Festgesang, WAB 15
Festgesang | |
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by Anton Bruckner | |
Ceiling of the library of the St. Florian Abbey | |
Key | C major |
Catalogue | WAB 15 |
Form | Cantata |
Language | German |
Composed | 6 December 1855 – St. Florian Abbey |
Dedication | Jodok Stülz |
Vocal |
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Instrumental | Piano |
The Festgesang (Festive song), WAB 15, is a cantata composed by Anton Bruckner in 1855.
History
This cantata, also called Jodok Cantata, is the last of three larger-scale occasional compositions.[1] Bruckner composed it on 6 December 1855 for the name-day of Jodok Stülz, the dean of the St. Florian Abbey,[2] as a "Farewell to St. Florian", three weeks before he moved to Linz.[3] The piece was intended to be performed on 13 December 1855 (Stülz's name day) or the evening before. The manuscript is stored in the archive of the St. Florian Abbey.[2]
A facsimile of the cantata was first published in band II/2, pp. 241-244 of the Göllerich/Auer biography.[2] It is put in Band XXII/1 No. 5 of the Gesamtausgabe.[4]
Scoring and structure
The in total 143-bar long work in C major is scored for SATB choir and STB soloists, and piano.
The cantata is in six parts:
- Recitative "Sankt Jodok sproß": bass soloist (bars 1–7)
- Aria "In Einsamkeit zurückgezogen": bass soloist (bars 8–23)
- Choir "Du bist der Vater": mixed choir (bars 27–79)
- Aria "Du pflegst das Herz": soprano soloist (bars 80–102)
- Recitative "Nicht minder ziert": tenor soloist (bars 103–109)
- Finale "Heil unserm Vater": mixed choir (bars 100–143)[2]
Text
The text used for the cantata is by an unknown author:
Sankt Jodok sproß aus edlem Stamme, |
Saint Jodok came from a noble house, |
Discography
There is a single recording of the Festgesang:
- Thomas Kerbl, Chorvereinigung Bruckner 2011, Anton Bruckner Lieder/Magnificat – CD: LIVA 046, 2011
References
- ↑ C. Howie,Chapter II, pp. 22-23
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 C. van Zwol, p. 713
- ↑ C. van Zwol, p. 64
- ↑ Gesamtausgabe – Kantaten und Chorwerke mit Orchester
Sources
- Anton Bruckner – Sämtliche Werke, Band XXII/1: Kantaten und Chorwerke I (1845–1855), Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Franz Burkhart, Rudolf H. Führer and Leopold Nowak (Editor), Vienna, 1987
- 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
- Festgesang C-Dur, WAB 15 Critical discography by Hans Roelofs (German)