“They want me to write differently. Certainly I could, but I must not… How then would I stand there before Almighty God, if I followed the others and not Him?” Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Despite facing a lot of opposition due to his link with Richard Wagner, Anton Bruckner proved to be one of the greatest symphonic composers of the 19th century. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all his magnificent works today!
Anton Bruckner was born in a suburb of Linz, Austria, where his father worked as a teacher. From an early age, Anton showed great musical talent, and by the time he finished school, he was already a highly accomplished organist. In 1837, Anton’s father died, and he was sent way to be a chorister at the Augustinian Monastery of St. Florian. Bruckner was impressed by the excellent, freshly restored organ in the monastery, and often played during services.
In 1841, Bruckner’s mother sent him to Linz to study to be a teacher, and he graduated with excellent grades. In the following years, he struggled with desolate living conditions in various rural schools. Fortunately, in 1845, he was able to return to St. Florian, where he worked as a teacher and organist for the ten years.
From 1855, Bruckner began studying, mainly remotely by post, with some of the leading musicians in Vienna, particularly with Simon Sechter and Otto Kitzler. He continued his studies well until the age of 40, and it was at this age, that he began to write his great sacred and symphonic works.
In 1868, Bruckner accepted a position as professor of music theory at the Vienna Conservatoire, and from 1875 he taught at the University of Vienna. However, as an strong supporter of Richard Wagner, Bruckner’s life in Vienna was anything but easy, and he even had to endure physical assaults because of his musical associations. It wasn’t until the age of 60, after the world premiere of his seventh symphony, that he made a name for himself as a composer. He was already very successful as an organist and improviser, and he gave many concerts in France, and on the new organ in the Royal Albert Hall, and Crystal Palace in London. Anton Bruckner is buried in the crypt of St. Florian, directly under his beloved organ.
Bruckner’s strong beliefs, and his calling as an organist, led to the solemn compositional style that characterises his music. In his symphonies, Bruckner draws on the instrumental abundance, and pathos of his role models Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner, and the modern symphonic style of Gustav Mahler. He uses a is a lot of chromaticism, but also folk themes, and romantic motifs. In addition to the nine symphonies, Bruckner composed many sacred works, some of which are now part of the core repertoire for choirs all around the world. His most frequently performed sacred works include Bruckner’s Requiem, Bruckner’s Te Deum or Bruckner’s Motets. The Symphonies by Anton Bruckner are unique, because they are the only symphonies that can also be performed in the church.
Der fromme Revolutionär
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1669993
Anton Bruckner – Dokumente und Studien 9
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 133536
Vier Tantum-ergo-Vertonungen im homophonen Satz aus den frühen Jahren des Komponisten, die er 1888 revidiert und zusammen hat drucken lassen.
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 422925
mit deutscher Übersetzung nicht singbar
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 422103
Second version 1882
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB), wind ensemble
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 694256
for: 3 trombones
Score, Parts
Item no.: 556541
Für größere Chöre geeignet.
for: Gemischter Chor (SSAATTB), 3 Posaunen, Orgel
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 235556
for: Violin, piano [organ]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1316510
für 4-stimmigen Männerchor mit Begleitung von 4 Posaunen
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 380700
Mitropa Classics
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 796709
Mitropa Classics
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 631757
for: Trumpet, horn, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 597389
Afferentur regi
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 3 trombones [organ]
Score
Item no.: 1135496
No. 1: Christus factus est
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 761318
aus dem "Te Deum"
Hosianna 37
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1651772
Nr. 2 Weihe
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 761319
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996359
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677751
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 973410
for: 2 trumpets, 2 trombones (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1531001
after Ecce Sacerdos Magnus
Daehn Publications
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1059832
Gradual
for: Flexible wind band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 679545
for Wind Quartet
for: Oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830363
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar/AATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1011693
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar/AATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1054800
Ausgabe für kleines Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1672149
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996123
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1671210
1882 Setting
Daehn Publications
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1060816
Reihe "Edition Wiener Posaunenquartett"
for: 4 trombones [3 trombones, tuba]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1670366
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1645296
Southern Music
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 927794
SATB divisi
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 985833
Reprint der Ausgabe Linz 1841 mit den handschriftlichen Eintragungen Anton Bruckners Farbfaksimile, kommentiert und mit einer Studie versehen von Daniel Hensel
Anton Bruckner –Dokumente Studien 17
Book
Item no.: 766471
Bericht über die Tagung Wien, 29. und 30. April 2010
Wiener Bruckner-Studien 5
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 626456
for: 3 trombones
Score, Parts
Item no.: 816803
mit Revisionsbericht
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 289149
Chor & Orgel
for: Soli, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Orgel
Organ reduction
Item no.: 425772
1852–1886
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 290940
for: Cello, piano [organ]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1316506
2. Fassung 1877
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 472857
Windhaager Messe
for: Voice (alto), 2 horns, organ
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 283351
Anton Bruckner e la musica sacra
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 103682
Version für gemischten Chor
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 476399
Nr. 3 Os justi
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 106047
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Conductor score
Item no.: 446607
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198253
Studien zur musikalischen Exegetik
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 373946
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