After writing his Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Symphonies as purely instrumental works, Mahler returned to the vein of "festival-symphonic ceremonial" in his Eighth Symphony, which integrates text throughout the body of the work.
Logo de escribir as súas Quinta, Sexta e Sétima sinfonías como obras puramente instrumentais, Mahler regresou ao estilo do "festival sinfónico cerimonial" na súa Oitava sinfonía, que integra o texto ao longo de toda a obra.