Josef Anton Bruckner (1824 – 1896) was an Austrian
composer, organist, and music theorist best known for
his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first
are considered emblematic of the final stage of
Austro-German Romanticism because of their rich
harmonic language, strongly polyphonic character, and
considerable length. Bruckner's compositions helped to
define contemporary musical radicalism, owing to their
dissonances, unprepared modulations, and roving
harmonies.
Inveni Davi...(+)
Josef Anton Bruckner (1824 – 1896) was an Austrian
composer, organist, and music theorist best known for
his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first
are considered emblematic of the final stage of
Austro-German Romanticism because of their rich
harmonic language, strongly polyphonic character, and
considerable length. Bruckner's compositions helped to
define contemporary musical radicalism, owing to their
dissonances, unprepared modulations, and roving
harmonies.
Inveni David (I have found David), WAB 19, is a sacred
motet composed by Anton Bruckner in 1868. Bruckner
composed the motet on 21 April 1868 at the end of his
stay in Linz. He wrote it for the 24th anniversary of
the Liedertafel Frohsinn. The first performance
occurred on 10 May 1868 as offertory of a mass of
Antonio Lotti.
The manuscript is archived at the Linzer Singakademie
(Frohsinn-archive). The motet was first published in
band III/2, pp. 239–244 of the Göllerich/Auer
biography. It is put in Band XXI/23 of the
Gesamtausgabe. The work is a setting of 46 bars in F
minor for TTBB choir and 4 trombones. The last 16 bars
consist of an Alleluja, for which Bruckner drew his
inspiration from the Hallelujah of Händel's Messiah,
on which he often improvised on the organ.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inveni_David,_WAB_19)
Although originally composed for Male Chorus (TTBB), 4
Trombones & Organ, I created this arrangement of the
Inveni David (WAB 19) for Winds (Flute, Oboe, French
Horn & Bassoon) and Strings (2 Violins, Viola & Cello).
