Mahler

American  

[mah-ler] / ˈmɑ lər /

noun

1. Gustav 1860–1911, Austrian composer and conductor, born in Bohemia.

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Mahler British  

/ ˈmɑːlə /

noun

1. Gustav (ˈɡʊstaf). 1860–1911, Austrian composer and conductor, whose music links the romantic tradition of the 19th century with the music of the 20th century. His works include nine complete symphonies for large orchestras, the symphonic song cycle Das Lied von der Erde (1908), and the song cycle Kindertotenlieder (1902)

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Example Sentences

He donned his first tuxedo, which he inherited from his grandmother’s costume trunk, at 12 , then had a musical epiphany by 13 when he listened to Mahler.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

It was here that his decided interpretive aptitude for Mahler took hold, stirred in part by his longstanding affection for the composer’s expansive musical worldview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

There are also early songs by Alexander Zemlinsky, Alma Mahler and Erich Korngold, members of the Viennese musical elite circa 1900 and, like Weill, ultimately emigrés to America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

The Mahler was preceded by a mostly Stravinsky program.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

Mahler himself was diagnosed with a terminal heart condition the year of Anna Maria’s death.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall