Festkantate, WAB 16 (Bruckner, Anton)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 8 sections
Composition Year 1862-04-25
Genre Categories Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; For 5 voices, male chorus, wind band; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring male chorus; Scores featuring wind band; For voices and chorus with orchestra; German language

Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
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 Choral Score
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1862 (April 25). — full score
Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1862]. — choral score
Copyright
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Misc. Notes ca.300dpi color images. This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page. Source: Archiv der Diözese Linz, A-LIdaWAB16.
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 Complete Score (Preview)
#426468 - 45.60MB, 33 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 15×⇩ - Sallen112

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Copyist "J.H."
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(by 1923). (copyist's manuscript)
Copyright
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Misc. Notes ca.300dpi color images. This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page. Copyist manuscript with notes by August Göllerich and Max Auer. Source: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Mus.Hs.19733. See also: A-WnMus.Hs.19733.
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 Complete Score
#427448 - 0.54MB, 28 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 287×⇩ - Alexander Reuter

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Editor Alexander Reuter
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Misc. Notes Edited from manuscript stored at the Austrian National Library under signatory A-WnMus.Hs.19733 and A-LId470_6_29.
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Parts

 Tenors 1, 2 (soloists)
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⇒ 11 more: Basses 1, 2 (soloists) • Tenors 1, 2 (chorus) • Basses 1, 2 (chorus) • Flute 1, 2 • Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2, 3, 4 (D, A) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (D) • Trombone 1, 2, 3 (Alto, Tenor, Bass), Tuba • Timpani

 Basses 1, 2 (soloists)
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 Tenors 1, 2 (chorus)
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 Basses 1, 2 (chorus)
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 Flute 1, 2
#436062 - 12.86MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6×⇩ - Cypressdome

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 Oboe 1, 2
#436063 - 12.42MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5×⇩ - Cypressdome

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 Clarinet 1, 2, 3, 4 (D, A)
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 Bassoon 1, 2
#436065 - 12.86MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5×⇩ - Cypressdome

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 Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F)
#436066 - 4.87MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5×⇩ - Cypressdome

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 Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (D)
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 Trombone 1, 2, 3 (Alto, Tenor, Bass), Tuba
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 Timpani
#436069 - 4.23MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Copyist Franz Schimatschek (1812–1877)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, 1862. (copyist manuscript)
Copyright
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Misc. Notes ca.300dpi color images. This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page. Source: Diözesanarchiv Linz, A-LId470_6_29. Performance material used at the 1862 premiere.
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 Flute 1, 2
#427451 - 0.11MB, 5 (3, 2) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 33×⇩ - Alexander Reuter

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⇒ 8 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (D); 3, 4 (A) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (D) • Trombone 1, 2, 3 (basso) • Bass-Tuba • Timpani

 Oboe 1, 2
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 Clarinet 1, 2 (D); 3, 4 (A)
#427453 - 0.18MB, 11 (2, 2, 4, 3) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 32×⇩ - Alexander Reuter

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 Bassoon 1, 2
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 Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F)
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 Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (D)
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 Trombone 1, 2, 3 (basso)
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 Bass-Tuba
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 Timpani
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Editor Alexander Reuter
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Copyright
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Misc. Notes Source: Manuscripts stored at the Austrian National Library under signatory A-WnMus.Hs.19733 and A-LId470_6_29.
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Vocal Scores

Complete

 Complete Score
#427449 - 0.31MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 80×⇩ - Alexander Reuter

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Editor Alexander Reuter
Publisher. Info. Alexander Reuter
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Vocal Score by the Editor. Source: Manuscripts stored at the Austrian National Library under signatory A-WnMus.Hs.19733 and A-LId470_6_29.
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Selections

 7. Chorale: 'Des Landes Stämme wallen fromm'
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Copyist Josef Neubauer (?)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes ca.300dpi color images. This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page. Copyist's manuscript. Source: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Mus.Hs.19734. See also: Bruckner-online.
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 Manuscript Fragment (Vocal Score)
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1862-96].
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes ca.300dpi color images. This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page. Composer's manuscript fragment with markings. Source: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Mus.Hs.43330. See also: Bruckner-online.
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 Manuscript Sketch
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1862 (March 26).
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes ca.300dpi color images. This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page. Composer's manuscript sketch with additional markings by Otto Kitzler. Source: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Mus.Hs.19732. See also: Bruckner-online.
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General Information

Work Title Festkantate
Alternative. Title Festkantate in D-dur: "Preiset den Herrn" ("Praise the Lord")
Name Translations Festive Cantata; Cantate festive
Authorities Wikipedia; BNF: 14805641j
Composer Bruckner, Anton
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. WAB 16
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IAB 30
Key D major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 8 sections
  1. Opening Chorus: Preiset den Herrn — Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell (D major)
  2. Aria (Solo Quartet): Taue deine Kraft und Stärke — Langsam, bittend; with choir repeat (A major)
  3. Bridging Chorus: Preiset den Herrn — Bewegt, nicht zu schnell (D major)
  4. Arioso (Bass): Aus der Erde Schoß — Langsam, nicht schleppend (G major)
  5. Aria (Solo Quartet): Das ist der Unbefleckten Haus — Langsam, bewegt (E-flat major)
  6. Prelude: by reed instruments (clarinets & bassoons) (E-flat major to G major)
  7. Chorale: Des Landes Stämme wallen fromm — a cappella (G major)
  8. Final Chorus: Preiset den Herrn — Bewegt, nicht zu schnell (D major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1862-04-25
First Performance. 1862-05-01 at the site of the Mariä-Empfängnis-Dom in Linz
Invited Guest Singers and Members of a Local Regimental Band, Engelbert Lanz (conductor)
First Publication. 1930 – Regensburg: Gustav Bosse
(Anton Bruckner: ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild: Band 2, Teil 3 — facsimile of manuscript (A-LIdaWAB16))
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Librettist Maximilian Pammesberger (1820-1864)
Language German
Dedication Laying of the foundation stone of the new Mariä-Empfängnis-Dom
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Voices: bass (solo); 2 tenors, 2 basses (quartet); male chorus (TTBB)
Wind Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 4 clarinets (2 in A, 2 in D), 2 bassoons
4 horns (F), 3 trumpets (2 in C, 1 in D), 3 trombones, tuba, timpani
External Links Wikipedia article
Text of the cantata - Neues Archiv für die Geschichte der Diozese Linz
Extra Information Versions and Arrangements of this piece

Misc. Comments

Sacred cantatas by Anton Bruckner
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