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Der deutsche Gesang, WAB 63
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox musical composition
| name = 'Der deutsche Gesang'
| composer = Anton Bruckner
| image = Glaspalast Mnchen 1883 085.jpg
| image_size = 240px
| caption = 'Heimkehr der Deutschen aus der Schlacht im Teutoburger Walde' by Paul Thumann
| key = D minor
| catalogue = WAB 63
| type = Secular choral work
| form = Patriotic song
| text = Erich Fels
| language = German
| dedication = 'Erstes deutsch-akademisches Sngerfest'
| composed =
| vocal = choir
| instrumental = Brass band
| published =
}}
' ("The German song"), WAB 63, is a patriotic song composed by Anton Bruckner in 1892, one year before 'Helgoland'.
History
Bruckner composed ' on 29 April 1892 for the ' (First German-academic singers' festival), which would happen in Salzburg in June 1892. The performance on 5 June under the baton of Raoul Mader was a "'" (a huge success).C. van Zwol, p. 730
The original manuscript is stored in the archive of the ' in Vienna.U. Harten, p. 127 The song was first published in 1911 by Viktor Keldorfer (Universal Edition). The piece, also called ', was performed several times till the years 1930. It is put in Band XXIII/2, No. 35 of the '.[http://www.mwv.at/TextBruckner/Katalog/liederWelt.htm Gesamtausgabe Weltliche Chre]
Lyrics
The song uses lyrics by Erich Fels, pseudonym of Aurelius Polzer:
Music
The 87-bar long work in D minor, which shows affinities with the patriotic 'Germanenzug' (1863), 'Sngerbund' (1882) and 'Helgoland' (1893), is scored for choir and brass instruments (4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones and contrabass-tuba).
Discography
There are four recordings of 'Der deutsche Gesang':
* Robert Shewan, Roberts Wesleyan College Chorale and Brass Ensemble, 'Anton Bruckner - Sacred and Secular Choral Works' LP: Roberts Wesleyan College Records 41 448, 1983. Remastered to CD: High Definition Tape Transfers HDTT.
* Robert Shewan, Roberts Wesleyan College Chorale and Brass Ensemble, 'Choral Works of Anton Bruckner' CD: Albany TROY 063, 1991
* Timothy Seelig, Turtle Creek Chorale Dallas, Fort Worth Symphony Brass, 'Times of the Day' CD: Reference Recordings RR-67, 1995
* Thomas Kerbl, Mnnerchorvereinigung, Blechblserensemble der Anton Bruckner Privatuniversitt Linz, 'Weltliche Mnnerchre' CD: LIVA 054, 2012
References
Sources
* 'Anton Bruckner Smtliche Werke, Band XXIII/2: Weltliche Chorwerke (18431893)', Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Angela Pachovsky and Anton Reinthaler (Editor), Vienna, 1989
* Cornelis van Zwol, 'Anton Bruckner 18241896 Leven en werken', uitg. Thoth, Bussum, Netherlands, 2012.
* Uwe Harten, 'Anton Bruckner. Ein Handbuch'. , Salzburg, 1996. .
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