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From: William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: (Tears) Asimov's, Spring 1977 edited by George H. Scithers
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2025 16:58:16 -0500
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James Nicoll wrote:
> In article <vleok8$16fm8$1@dont-email.me>,
> William Hyde  <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
>> James Nicoll wrote:
>>> Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Spring 1977 edited by
>>> George H. Scithers
>>>
>>> The debut issue of Asimov's, almost five decades ago.
>>>
>>> https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/closed-on-the-shelf
>>>
>> Are the lyrics or music of Mahler's work actually referenced in the
>> "kindertotenlieder" story?
>>
>> If so, that would make it the third SF/F story that cites his work, the
>> others being the "Lied von der Erde" (Damon Knight) and tenth symphony
>> (Greg Bear).  That I am aware of, anyway.
>>
>> Ominously, my spell  checker wants to replace "kindertotenlieder" with
>> "prekindergarten".
> 
> Didn't Blish reference Mahler as well?`

Sounds like him.  But I can only recall the Strauss story, "A Work of 
Art", discussed here comparatively recently.  Or at least within the 
last two years.

William Hyde