Das Lied vom deutschen Vaterland, WAB 78

Das Lied vom deutschen Vaterland
Secular choral work by Anton Bruckner
Coat of arms of the St. Florian Abbey
Key	D-flat major
Catalogue	WAB 78
Language	German
Composed	c. 1845: St. Florian
Dedication	Hans Schläger
Published	1932: Regensburg
Vocal	TTBB choir

Das Lied vom deutschen Vaterland (The song of the German fatherland), WAB 78, is a patriotic song composed by Anton Bruckner in c. 1851 during his stay in St. Florian.

History

Bruckner composed this work on a text of an unknown author in c. 1851 during his stay in St. Florian. He dedicated it to Hans Schläger, the founder of the St. Florian choir.^[1][2]

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.^[1][2]

The work, which was first issued in Band II/2, pp. 14–15, of the Göllerich/Auer biography,^[1][2] is issued in Band XXIII/2, No. 2 of the Gesamtausgabe.^[3]

Text and music

Das Lied vom deutschen Vaterland uses a text by an unknown author.

Wohlauf, ihr Genossen, stimmt an, stimmt an, Und hört ihr die Hörner nicht dröhnen? Und seht ihr nicht funkeln den goldenen Wein, Stimmt ein mit freudigen Tönen Und singet im Hochklang Hand in Hand Das Lied vom deutschen Vaterland.

Up, companions, intone, intone, And do you not hear the droning horns? And do you not see the sparkling golden wine, Join us in with happy sounds And sing in high tone, hand in hand The song of the German fatherland.

The 20-bar long work in D-flat major is scored for TTBB choir.^[1][2] The sung begins with a Bruckner's typical octave leap in all four voices.^[2]

In 1906, Franz Xaver Müller added three additional strophes to the song.^[1][2]

Discography

There is a single recording of Das Lied vom deutschen Vaterland:

• Thomas Kerbl, Männerchorvereinigung 12, Weltliche Männerchöre – CD: LIVA 054, 2012

References

1. C. van Zwol, p. 720
2. U. Harten, p. 254
3. Gesamtausgabe – Weltliche Chöre

Sources

• August Göllerich, Anton Bruckner. Ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild, c. 1922 – 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. ISBN 978-90-6868-590-9
• Uwe Harten, Anton Bruckner. Ein Handbuch. Residenz Verlag, Salzburg, 1996. ISBN 3-7017-1030-9.

External links

• Das Lied vom deutschen Vaterland, WAB 78: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• Das Lied vom deutschen Vaterland Des-Dur, WAB 78 – Critical discography by Hans Roelofs (German)