Das Lied vom deutschen Vaterland, WAB 78

History#

Bruckner composed this work on a text of an unknown author during his stay in St. Florian. He dedicated it to Hans Schläger, the founder of the St. Florian choir. The original manuscript is stored in the archive of the St. Florian Abbey. It was performed on 11 November 1921 in St. Florian by Franz Xaver Müller for the 25th anniversary of the composer’s death.

Lyrics#

“Das Lied vom deutschen Vaterland” uses lyrics by an unknown author.

Music#

The 20-bar long work in D-flat major is scored for SATB choir. The sung begins with a Bruckner’s typical octave leap in all four voices. In 1906, Franz Xaver Müller added three additional strophes to the song.

Discography#

There is a single recording of Das Lied vom deutschen Vaterland: * Thomas Kerbl, Männerchorvereinigung 12, Weltliche Männerchöre – CD: LIVA 054, 2012

Sources#

• August Göllerich, Anton Bruckner. Ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild, – 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.
• Uwe Harten, Anton Bruckner. Ein Handbuch. , Salzburg, 1996. .

External links#

• • Das Lied vom deutschen Vaterland Des-Dur, WAB 78 – Critical discography by Hans Roelofs