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In 1903, Arnold Schoenberg composed "Gesang der Verklärten," an early 20th-century musical work for string sextet. Originally a string sextet, the piece's musical adaptation from the second movement of his string quartet Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) was inspired by Richard Dehmel's poem of the same name, exploring themes of love, redemption, and transformation through music.