French Horn,Piano - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.811183 Composed by Gustav Mahler. Arranged by Charles Vernon and Erik Saras. 20th Century,Romantic Period. Score and part. 36 pages. Gordon Cherry #5955397. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.811183). Gustav Mahler wrote the song cycle Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children) in 1904 for voice and orchestra. The lyrics are from a group of 428 poems by Friedrich Rückert. Mahler chose five of the poems to set to music. The music is very intimate, expressive and mournful. Erik Saras and Charles Vernon have beautifully arranged and edited the complete work of 25 minutes length for Horn and Piano accompaniment for advanced level performers.