Key D-flat major Language German | Catalogue WAB 69 | |
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Composed 1852 (1852): St. Florian Dedication Name day of Josef Seiberl Published 1932 (1932): Regensburg | ||
Die Geburt (The birth), WAB 69, is a song composed by Anton Bruckner in 1852 during his stay in St. Florian.
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History
Bruckner composed this work on a text of an unknown author in 1852 during his stay in St. Florian. On 19 March 1852, he dedicated the song to his friend Josef Seiberl to celebrate his name day. It is not known whether it was performed at that time.
The original manuscript is stored in the archive of Wels. The work, which was first issued in Band II/2, pp. 147-150, of the Göllerich/Auer biography, is issued in Band XXIII/2, No. 8 of the Gesamtausgabe.
Text and music
Die Geburt uses a text by an unknown author.
The 25-bar long work in D-flat major is scored for TTBB choir. The feurige (ardent) first 12 bars, in periods of 4 bars, have to be repeated three times. From bar 13, Und hast du das deine dann redlich getan, the Schubert-like song evolves slower to the end.
Discography
There is as yet no recording of Die Geburt.