Layering in Mahler Symphony No. 1 vs. "Sure Don't Feel Like Love"

Despite the differences in style and color of the music, Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1 and Paul Simon's "Sure Don't Feel Like Love" share some similarities. In the first 1 minute and 15 seconds of the first movement of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1, the orchestra starts out by playing one note quietly. Other instruments gradually layer on notes from the same chord to create a fuller and more interesting sound. Likewise, in Paul Simon's "Sure Don't Feel Like Love," we start out hearing percussion which drives the entire song, but other instruments, such as guitar and voice, are gradually layered on top of this throughout the piece. The two pieces, however, are different in regards to layering because in Paul Simon' s piece, the layering happens quicker than it does in the first thirteen measures of Mahler's Symphony.