Sternschnuppen, WAB 85 (Bruckner, Anton)

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1848).
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Misc. Notes ca.410dpi color images. This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page. Composer manuscript with autograph and additional markings. Taken from Bruckner Online: A-SF19-2a.
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Editor First edition
August Göllerich (1859–1923)
Max Auer (1880–1962)
Publisher. Info. Anton Bruckner: ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild, Band 2, Teil 2
Regensburg: Gustav Bosse, 1928.
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Misc. Notes Original images: ca.440dpi, color tif files approx. 3112 by 4468 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins.
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Editor Alexander Reuter
Publisher. Info. Alexander Reuter
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Misc. Notes Edited form autograph manuscript stored at Archiv of St Florian Abbey (Austria) under signatory A-SF19-2a.
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Work Title Sternschnuppen
Alternative. Title Shooting stars
Name Translations 流れ星; Sternschnuppen (Bruckner)
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Composer Bruckner, Anton
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. WAB 85
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IAB 101
Key F major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 movement
Text Incipit Wenn Natur die sanften Lider still zum Abendschlummer neigt
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1848 ca. in Sankt Florian
First Performance. 1848? at the Sankt Florian
Ludwig Ehrenecker, Franz Schäfler, Anton Bruckner and Johann Nepomuk Hueber (singers)
First Publication. 1928 – Regensburg: Gustav Bosse
(Anton Bruckner: ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild: Band 2)
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In the USA this work is most likely in the public domain because no renewal was found after a thorough search of the Catalog of Copyright Entries and it was ineligible for "restoration" under GATT/TRIPS due to being in the public domain its home country on the relevant restoration date.
Librettist Ernst von Marinelli (1824-1887)
Language German
Dedication Bruckner's own Men's quartet
Average DurationAvg. Duration 2-3 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation male chorus (TTBB)
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