Ladder Climber, 1880-1891: Determined to be a conductor, Mahler secures his first gig at Bad Hall, a resort town in southern Austria.The Great Persuader, 1875-1880: At 15, Mahler enlists a local businessman to persuade his father to let him attend the Vienna Conservatory.These influences also make it into his music. He also sings in the local church choir and watches the military bands on the town square, a block from the tavern. But Mahler also imbibes the folk music of the local musicians and bands that play in his father's tavern in Iglau, a military garrison town as well as a commercial center. Eight of his siblings die in childhood and his brother, Otto commits suicide in 1895, tragedies that unavoidably influenced his outlook on life and his art. Humble Beginnings, 1860-1875: Born into a German-speaking Jewish family, the second of 14 children, Mahler begins piano studies at age 6.
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