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Vaterlandslied, WAB 92
(Patriotic song), WAB 92, is a patriotic song composed by Anton Bruckner during his stay in Linz. History Bruckner composed this song on a text of August Silberstein in November 1866, during his stay in Linz. He composed it together with the ''Vaterländisch Weinlied'' on request of Anton M. Storch. Bruckner dedicated the work to the (Singers' association of Lower Austria). The work was performed by the Liedertafel ''Frohsinn'' on 4 April 1868 in the ''Redoutensaal'' of Linz.U. Harten, p. 463C. van Zwol, p. 725 The work, of which the original manuscript is lost, was first issued by Doblinger, Vienna in 1902, together with ''Der Abendhimmel'', WAB 56. It is issued in Band XXIII/2, No. 20 of the . The quite large-scaled work (13 pages in the ) is considered one of the best works for men's choir of the Linz period. The song, which remained in the repertoire of ''Frohsinn'', was also performed at the ''Bruckner-Feier'' of 1924. Lyrics The song uses lyrics from by August Silb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Bruckner
Josef Anton Bruckner (; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-German Romanticism because of their rich harmonic language, strongly polyphonic character, and considerable length. Bruckner's compositions helped to define contemporary musical radicalism, owing to their dissonances, unprepared modulations, and roving harmonies. Unlike other musical radicals such as Richard Wagner and Hugo Wolf, Bruckner showed extreme humility before other musicians, Wagner in particular. This apparent dichotomy between Bruckner the man and Bruckner the composer hampers efforts to describe his life in a way that gives a straightforward context for his music. Hans von Bülow described him as "half genius, half simpleton". Bruckner was critical of his own work and often reworked his compositions. There are several version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bar (music)
In musical notation, a bar (or measure) is a segment of time corresponding to a specific number of beats in which each beat is represented by a particular note value and the boundaries of the bar are indicated by vertical bar lines. Dividing music into bars provides regular reference points to pinpoint locations within a musical composition. It also makes written music easier to follow, since each bar of staff symbols can be read and played as a batch. Typically, a piece consists of several bars of the same length, and in modern musical notation the number of beats in each bar is specified at the beginning of the score by the time signature. In simple time, (such as ), the top figure indicates the number of beats per bar, while the bottom number indicates the note value of the beat (the beat has a quarter note value in the example). The word ''bar'' is more common in British English, and the word ''measure'' is more common in American English, although musicians generally u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1866 Compositions
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Uwe Harten
Uwe Harten (born 16 August 1944) is a German musicologist, who works in Austria. Life Born in , Harten grew up in Hamburg, where he was a boy soprano at the Staatsoper. He took over the roles of a child. In Hamburg he also began his studies of musicology and art history, which he continued in Vienna with Erich Schenk. He gained his doctorate with his study of the Viennese Schumann admirer Carl Debrois van Bruyck. He then worked as a dramaturgical assistant at the Vienna Chamber Opera. Furthermore, he assisted Anthony van Hoboken in the production of his Werkverzeichnis of Joseph Haydn. Since 1972 he has been a member of the at the Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Since 1974 he has been secretary and member of the board of directors of the Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich. In addition Harten worked as an assistant at the since its foundation in 1978. From 1988 to 2000 he was also its deputy scientific director and participated between 1977 and 2000 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Du Bist Wie Eine Blume, WAB 64
' (You are like a flower), WAB 64, is a song, which Anton Bruckner composed in 1861. History Bruckner composed the song on a text of Heinrich Heine on 5 December 1861. On request of his friend Alois Weinwurm, Bruckner composed the song for the opening concert of the Liedertafel ''Sängerbund''. The piece was performed 10 days later under Bruckner's baton in the ' of Linz by four soloists: Hermine and Wilhelmine Ritter, Heinrich Knoll and Ferdinand Hummel. The piece became a favourite of ''Sängerbund''.U. Harten, p. 136C. van Zwol, p. 723 Bruckner's manuscript of 5 December 1861 (A-LIsakaWAB64) is stored in the archive of the city of Linz.Another undated work manuscript (Mus.Hs.3166) is stored in the archive of the ''Österreichische Nationalbibliothek''. A copy of this work manuscript was first published in Band III/2, pp. 193–196 of the Göllerich/Auer biography.A score based on manuscript A-LIsakaWAB64 is issued in Band XXIII/2, No. 14 of the '. Text The song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vexilla Regis (Bruckner)
''Vexilla regis'' (The royal banner), WAB 51, is the final motet written by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. History Bruckner composed it on 9 February 1892. The work, the manuscrit of which is archived at the ''Österreichische Nationalbibliothek'', is based on the Latin hymn ''Vexilla Regis'' by Venantius Fortunatus. It was first performed on Good Friday, 15 April 1892, and was published in the same year by Josef Weinberger, Vienna. In the Nowak-Bauernfeind new edition (Band XXI/29 of the ') the motet was re-issued with the revised text of the hymn and an additional 4-bar ''Amen''. Music Bruckner put strophes 1, 6 and 7 of the text in a motet of 108 bars in Phrygian mode for mixed choir ''a cappella''. Alike he did in ''Christus factus est'' WAB 11 and ''Virga Jesse'' WAB 52, Bruckner used the ' on the words ''prodeunt'' (bars 5–8), ''unica'' (bars 41–44), and ''Trinitas'' (bars 77–80). Although it is in Phrygian mode the motet is characterized by Bruck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virga Jesse (Bruckner)
''Virga Jesse'' (The branch from Jesse), Werkverzeichnis Anton Bruckners, WAB 52, is a Motets (Bruckner), motet by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. It sets the gradual Virga Jesse floruit for unaccompanied mixed choir. History The work was completed on 3 September 1885 and may have been intended for the celebration of the one-hundredth anniversary of the Linz diocese; however, like the ''Ecce sacerdos magnus (Bruckner), Ecce sacerdos magnus'' that Bruckner composed Ad maiorem Dei gloriam, A.M.D.G. for that event, it was not performed there. It was performed on 8 December 1885 in the Wiener Hofmusikkapelle for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The original manuscript is archived at the ''Österreichische Nationalbibliothek'', and transcriptions of it at the ''Hofmusikkapelle'' and the Abbey of Kremsmünster. The motet was edited together with three other graduals (''Locus iste (Bruckner), Locus iste'' WAB 23, ''Christus factus est, WAB 11 (Bruckner), Christus factus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christus Factus Est, WAB 11
' ("Christ became obedient"), WAB 11, is a sacred motet by Anton Bruckner, his third setting of the Latin gradual ''Christus factus est'', composed in 1884. Before, Bruckner composed in 1844 a first piece on the same text as gradual of the ''Messe für den Gründonnerstag'' (WAB 9), and in 1873 a motet ( WAB 10) for eight-part mixed choir, three trombones, and string instruments ''ad libitum''. The motet is an expressive setting of the gradual, influenced by Wagner's music. History Bruckner composed this motet, which uses the gradual of Maundy Thursday, on 25 May 1884. John WilliamsonThe Cambridge Companion to BrucknerCambridge University Press 2004, pp. 60–61C. van Zwol, pp. 238–239Anton Bruckner / Christus factus est / Graduale am Gründonnerstag |
Os Justi (Bruckner)
('The mouth of the righteous'), WAB 30, is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner in 1879. is a Gregorian chant used as gradual of the , and as introit I and gradual II of the . History Bruckner composed this gradual on 18 July 1879 and dedicated it to Ignaz Traumihler, choirmaster of St. Florian Abbey.van Zwol, pp. 706-707 When Traumihler saw the manuscript, he asked: "" (Is this the whole text?) Therefore, Bruckner added on 28 July 1879 a verse ''Inveni David'' in a Gregorian mode followed by a repeat of the ''Alleluja''.van Zwol, pp. 237-238 While the first performance was expected on Traumihler's name-day (31 July 1879), it finally occurred four weeks later on 28 August 1879 on the feast of Saint Augustinus. Traumihler conducted while Bruckner played the organ. The work was first edited by Theodor Rättig, Vienna in 1886, together with three other graduals: ''Locus iste'', '' Christus factus est'' and '' Virga Jesse''. In this first edition, something went wrong: t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pange Lingua, WAB 33
(Tell, my tongue), WAB 33, is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner in 1868. It is a setting of the Latin hymn Pange lingua for the celebration of Corpus Christi. History Bruckner composed the motet on 31 January 1868 at the end of his stay in Linz.C. van Zwol, p. 705 Bruckner’s original intention was to have it performed at the same time as the first performance of his Mass in E minor for the dedication of the votive chapel in Linz, the first part of the New Cathedral. Bruckner heard his work only twenty years later. The first performance occurred on 18 August 1890 (the emperor's birthday) in the of Steyr. The manuscript of the motet is archived at the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek''. Franz Xaver Witt was a leader of the Cecilian Movement, aiming to restore Catholic church music "to the purity and comparative simplicity of the Palestrinian style".Wayne ReisigAnton Bruckner / Pange lingua et Tantum ergo, motet for chorus in Phrygian mode, WAB 33Allmusic In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locus Iste (Bruckner)
' (English: This place), WAB 23, is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner in 1869. The text is the Latin gradual Locus iste for the annual celebration of a church's dedication. The incipit, , translates to "This place was made by God". Bruckner set it for four unaccompanied voices, intended for the dedication of the ' (votive chapel) at the New Cathedral in Linz, Austria, where Bruckner had been a cathedral organist. It was the first motet that Bruckner composed in Vienna. It was published in 1886, together with three other gradual motets. As a composition with no obvious technical difficulty, it has been performed by church choirs and by professionals, often to celebrate church dedications. History Bruckner composed ''Locus iste'' on 11 August 1869. It was intended for the dedication ceremony of the ' () at the New Cathedral in Linz, Austria. The New Cathedral was under construction since 1862, and the ' was completed in 1869 as its first section. At that time Bruckner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
