Arneth Cantata, WAB 61 (Bruckner, Anton)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 movements (WAB 61a, 61c)
5 movements (WAB 61b)
Composition Year 1852 (WAB 61a)
1857 (WAB 61b)
1870 ca. (WAB 61c) — no evidence Bruckner was involved in producing this version
Genre Categories Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For mixed chorus, 3 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone; [6 more...]Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the horn; Scores featuring the trumpet; Scores featuring the trombone; For chorus with solo instruments; German language

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Original Version (WAB 61a) and 1857 Revision (WAB 61b)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1852]. — WAB 61a
Manuscript, n.d.[1857]. — WAB 61b
Copyright
Public Domain
Misc. Notes ca.300dpi color images. Source: Stift St. Florian (CRSA), A-SF19-6a. Verso of title page not included as it was blank. Dates on title page (27 September [1]852 & 17 July 1857) refer to performances not the dates the manuscript was written. The text of WAB 61a was struck out and new text for WAB 61b written below it. Uncertain if that new text is in Bruckner's hand.
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Copyist First edition
August Göllerich (1859–1923)
Max Auer (1880–1962)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1852]. — WAB 61a
Manuscript, n.d.[1857]. — WAB 61b
Anton Bruckner: ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild, Band 2, Teil 1
Regensburg: Gustav Bosse, 1928.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD EU
Misc. Notes Original images: ca.380dpi, color jpg files approx. 5515 by 3840 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins. This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page.
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1857 Revision (WAB 61b)

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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, 1857.
Copyright
Public Domain
Misc. Notes ca.300dpi color images. Possibly composer's manuscript of a condensed score. Mus.Hs.19730.
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Copyist J.H.
August Göllerich (1859–1923), editorial notes
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
Copyright
Public Domain
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 autograph. Mus.Hs.19728.
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Copyist J.H.
August Göllerich (1859–1923), editorial notes
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
Copyright
Public Domain
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 autograph. Mus.Hs.19729.
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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 1
Regensburg: Gustav Bosse, 1928.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD EU
Misc. Notes Original images: ca.380dpi, color tif files approx. 3840 by 5515 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins. This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page.
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Parts

1857 Revision (WAB 61b)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1857)..
Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1857). (bass parts)
Copyright
Public Domain
Misc. Notes ca.300dpi color images. Source: Stift St. Florian (CRSA), Bruckner-Archiv, A-SF19-6b. Some parts include editorial changes made in pencil. Bass parts are not in Bruckner's hand.
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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
Copyright
Public Domain
Misc. Notes ca.400dpi color images. This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page. Copyist manuscript with autograph. Taken from Bruckner Online: A-SF19-6c.
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Libretti

1857 Revision (WAB 61b)

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
Copyright
Public Domain
Misc. Notes ca.400dpi color images. This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page. Copyist manuscript with autograph. Taken from Bruckner Online: A-SF19-6d.
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General Information

Work Title Arneth Cantata
Alternative. Title Heil Vater! Dir zum hohen Feste; Cantate
Name Translations Cantate pour Michael Arneth; いざ友よ、楽しき祝いに; Heil, Vater! Dir zum hohen Feste!
Authorities Wikipedia; BNF: 148056379
Composer Bruckner, Anton
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. WAB 61
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IAB 10
Key D major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's see below
7 movements (WAB 61a, 61c)
  1. 6-voice mixed choir: Heil Vater! Dir zum hohen Feste — Bewegt
  2. Men's choir a cappella: An dreißig Jahre mögen's sein — Mit Gefühl
  3. 6-voice mixed choir: Drum bringen wir mit Jubel heut' — Bewegt
  4. Men's choir a cappella: Des Herren Ruhm, des Hauses Kraft — Mit Gefühl
  5. 6-voice mixed choir: Drum bringen wir mit Jubel heut' — da capo
  6. Men's choir a cappella: Du wirktest treu und bieder hier — Andante
  7. Final Choir (six-voice mixed choir): Sie bringen dir mit Jubel heut' — Nicht zu geschwind
5 movements (WAB 61b)
  1. 6-voice mixed choir: Auf, Brüder auf zur frohen Feier! — Bewegt
  2. Men's choir a cappella: Wo ist das Herz, das Ihn nicht kennt — Mit Gefühl
  3. 6-voice mixed choir: Nein, nein die Hoffnung täuschet nicht — Bewegt
  4. Men's choir a cappella: Drum schlägt das Herz in froher Brust — Andante
  5. Final Choir (six-voice mixed choir): O Herr im Himmel siehe hier — Nicht zu geschwind
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1852 (WAB 61a)
1857 (WAB 61b)
1870 ca. (WAB 61c) — no evidence Bruckner was involved in producing this version
First Performance. 1852-09-29 (WAB 61a)
1857-07-17 (WAB 61b)
First Publication. 1928 – Regensburg: Gustav Bosse Verlag
(Anton Bruckner: ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild: Band 2, Teil 1 — facsimile of manuscript)
Copyright Information
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 see below
Ernst von Marinelli (1824–1887) — WAB 61a, 61b
Beda Piringer (1810–1876) — WAB 61c
Language German
Dedication 1852: composed for the name-day of Michael Arneth (prior of the St. Florian Abbey)
1857: revised for the name-day of Friedrich Mayer (next prior of the St. Florian Abbey)
1870 ca.: with another text for a Primitzfeier (first Mass celebration) by a newly ordained priest in Kremsmünster
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Voices: mixed chorus (SATTBB)
Brass Ensemble: 3 horns (D), 2 trumpets (D), bass trombone
External Links Wikipedia article

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  • Grasberger put wrongly the revised version Auf Brüder! auf zur frohen Feier as the original version, so that it was classified as WAB 61 after the Mayer Cantata Auf, Brüder! auf, und die Saiten zur Hand (U. Harten, pp. 66-67; C. van Zwol, pp. 712-713).


Secular cantatas by Anton Bruckner
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