Two Totenlieder | |
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Motets by Anton Bruckner | |
Key | E-flat major, F major |
Catalogue | WAB 47/1 & 47/2 |
Form | Elegy |
Language | German |
Composed | 1852 St. Florian Abbey : |
Dedication | Funeral of Josef Seiberl |
Published | 1932 Regensburg : |
Vocal | SATB choir |
The two Totenlieder, WAB 47/1 & 47/2, are elegies composed by Anton Bruckner in 1852.
Bruckner composed these two motets in 1852 for the funeral of his friend Josef Seiberl. The original manuscript is in the Stadtmuseum of Wels and a transcription is in the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. [1]
The two Totenlieder were first published in band II/2, pp. 141–144 of the Göllerich/Auer biography. [1] They are put in Band XXI/16 of the Gesamtausgabe. [2]
O ihr, die ihr heut mit mir zum Grabe geht |
You, who go today with me to the tomb |
The works are scored for SATB choir a cappella. The first setting in E-flat major is 10- bar long. The second setting in F major is 19-bar long. [1]
There are a few recordings of the Totenlieder:
Two Totenlieder | |
---|---|
Motets by Anton Bruckner | |
Key | E-flat major, F major |
Catalogue | WAB 47/1 & 47/2 |
Form | Elegy |
Language | German |
Composed | 1852 St. Florian Abbey : |
Dedication | Funeral of Josef Seiberl |
Published | 1932 Regensburg : |
Vocal | SATB choir |
The two Totenlieder, WAB 47/1 & 47/2, are elegies composed by Anton Bruckner in 1852.
Bruckner composed these two motets in 1852 for the funeral of his friend Josef Seiberl. The original manuscript is in the Stadtmuseum of Wels and a transcription is in the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. [1]
The two Totenlieder were first published in band II/2, pp. 141–144 of the Göllerich/Auer biography. [1] They are put in Band XXI/16 of the Gesamtausgabe. [2]
O ihr, die ihr heut mit mir zum Grabe geht |
You, who go today with me to the tomb |
The works are scored for SATB choir a cappella. The first setting in E-flat major is 10- bar long. The second setting in F major is 19-bar long. [1]
There are a few recordings of the Totenlieder: