Salvum fac populum tuum, WAB 40
| Salvum fac populum tuum | |
|---|---|
| Motet by Anton Bruckner | |
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Te Deum stained glass window - St Mary's church, Ware | |
| Key | F major |
| Catalogue | WAB 40 |
| Text | Verses of the Te Deum |
| Language | Latin |
| Composed | November 14, 1884: Vienna |
| Published | 1932: Regensburg |
| Vocal | SSATB choir |
Salvum fac populum tuum ("O Lord, save thy people"), WAB 40, is a motet composed by Anton Bruckner in 1884.
History
The motet, based on a few verses of the Te Deum, was composed on 14 November 1884, presumably on request of Franz Xaver Witt for the Cecilian society. The motet was first published in band IV/2, pp. 496-497 of the Göllerich/Auer biography.[1] It is put in Band XXI/31 of the Gesamtausgabe.[2]
Music
The 57-bar motet in F major for choir a cappella, is based on the verses "Salvum fac populum tuum" till "Quem ad modum speravimus in te." of the Te Deum. This, for Bruckner a quite unique composition, alternates passages in unison, in Falsobordone and in polyphony.[1]
Discography
There are a few recordings of Bruckner's Salvum fac populum tuum:
- Robert Jones, Choir of St. Bride's Church, Bruckner: Motets – CD: Naxos 8.550956, 1994
- Alois Koch, choir of the St. Hedwig's Cathedral, Anton Bruckner: Messe in e-Moll – CD: Ars Musici 1186-2, 1996 (with accompaniment of trombones)
- Balduin Sulzer, Mozart Chor Linz, Bruckner – CD: AtemMusik Records ATMU 97001, 1997
- Hans-Christoph Rademann, NDR-Chor Hamburg, Anton Bruckner: Ave Maria – CD: Carus 83.151, 2000
- Philipp von Steinäcker, Vocalensemble Musica Saeculorum, Bruckner: Pange lingua - Motetten - CD: Fra Bernardo FB 1501271, 2015
References
- 1 2 C. van Zwol, pp. 707-708
- ↑ Gesamtausgabe - Kleine Kirchenmusikwerke
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 XXI: Kleine Kirchenmusikwerke, Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Hans Bauernfeind and Leopold Nowak (Editor), Vienna, 1984/2001
- Cornelis van Zwol, Anton Bruckner 1824–1896 – Leven en werken, uitg. Thoth, Bussum, Netherlands, 2012. ISBN 978-90-6868-590-9
External links
- Salvum fac populum, WAB 40: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Free scores for Salvum fac populum tuum, WAB 40 in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
- Salvum fac populum tuum F-dur, WAB 40 Critical discography by Hans Roelofs (German)
- A live performance of the motet by Les Choristes (2008) can be heard on YouTube: Salvum fac populum tuum
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