Psalm 150 (Bruckner)
| Psalm 150 | |
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| by Anton Bruckner | |
The composer, c. 1860
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| Key | C major |
| Catalogue | WAB 38 |
| Form | Psalm setting from the Luther Bible |
| Occasion | Opening of the Internationale Ausstellung für Musik und Theatherwesen |
| Text | |
| Language | German |
| Performed | 13 November 1892: Musikvereinsaal, Vienna |
| Recorded | c. 1950 by Henry Swoboda |
| Vocal | SATB choir and soprano soloist |
| Instrumental | Orchestra |
Anton Bruckner's Psalm 150, WAB 38, is a setting of Psalm 150 for mixed chorus, soprano soloist and orchestra written in 1892.
Richard Heuberger asked Bruckner for a festive hymn to celebrate the opening of the exposition Internationale Ausstellung für Musik und Theatherwesen on 7 May 1892, but Bruckner did not deliver the piece in time for Heuberger's purpose.
The work was premiered in the Musikvereinsaal of Vienna on 13 November 1892, with the Wiener Singverein and the soprano soloist Henriette Standthartner under the baton of Wilhelm Gericke. The concert also included a Schubert overture and Liszt's Piano Concerto in E-flat major, followed by Richard Strauss' Wanderers Sturmlied and Mendelssohn's Loreley.
The manuscript, which was dedicated to Wilhelm Ritter von Härtel, is stored in the archive of the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. It was first issued in November 1892 with another dedication to Max von Oberleithner, by Doblinger, as well as a vocal and piano reduction score by Cyrill Hynais. The work is issued by Franz Grasberger in Band XX/6 of the Gesamtausgabe.
Vermahnung zum Lobe Gottes (Exhortation for praising God)
Bruckner's Psalm 150 in C major is scored for SATB choir and soprano soloist, and orchestra (2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones (alto, tenor and bass), contrabass tuba, timpani, and strings).
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