“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.
Edition Peters Green Series
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 378417
für zwei Violinen, zwei Violen und Violoncello
for: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 378416
Brahms/Bruckner
for: Oboe
Music lesson book
Item no.: 130555
Der Künstler und seine Welt
2 Books (softcover)
Item no.: 584005
2. Fassung 1882
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Mixed choir, wind ensembles
Set of parts
Item no.: 293178
Besetzung: 2 Trp Hr Pos Tb/3Trp 2Hr 3Pos Tb; Euphonium ad lib.
for: 5 brass winds [brass ensemble (9 parts)]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 163444
Fassung von 1882
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: GCH (8) BL
Study score
Item no.: 194705
1845-1893, Nr. 6-8
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
Score
Item no.: 194515
mit Blasorchester u. Pauke oder Orgel
Piano reduction
Item no.: 283453
für Alt u. Orgel oder Harmonium / Klavier
Separatdruck aus Band XXI der Bruckner-Gesamtausgabe des Musikwissenschaftlichen Verlages Wien
for: GES-T ORG (KLAV)
Item no.: 283352
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 286005
Adagio (original version of 1865/66, fragment)/Scherzo (earlier composition of 1865)
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe (Complete edition)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 372269
1853-1855
mit Revisionsbericht
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 217769
Nr. 6 Das himmlische Haus (Antiphon)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 106054
Bruckner: Symphonies
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 130566
Graduale zum Gründonnerstag
WAB 11
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1871
für Orgel
Band 1 (Erster und zweiter Satz)
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 662746
für Soli, Chor, Orchester u. Orgel
Single part Bass instrument
Item no.: 188761
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 183826
Version für gemischten Chor
for: Mixed choir (SAATTBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 476408
for: 4 Singstimmen (Blockflöte/Viola da gamba) (SATB)
Score
Item no.: 477194
for: Male choir
Score
Item no.: 476397
for: Voice (low), organ
Item no.: 472353
komponiert 1844 ; für gemischten Chor und Orgel
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 622222
Piano reduction
Item no.: 475687
Anspruchsvollere Begräbnismotette 1854in kontrapunktisch angereichertem Satz.
for: Gemischter Chor (SSATB), 3 Posaunen, Violoncello / Kontrabass, Orgel
Score
Item no.: 235619
Öl auf Leinwand ca. 1896
Postcard
Item no.: 235935
Bericht über das Bruckner-Fest Würzburg 7. bis 10. Oktober 1993
Book
Item no.: 332062
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 213235
mittlere Singstimme und Orgel
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), organ
Score
Item no.: 279001
Musica sacra
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 590356
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 369699
Kalmus Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 278480
WAB 45
Urtextausgabe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 670484
Anspruchsvollere Begräbnismotette 1854in kontrapunktisch angereichertem Satz.
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235622
Anspruchsvollere Begräbnismotette 1854in kontrapunktisch angereichertem Satz.
for: Gemischter Chor (SSATB), 3 Posaunen, Violoncello / Kontrabass, Orgel
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 235621
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 456558
Originalfassung 1881
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 475876
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 186723
Fassung von 1889 "Wagner-Symphonie"
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 194709
Bruckner: Sinfonien 1 - 9
for: Viola
Music score
Item no.: 214415
1975-1999 und Nachträge zu Band 1 (bis 1974)
Anton Bruckner – Dokumente und Studien 12
Book
Item no.: 162427
aus dem Te Deum
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Item no.: 106071
Nr. 4 Das Heil der Welt
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 106052
Book
Item no.: 103642
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 283434
1. Fassung 1872
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 409795
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