Why did Mahler often write an orchestral accompaniment for his songs?

a. Because that was what the patron who commissioned the works requested.
b. So they could be performed on concerts of the Vienna PhilharmonicOrchestra.
c. Because the opera stars who sang the works would overwhelm a pianoaccompaniment

d. The large ensemble helped him to plumb the depths of emotion.


d

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