Tantum ergo, WAB 44
| Tantum ergo | |
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| by Anton Bruckner | |
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| Key | B-flat major |
| Catalogue | WAB 43 |
| Form | Hymn |
| Text | Tantum ergo |
| Language | Latin |
| Composed | c. 1854 – St. Florian |
| Published | 1922 – Regensburg |
| Vocal | SATB choir |
| Instrumental | Violins, 2 trumpets, organ |
For the other settings of the same text by the composer, see Tantum ergo, WAB 32, Tantum ergo, WAB 43, Four Tantum ergo, WAB 41, and Tantum ergo, WAB 42.
Tantum ergo ("Let us raise"), WAB 44, is the last of eight settings of the hymn Tantum ergo composed by Anton Bruckner in c. 1854.
History
Bruckner composed the motet in c. 1854 during his stay in St. Florian Abbey. The original manuscript is lost. An autograph voice score is stored in the archive of the abbey.[1]
The motet was first published in band II/2, pp. 256-258 of the Göllerich/Auer biography.[1] It is put in Band XXI/18 of the Gesamtausgabe.[2]
Music
The work of 29-bar in B-flat major is scored for SATB choir, violins, 2 trumpets and organ.[1]
Discography
There are only two recordings of this last setting of Tantum ergo:
- Richard Proulx, Cathedral Singers and Chamber Orchestra, Rediscoverd Masterpieces – CD: GIA 515, 1998
- Thomas Kerbl, Chorvereinigung Bruckner 09, Anton Bruckner Chöre/Klaviermusik – CD: LIVA 034, 2009
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 C. van Zwol, p. 701.
- ↑ Gesamtausgabe - Kleine Kirchenmusikwerke
Sources
- Anton Bruckner – Sämtliche Werke, Band XXI: Kleine Kirchenmusikwerke, Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Hans Bauernfeind and Leopold Nowak (Editor), Vienna, 1984/2001
- Cornelis van Zwol, Anton Bruckner 1824–1896 – Leven en werken, uitg. Thoth, Bussum, Netherlands, 2012. ISBN 978-90-6868-590-9
External links
- Tantum ergo B-Dur, WAB 44 Critical discography by Hans Roelofs (German)