Festgesang | |
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byAnton Bruckner | |
Key | C major |
Catalogue | WAB15 |
Form | Cantata |
Language | German |
Composed | 6 December 1855 (1855-12-06): St. Florian Abbey |
Dedication | Jodok Stülz |
Vocal | SATB choir and STB soloists |
Instrumental | Piano |
The Festgesang (Festive song), WAB 15, is a cantata composed by Anton Bruckner in 1855.
This cantata, also called Jodok Cantata, is the last of three larger-scale occasional compositions.[1]
Bruckner composed it on 6 December 1855 for the name-day of Jodok Stülz, the dean of the St. Florian Abbey,[2] as a "Farewell to St. Florian", three weeks before he moved to Linz.[3] The piece was intended to be performed on 13 December 1855 (Stülz's name day) or the evening before. The manuscript is stored in the archive of the St. Florian Abbey.[2]
The manuscript was retrieved in 1921 by Franz Xaver Müller in the archive of the St. Florian Abbey.[4] A facsimile was first published in volume II/2, pp. 241–244 of the Göllerich/Auer biography.[2] It is published in volume XXII/1 no. 5 of the Gesamtausgabe.[5]
The text used for the cantata is by an unknown author:
Sankt Jodok sproß aus edlem Stamme, |
Saint Judoc came from a noble house, |
The in total 143-bar long work in C major is scored for SATB choir and STB soloists, and piano.
The cantata is in six parts:[2][4]
Despite it contains already own ideas of the composer, the 6-part cantata looks somewhat archaic with its two recitatives, arias and choir parts. The arias look back to baroque examples, in which a basso continuo instrument accompany the solo-singer. The choir parts – a little in the follow of Michael Haydn – refer with imitation phrasestoflorid counterpoint.[4]
There is a single recording of the Festgesang:
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