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Why did Gustav Mahler use the song "Frère Jacques" in the 3rd movement of his Symphony No. 1 in D major?
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1, in D major, is written as a typical and conventional four-movement structure (opening - dance - slow - finale):
I. Langsam, schleppend.
II. Scherzo. Kräftig bewegt, ...