TIL there’s a sound in Gustav Mahler’s 6th symphony that requires a giant hammer(or similar equipment) to make — now called the ‘Mahler hammer’.

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Dropping the hammer in Mahler’s Sixth | Chicago Symphony Orchestra

In Mahler’s Symphony No. 6, which the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will perform April 21-24 under Jaap van Zweden, the expression "dropping the ham...

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