“They want me to write differently. Certainly I could, but I must not… How then would I stand there before Almighty God, if I followed the others and not Him?” Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Despite facing a lot of opposition due to his link with Richard Wagner, Anton Bruckner proved to be one of the greatest symphonic composers of the 19th century. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all his magnificent works today!
Anton Bruckner was born in a suburb of Linz, Austria, where his father worked as a teacher. From an early age, Anton showed great musical talent, and by the time he finished school, he was already a highly accomplished organist. In 1837, Anton’s father died, and he was sent way to be a chorister at the Augustinian Monastery of St. Florian. Bruckner was impressed by the excellent, freshly restored organ in the monastery, and often played during services.
In 1841, Bruckner’s mother sent him to Linz to study to be a teacher, and he graduated with excellent grades. In the following years, he struggled with desolate living conditions in various rural schools. Fortunately, in 1845, he was able to return to St. Florian, where he worked as a teacher and organist for the ten years.
From 1855, Bruckner began studying, mainly remotely by post, with some of the leading musicians in Vienna, particularly with Simon Sechter and Otto Kitzler. He continued his studies well until the age of 40, and it was at this age, that he began to write his great sacred and symphonic works.
In 1868, Bruckner accepted a position as professor of music theory at the Vienna Conservatoire, and from 1875 he taught at the University of Vienna. However, as an strong supporter of Richard Wagner, Bruckner’s life in Vienna was anything but easy, and he even had to endure physical assaults because of his musical associations. It wasn’t until the age of 60, after the world premiere of his seventh symphony, that he made a name for himself as a composer. He was already very successful as an organist and improviser, and he gave many concerts in France, and on the new organ in the Royal Albert Hall, and Crystal Palace in London. Anton Bruckner is buried in the crypt of St. Florian, directly under his beloved organ.
Bruckner’s strong beliefs, and his calling as an organist, led to the solemn compositional style that characterises his music. In his symphonies, Bruckner draws on the instrumental abundance, and pathos of his role models Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner, and the modern symphonic style of Gustav Mahler. He uses a is a lot of chromaticism, but also folk themes, and romantic motifs. In addition to the nine symphonies, Bruckner composed many sacred works, some of which are now part of the core repertoire for choirs all around the world. His most frequently performed sacred works include Bruckner’s Requiem, Bruckner’s Te Deum or Bruckner’s Motets. The Symphonies by Anton Bruckner are unique, because they are the only symphonies that can also be performed in the church.
Offertorium: Inveni David
for: Brass ensemble (10 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996804
Graduale zum Gründonnerstag
WAB 11
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 380698
Condensed Score
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 924517
Kalmus Edition
for: Piano 4 hands
Piano reduction
Item no.: 849262
Kalmus Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 278480
WAB 44
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 trumpets (B-flat), 2 violins, organ; cello, timpani ad lib.
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1646421
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829678
for: 4 flutes (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829647
for: Oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829132
Musik für Chor und Bläserensemble
NDR Chor Hamburg
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Audio-CD
Item no.: 1697117
Anton Bruckner New Complete Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1659530
Oversized, spiral-bound score
Daehn Publications
for: Concert band
Score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 1059814
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 186723
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 456558
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 761312
for: 4 horns (F), 4 tubas
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677727
(phrygisch WAB 33)
for: 3 trumpets, organ, timpani
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1018719
Edition Maulwurf
for: 8 horns, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677544
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198526
Anton Bruckner
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 689713
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 916739
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 1199066
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1619758
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Piano
Study score
Item no.: 689939
aus der 8. Symphonie
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1632511
Neue Dokumente zu August Göllerichs Studienzeit bei Franz Liszt und Anton Bruckner 1
Wiener Bruckner-Studien 4/1
Wiener Bruckner-Studien
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 772388
Chorwerk eingerichtet für symphonisches Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1670397
Leuckart-Reprint
for: Voice (alto), string quintet
Score
Item no.: 1670100
it's Heaven!
for: Flexible brass ensemble (4 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 613385
Bericht der Bruckner-Tagung Wien
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 327096
für 2Trp 3Pos/2Trp Hr Pos Tb (orig. für Orgel)
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 302287
Heft 1, für gem Chor u. Orgel
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ score
Item no.: 308027
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 306940
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Conductor score
Item no.: 443616
1. Fassung 1887
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe (Complete edition)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 557934
for: Viola, organ
Item no.: 265650
Second version 1882
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB), wind ensemble
Set of parts
Item no.: 694260
for: Sopran solo, Gemischter Chor (SATB) (divisi), Flöten (2), Oboen (2), Klarinetten (2), Fagotte (2), Hörner (4), Trompeten (3), Posaunen (3), Tuba, Pauke, Violinen (2), Viola, Cello, Kontrabass
Score
Item no.: 1336791
Edition Maulwurf
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1672856
Arrangement Classic
for: Fanfare
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1186100
aus Symphonie No. 4
Arrangement Classic
for: Concert band
Conductors part (C)
Item no.: 1184172
Mitropa Classics
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 796715
Mitropa Classics
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 796707
for: Viola, piano [organ]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1316507
Fassung von 1887
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 150494
1890 version
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 184048
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1549198
Walton Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 984870
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