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A Hammer as an Instrument in Mahler's 6th Symphony

Mahler's 6th Symphony requires an instrument named after Mahler himself, which was specially developed for this symphony. This percussion instrument, Mahler's "Box and Hammer", was built to be able to perform the "Hammerschlag des Fates" acoustically appropriately. The hammer alone weighs 10 kilos and is used three times during Mahler's 6th, plus the box. Brian Del Signore, the first drummer of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, built this unique i…
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Mahler's 6th Symphony requires an instrument named after Mahler himself, which was specially developed for this symphony. This percussion instrument, Mahler's "Box and Hammer", was built to be able to perform the "Hammerschlag des Fates" acoustically appropriately. The hammer alone weighs 10 kilos and is used three times during Mahler's 6th, plus the box. Brian Del Signore, the first drummer of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, built this unique i…

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Das Kraftfuttermischwerk broke the news in on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
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