Turn Of The Century Elegy

Gustav Mahler(1860-1911) is a late romantic world famous conductor and composer. But when he was alive to the identity of the conductor is well known in the world, Mahler’s Symphony and art songs, his life to create ten symphonies and 40 pieces of art songs.This paper to his song cycle "kindertotenlieder" as the major breakthrough, at that time the social background and by literary and philosophical influence down from the analysis in this particular era: "turn of the century," Mahler’s creation and on the romantic period of the connecting link between the preceding and the following of the bridges between the expansion of a pen. At the turn of the century people anxious state of mind, struggle between the imperialist powers and a common aggressive consciousness, during this period, the prevalence of such pessimism philosophy’s prosperity. These symbol characteristic of this period. The works created in the turn of the century the specific historical background is the epitome of the characteristics of the times, in the choice of subject matter and in the writing closely around the root axis. The choice of the Kindertotenlieder’s creation and premiered in the first few years at the beginning of the 20 th century. However, due to Mahler or broader said from this era characteristic of pessimism, this novel is Mahler is the most tragic significance of creation. Perhaps because of the influence caused by Mahler from childhood has been experienced relatives died one after another to him. Throughout the song shrouded atmosphere of death, he of Luc especially the first few poems with feelings of empathy. This Jewish musician in the center of the world’s attention, but it is always being squeezed out, always feel the world to bring him to the uneasy. He that a stay forever in the heart of pessimistic fatalism is indeed the reality, from the presence of his life in and around indeed, and more from in his imagination. And he was convinced that his creation was a certain degree of reality, so it is not difficult to see his wife’s extreme panic after his creation. This is like the fate of the lure of sadness has finally become a reality. His previous works many of folk song style and the use of the rhythm of the song, this is his leveraging before writing style is fully mature. And from this work began to see his creative style change and growth, but also to see his Schoenberg and Berg, and others in the creation of the impact. The body of work also takes up a chapter in the book, from the works of the structure, song melody and lyrics and the band accompaniment characteristics, of course, also to poetry author Luc the briefly, and his background of the works. It also includes the variation of the late romantic music style. In general, this paper is from a relatively broad range, including philosophy, literature, religion and age background and works of ontology, but hold "of the century hand in" the axis. Rooted in the special era, full of the buried past sigh, but also hope that through death.The full text structure is as follows: the first chapter introduction; The second chapter 19 century middle lobe deo social and cultural artistic characteristics; The third chapter song cycle 《Kindertotenlieder》creation analysis; Chapter iv Mahler personal life and which affection of philosophy 、literature and its embodiment in the creation; conclusion.