The ("National hymn"), WAB 94, is a patriotic song composed by

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in 1882 for a competition for a (Hymn for the German People in Austria).

History

On 16 October 1881, the ''Deutsche Zeitung'' invited submissions for a text (for a singable

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). From 1,750 texts entered, Josef Winter's was awarded the first prize. On 1 January 1882 a second invitation appeared for a (Hymn for the German People in Austria), for men's choir as well as for voice and piano. Bruckner, as one of the 1,320 participants, sent a sample of both settings. No prize was awarded for any of the submissions.U. Harten, pp. 469-470C. van Zwol, p. 718 The manuscripts are stored in the archive of the ''

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'' and the '' Bibliothèque nationale de Paris''. The two settings were first published in Band III/2, pp. 191 and 192 of the Göllerich/Auer biography. The setting for voice and piano is issued in Band XXIII/1, No. 6 of the . The setting for men's choir is issued in Band XXIII/2, No. 32 of the .Gesamtausgabe – Weltliche Chöre
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Lyrics

The song uses Josef Winter's lyrics:

Music

There are two settings of the ''Volkslied'' WAB 94: * A 34-

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-long setting for voice and piano, which uses the first strophe of Winter's text. * A 67-bar-long setting for men's choir, which uses the six strophes of Winter's text.C. van Zwol, p. 729

Discography

Setting for voice and piano

There is no commercial recording of this setting. A live performance by Raymond Armstrong (1 April 2017)University of Oxford: 1 April 2017 evening concert in Hertford College Chapel
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Setting for men's choir

There is a single recording of this setting: *Thomas Kerbl, Männerchorvereinigung, ''Weltliche Männerchöre'' – CD: LIVA 054, 2012 – 1st strophe only ;Note: The ''Volkslied'' has been performed at the

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. A recording is available in the Bruckner Archive.

References

Sources

* August Göllerich, ''Anton Bruckner. Ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild'', – posthumous edited by Max Auer by G. Bosse, Regensburg, 1932 * ''Anton Bruckner – Sämtliche Werke, Band XXIII/1: Lieder für Gesang und Klavier (1851–1882)'', Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Angela Pachovsky (Editor), Vienna, 1997 * ''Anton Bruckner – Sämtliche Werke, Band XXIII/2: Weltliche Chorwerke (1843–1893)'', Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Angela Pachovsky and Anton Reinthaler (Editor), Vienna, 1989 * Cornelis van Zwol, ''Anton Bruckner 1824–1896 – Leven en werken'', uitg. Thoth, Bussum, Netherlands, 2012. *

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, ''Anton Bruckner. Ein Handbuch''. Residenz Verlag, Salzburg, 1996. .

External links

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