Trauungschor, WAB 49
| Trauungschor | |
|---|---|
| Secular choral work by Anton Bruckner | |
|
A wedding ceremony in Austria | |
| Key | F major |
| Catalogue | WAB 49 |
| Form | Wedding music |
| Language | German |
| Composed | 8 January 1865 – Linz |
| Dedication | Wedding of Karl Kerschbaum |
| Published | 1932 – Regensburg |
| Vocal | TTBB choir & vocal quartet |
| Instrumental | Organ |
Trauungschor ("Wedding chorus"), WAB 49, is a wedding song composed by Anton Bruckner on 8 January 1865.
History
Bruckner composed the setting for the wedding ceremony of his friend Karl Kerschbaum, chairman of the Liedertafel Frohsinn, with Maria Schimatschek, a concert singer and daughter of Franz Schimatschek.[1] The sacred piece was performed by Frohsinn, with Bruckner at the organ, on 5 February 1865 during the celebration of the wedding in the Linzer Stadtpfarrkirche (Linz Parish Church).[2]
The original manuscript is stored in the Frohsinn-archive of the Linzer Singakademie. After this single performance the music fell into oblivion. It was first published in band III/2, pp. 219-224 of the Göllerich/Auer biography.[2] It is put in Band XXIII/2, No. 18 of the Gesamtausgabe.[3]
Text and music
The work uses a text by Franz Isidor Proschko.
O schöner Tag, o dreimal sel’ge Stunde, |
O beautiful day, o three times blessed hour, |
The in total 55-bar long work in F major is scored for TTBB choir, voice quartet, and organ. The setting of the first strophe (bars 1 to 17) is sung by the choir. The setting of the second strophe (bars 18 to 38) is sung by the vocal quartet. Thereafter the setting of the first strophe is repeated da capo.
In the newspaper Linzer Zeitung of 8 February 1865 the work was praised as a unique product of a creative spirit (originelle Geistesschöpfung).[2]
Discography
There is a single recording of the Trauungschor:
- Thomas Kerbl, Chorvereinigung Bruckner 08, Anton Bruckner Männerchöre – CD: LIVA 027, 2008
References
Sources
- August Göllerich, Anton Bruckner. Ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild, c. 1922 – posthumous edited by Max Auer by G. Bosse, Regensburg, 1932
- 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. ISBN 978-90-6868-590-9
- Crawford Howie, Anton Bruckner - A documentary biography, online revised edition
External links
- Trauungs-Chor F-Dur, WAB 49 Critical discography by Hans Roelofs (German)
