% to )#ssoons% 'ontr#)#ssoon% four horns% to
trum!ets% three trom)ones% )#ss tu)#% tim!#ni% 'elest#% h#r!% !i#no #n" strings.
The Austri#n 'om!oser #n" 'on"u'tor <erh#r" .r=sent h#s ritten to #rr#ngements for
sm#ll 'h#m)er ensem)le6
(hree #$ckert ongs for high 1oi'e% 1iolin% 1iol# #n" !i#no o!.36) (/ie)st "u um
S'h>nheit% ?li',e mir ni'ht...% @'h )in "er Aelt...) in 199B% #n"
2i"e #$ckert ongs for mi""le 1oi'e% 1iolin% 1iol#% 'ello #n" !i#no o!.44 (2002-
03) (C1D)%
the l#tter re'or"e" )y the A/9A 9nsem)le ith the )#ritone Ale-#n"er .uhrer.