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Anton Bruckner

Notable works by Anton Bruckner.

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Abendklänge, WAB 110

(Evening sounds), WAB 110, is a character piece for violin and piano, which Anton Bruckner composed in

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Abendzauber, WAB 57

(Evening magic), WAB 57, is a song composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Afferentur regi

(Led to the king), WAB 1, is a motet, which Anton Bruckner composed on 7 November 1861 on the text of the Offertorium of the

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Am Grabe, WAB 2

(At the grave), WAB 2, is an elegy composed by Anton Bruckner in 1861, for men's voices a

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An dem Feste, WAB 59a

"" (At the feast), WAB 59a, is a song composed by the 19-year-old Anton Bruckner in 1843 during his stay as schoolteacher's assistant in Kronstorf. In 1893, near the end of his life, Bruckner

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Arneth Cantata, WAB 61

The Arneth Cantata, WAB 61, is a cantata composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Asperges me, WAB 4

(Thou wilt sprinkle me), WAB 4, is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner. It is a setting of the Latin Asperges me, the antiphon used for the celebration of

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Ave Maria (Bruckner)

(Hail Mary), WAB 6, is a sacred motet by Anton Bruckner, a setting of the Latin prayer Ave Maria. He composed it in Linz in 1861 and scored the short work in F major for seven unaccompanied voices.

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Ave Maria, WAB 5

(Hail Mary), WAB 5, is a setting of the Latin prayer Ave Maria by Anton

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Ave Maria, WAB 7

(Hail Mary), WAB 7, is a setting of the Latin prayer Ave Maria by Anton

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Ave Regina caelorum, WAB 8

(Hail, Queen of Heaven), WAB 8, is a motet composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Bruckner Gesamtausgabe

The Bruckner Gesamtausgabe (Brucker's Complete Edition) is a critical edition of the works of Anton Bruckner. Published by in Vienna, it comprises three successive editions. *Alte Gesamtausgabe

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Christus factus est, WAB 10

(Christ became obedient), WAB 10, is a sacred motet by Anton Bruckner, his second setting of the Latin gradual Christus factus est, written in 1873. Several decades earlier, in 1844, he had composed

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Christus factus est, WAB 11

("Christ became obedient"), WAB 11, is a sacred motet by Anton Bruckner, his third setting of the Latin gradual Christus factus est, composed in 1884. Before, Bruckner composed in 1844 a first piece

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Das edle Herz, WAB 65

("The noble heart"), WAB 65, is a song composed by Anton Bruckner in during his stay in St.

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Das edle Herz, WAB 66

("The noble heart"), WAB 66, is a song composed by Anton Bruckner in December 1857 during his stay in Linz. In St. Florian, Bruckner had already composed a first setting of the song for men's choir,

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Das hohe Lied, WAB 74

(The song of the heights), WAB 74, is a song for double men's choir and three soloists, which Anton Bruckner composed in 1876 on a text by Heinrich von der

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Das Lied vom deutschen Vaterland, WAB 78

, WAB 78, is a patriotic song composed by Anton Bruckner in during his stay in St.

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Der Abendhimmel, WAB 55

("The evening sky"), WAB 55, is a song composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Der Abendhimmel, WAB 56

("The evening sky"), WAB 56, is a song composed by Anton Bruckner in 1866. It is the second setting of the work. In 1862, Bruckner had already composed a first setting of the song for men's voice

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Der deutsche Gesang, WAB 63

("The German song"), WAB 63, is a patriotic song composed by Anton Bruckner in 1892, one year before

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Der Lehrerstand, WAB 77

(The post of the teacher), WAB 77, is a song composed by Anton Bruckner in during his stay in Sankt

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Der Mondabend (Bruckner)

"" ("The moonlit evening"), WAB 200, is a lied composed by Anton Bruckner in for Aloisia

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Des Dankes Wort sei mir vergönnt, WAB 62

(Let grant me to say a word of thanks), WAB 62, is a song composed by Anton Bruckner during his stay in Sankt

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Die Geburt, WAB 69

(The birth), WAB 69, is a song composed by Anton Bruckner in 1851 during his stay in St.

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Dir, Herr, dir will ich mich ergeben

(To Thee, Lord, to Thee will I surrender myself), WAB 12, is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Du bist wie eine Blume, WAB 64

(You are like a flower), WAB 64, is a song, which Anton Bruckner composed in

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Ecce sacerdos magnus (Bruckner)

Ecce sacerdos magnus (Behold a great priest), WAB 13, is an 1885 sacred motet by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. It is a musical setting of the antiphon of the same

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Entsagen, WAB 14

The cantata (Renunciation), WAB 14, is a cantata composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Festgesang, WAB 15

The Festgesang (Festive song), WAB 15, is a cantata composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Festive Cantata (Bruckner)

The , WAB 16, is a festive cantata composed by Anton Bruckner in 1862 for the celebration of the laying of the foundation stone of the new Mariä-Empfängnis-Dom of

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Four Orchestral Pieces (Bruckner)

The Four Orchestral Pieces () are four short orchestral pieces, which Anton Bruckner composed in the fall of 1862 during his tuition with Otto

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Four Tantum ergo, WAB 41

The four ("Let us raise"), WAB 41, are settings of the hymn Tantum ergo composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Frühlingslied, WAB 68

("Spring song"), WAB 68, is a lied composed by Anton Bruckner in 1851 for the name-day of Aloisia

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Germanenzug

Germanenzug (WAB 70) is a secular, patriotic cantata composed in 1863–1864 by Anton Bruckner on a text by August

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Helgoland (Bruckner)

Helgoland, WAB 71, is a secular, patriotic cantata for male choir and orchestra, composed by Anton Bruckner in 1893. Since Bruckner did not complete the 9th symphony, Helgoland is his last complete

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Herbstkummer, WAB 72

("Autumnal sorrow"), WAB 72 is a lied composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Herbstlied, WAB 73

(Autumn song), WAB 73, is a romantic song composed by Anton Bruckner in 1864. The song, scored for men's choir and two soprano soloists with piano accompaniment, depicts an autumn walking with

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Herz Jesu-Lied

("Song of the Heart of Jesus"), WAB 144, is the second of two motets of Anton Bruckner's St. Florian period, which is of uncertain authorship. If Bruckner was the composer, it was composed presumably

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Iam lucis orto sidere, WAB 18

(Now that the daylight fills the sky), WAB 18, is a motet composed by Anton Bruckner in 1868. The work is also known as In S. Angelum custodem (In the custody of the holy angel). Bruckner revised the

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Im April, WAB 75

("In April"), WAB 75 is a lied composed by Anton Bruckner in

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In jener letzten der Nächte

(In this last of nights), WAB 17, is a motet composed by Anton

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Intermezzo in D minor (Bruckner)

The Intermezzo in D minor (WAB 113) is an 1879 composition by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. Although it was intended to replace the scherzo of the String Quintet, that piece was instead

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Inveni David, WAB 19

(I have found David), WAB 19, is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Kitzler Study Book

The Kitzler Study Book () is an autograph workbook of Anton Bruckner which he wrote taking tuition with the conductor and cellist Otto Kitzler in Linz. Bruckner tried to complete his knowledge in

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Kronstorfer Messe

The Kronstorfer Messe, WAB 146, is a missa brevis composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Laßt Jubeltöne laut erklingen

(Let exultation sound loudly), WAB 76, is a festive song composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Libera me, WAB 21

(Deliver me), WAB 21, is the first of two settings of the absoute Libera me, composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Libera me, WAB 22

("Deliver me"), WAB 22, is the second of two settings of the absoute Libera me, composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Locus iste (Bruckner)

(English: This place), WAB 23, is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner in 1869. The text is the Latin gradual Locus iste for the annual celebration of a church's dedication. The incipit, ,

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Magnificat (Bruckner)

The Magnificat, WAB 24 is a setting of the Magnificat for SATB choir and soloists, orchestra and organ composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Mass No. 1 (Bruckner)

The Mass No. 1 in D minor, WAB 26 by Anton Bruckner, is a setting of the Mass ordinary for soloists, mixed choir and orchestra, and

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Mass No. 2 (Bruckner)

The Mass No. 2 in E minor, WAB 27 is a setting of the mass ordinary for eight-part mixed choir and fifteen wind instruments, that Anton Bruckner composed in

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Mass No. 3 (Bruckner)

The Mass No. 3 in F minor, WAB 28, is a setting of the mass ordinary for vocal soloists, chorus and orchestra, and organ ad libitum, that Anton Bruckner composed in

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Mayer Cantata, WAB 60

The Mayer Cantata, WAB 60, is a cantata composed by Anton Bruckner in 1855. It is the second of three larger-scale occasional compositions, and the composer's first extended composition for large

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Mein Herz und deine Stimme, WAB 79

(My heart and your voice), WAB 79 is a lied composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Messe für den Gründonnerstag

The Messe für den Gründonnerstag (Mass for Maundy Thursday), WAB 9, is a missa brevis composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Military march (Bruckner)

The Military march in E major, WAB 116, is a military march composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Missa solemnis (Bruckner)

The Missa solemnis, WAB 29, is a solemn mass composed by Anton Bruckner in 1854 for the installation of as abbot of St. Florian Monastery on 14 September

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Mitternacht, WAB 80

(Midnight), WAB 80, is a song composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Nachruf, WAB 81a

("Obituary"), WAB 81a, is a song composed by Anton Bruckner in 1877 in memory of Joseph Seiberl. The song is better known as its 1886 reissue as ("Music, the Comforter"), WAB

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O Du liebes Jesu-Kind

(O, You dear Child Jesus), WAB 145, is the first of two motets of Anton Bruckner's St. Florian period, which is of uncertain authorship. If Bruckner was the composer, he composed it presumably in

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Os justi (Bruckner)

('The mouth of the righteous'), WAB 30, is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner in 1879. is a Gregorian chant used as gradual of the , and as introit I and gradual II of the

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Overture (Bruckner)

Anton Bruckner composed the Overture in G minor, WAB 98 in 1862–63, during his tuition by Otto

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Pange lingua, WAB 31

(Tell, my tongue), WAB 31, is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner in . It is a setting of the first strophe of the Latin hymn Pange lingua for the celebration of Corpus

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Pange lingua, WAB 33

(Tell, my tongue), WAB 33, is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner in 1868. It is a setting of the Latin hymn Pange lingua for the celebration of Corpus

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Psalm 112 (Bruckner)

Bruckner's Psalm 112, WAB 35, is a psalm setting for eight-part double mixed choir and full orchestra. It is a setting of a German version of Psalm 113, which is Psalm 112 in the

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Psalm 114 (Bruckner)

Bruckner's Psalm 114, WAB 36, is a psalm setting of verses 1 to 9 of a German version of Psalm 116, which is Psalm 114 in the

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Psalm 146 (Bruckner)

Psalm 146 in A major (WAB 37) by Anton Bruckner is a psalm setting for double mixed choir, soloists and orchestra. It is a setting of verses 1 to 11 of a German version of Psalm 147, which is Psalm

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Psalm 150 (Bruckner)

Anton Bruckner's Psalm 150, WAB 38, is a setting of Psalm 150 for mixed chorus, soprano soloist and orchestra written in

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Psalm 22 (Bruckner)

Bruckner's Psalm 22, WAB 34, is a setting of a German version of Psalm 23, which was psalm 22 in the

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Requiem (Bruckner)

The Requiem in D minor, WAB 39, is a Missa pro defunctis composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Rondo in C minor (Bruckner)

The Rondo in C minor (WAB 208) is a composition for string quartet by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. It was written in 1862 but was not performed publicly until 1984, after the composer's

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Salvum fac populum tuum, WAB 40

("O Lord, save thy people"; literally "Make your people safe"), WAB 40, is a motet composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Sängerbund, WAB 82

(Singers association), WAB 82, is an Austrian patriotic song in German, which Anton Bruckner composed in

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Ständchen, WAB 84.2

"" ("Serenade"), WAB 84.2, is a Lied composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Sternschnuppen, WAB 85

(Shooting stars), WAB 73, is a song, which Anton Bruckner composed for his own men's voice quartet in during his stay in the Sankt

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String Quartet (Bruckner)

The String Quartet in C minor WAB 111, was composed by Anton Bruckner's in 1862 during his tuition by Otto

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String Quintet (Bruckner)

Anton Bruckner's String Quintet in F major, WAB 112 was composed in 1878/79 in

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Symphonic Prelude (Bruckner)

The (Symphonic Prelude) in C minor, WAB add 332, is an orchestral composition by Anton Bruckner or his entourage, composed in 1876. The work was discovered shortly after World War II. Heinrich

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Symphonies by Anton Bruckner

The Austrian composer Anton Bruckner composed eleven symphonies, the first, the Symphony in F minor in 1863, the last, the unfinished Ninth symphony from 1893 to 1896. Bruckner's F-minor symphony of

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Symphony in D minor (Bruckner)

The Symphony in D minor, WAB 100, was composed by Anton Bruckner in 1869 between Symphony No. 1 (1866) and Symphony No. 2 (1872). In 1895 Bruckner declared that this symphony "" (does not count) and

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Symphony in F minor (Bruckner)

At the end of his study period in form and orchestration by Otto Kitzler, Anton Bruckner made on 7 January 1863 sketches for a Symphony in D minor, WAB add 244. Bruckner did not go on with this

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Symphony No. 1 (Bruckner)

Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 1 in C minor, WAB 101, was the first symphony the composer thought worthy of performing and bequeathing to the Austrian National Library. Chronologically it comes after

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Symphony No. 2 (Bruckner)

Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 2 in C minor, sometimes known as the "Symphony of Pauses", was completed in 1872. It was actually the fourth symphony composed by Bruckner, after the Symphony in F minor

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Symphony No. 3 (Bruckner)

Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103, was dedicated to Richard Wagner and is sometimes known as his "Wagner Symphony". It was written in 1873, revised in 1877 and again in 1889. The

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Symphony No. 4 (Bruckner)

Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 in E major, WAB 104, is one of the composer's most popular works. It was written in 1874 and revised several times through 1888. It was dedicated to Prince Konstantin

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Symphony No. 5 (Bruckner)

Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 5 in B major, WAB 105, was written in 1875–1876, with minor changes over the next two years. It came at a time of trouble and disillusion for the composer: a lawsuit,

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Symphony No. 6 (Bruckner)

Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106, was composed between 24 September 1879, and 3 September 1881 and dedicated to his landlord, Anton van Ölzelt-Newin. Only two movements from it

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Symphony No. 7 (Bruckner)

Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107, is one of the composer's best-known symphonies. It was written between 1881 and 1883 and was revised in 1885. It is dedicated to Ludwig II of

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Symphony No. 8 (Bruckner)

Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108, is the last symphony he completed, and is dedicated to Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. It exists in two major versions of 1887 and 1890. It was

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Symphony No. 9 (Bruckner)

The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109, is the last symphony on which Anton Bruckner worked, leaving the last movement incomplete at the time of his death in 1896; Bruckner dedicated it "to the

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Tantum ergo, WAB 32

("Let us raise"), WAB 32, is the first of eight settings of the hymn Tantum ergo composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Tantum ergo, WAB 42

("Let us raise"), WAB 42, is a setting of the hymn Tantum ergo composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Tantum ergo, WAB 43

("Let us raise"), WAB 43, is the second of eight settings of the hymn Tantum ergo composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Tantum ergo, WAB 44

("Let us raise"), WAB 44, is the last of eight settings of the hymn Tantum ergo composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Te Deum (Bruckner)

The Te Deum in C major, WAB 45, is a setting of the Te Deum hymn, composed by Anton Bruckner for SATB choir and soloists, orchestra, and organ ad

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Tota pulchra es (Bruckner)

Tota pulchra es, WAB 46, is a sacred motet by the Austrian composer Anton

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Träumen und Wachen, WAB 87

(Dreaming and being awake), WAB 87, is a song, which Anton Bruckner composed in 1890 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Franz Grillparzer's

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Trauungschor, WAB 49

("Wedding chorus"), WAB 49, is a wedding song composed by Anton Bruckner on 8 January

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Two Aequali (Bruckner)

The Two Aequali, WAB 114 & WAB 149, were composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Two Asperges me, WAB 3

The two (Thou wilt sprinkle me), WAB 3, are sacred motets composed by Anton Bruckner. They are settings of the Latin Asperges me, the antiphon used for the celebration of

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Two Totenlieder (Bruckner)

The two , WAB 47/1 & 47/2, are elegies composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Um Mitternacht, WAB 89

(At midnight), WAB 89, is a song composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Um Mitternacht, WAB 90

(At midnight), WAB 90, is a song composed by Anton Bruckner in 1886 on a text of Robert Prutz. About twenty years earlier Bruckner had already composed a song on the same

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Vaterländisch Weinlied, WAB 91

(Patriotic wine song), WAB 91, is a song composed by Anton Bruckner in 1866 during his stay in

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Vaterlandslied, WAB 92

(Patriotic song), WAB 92, is a patriotic song composed by Anton Bruckner during his stay in

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Veni Creator Spiritus, WAB 50

("Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest"), WAB 50, is a motet composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Vergißmeinnicht, WAB 93

(Forget-me-not), WAB 93, is a cantata composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Versions and editions of Bruckner's symphonies

There have been many different versions and editions of the symphonies of Anton

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Vexilla regis (Bruckner)

Vexilla regis (The royal banner), WAB 51, is the final motet written by the Austrian composer Anton

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Virga Jesse (Bruckner)

Virga Jesse (The branch from Jesse), WAB 52, is a motet by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. It sets the gradual Virga Jesse floruit for unaccompanied mixed

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Volkslied, WAB 94

The ("National hymn"), WAB 94, is a patriotic song composed by Anton Bruckner in 1882 for a competition for a (Hymn for the German People in

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Vor Arneths Grab, WAB 53

(Facing Arneth's tomb), WAB 53, is an elegy composed by Anton Bruckner in 1854, for men's voices and three

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Wie bist du, Frühling, gut und treu, WAB 58

("Springtime, how good and faithful you are"), WAB 58 is a lied composed by Anton Bruckner in 1856 on a text of Oskar von

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Windhaager Messe

The Windhaager Messe, WAB 25, is a missa brevis composed by Anton Bruckner in

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Zur Vermählungsfeier, WAB 54

("For the wedding ceremony"), WAB 54, is a wedding song composed by Anton Bruckner on 27 November

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