 | Bruckner, Joseph Anton - Two Aequale for String Quartet WAB 114 & 149 String Quartet |
Two Aequale for String Quartet
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| Composer : | Bruckner, Joseph Anton (1824 - 1896) | ||||
| Instrumentation : | String Quartet | ||||
| Style : | Romantic | ||||
| Key : | C minor | ||||
| Arranger : Publisher : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||||
| Copyright : | Public Domain | ||||
| Added by magataganm, 26 Jan 2024 Josef Anton Bruckner (1824 – 1896) was an Austrian composer and organist best known for his symphonies and sacred music, which includes Masses, Te Deum and motets. The symphonies are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-German Romanticism because of their rich harmonic language, strongly polyphonic character, and considerable length. His compositions helped to define contemporary musical radicalism, owing to their dissonances, unprepared modulations, and roving harmonies. Unlike other musical radicals such as Richard Wagner and Hugo Wolf, Bruckner showed respect, even humility, before other famous musicians, Wagner in particular. This apparent dichotomy between Bruckner the man and Bruckner the composer hampers efforts to describe his life in a way that gives a straightforward context for his music. Hans von Bülow described him as "half genius, half simpleton". Bruckner was critical of his own work and often reworked his compositions. There are several versions of many of his works. His works, the symphonies in particular, had detractors, most notably the influential Austrian critic Eduard Hanslick and other supporters of Johannes Brahms, who pointed to their large size and use of repetition, as well as to Bruckner's propensity for revising many of his works, often with the assistance of colleagues, and his apparent indecision about which versions he preferred. On the other hand, Bruckner was greatly admired by subsequent composers, including his friend Gustav Mahler. The Two Aequali ("Equals"), WAB 114 & WAB 149, were composed by Anton Bruckner in 1847. He composed the two Aequali in end January 1847 during his stay in St. Florian Abbey. He composed them for the funeral of his aunt Rosalia Mayrhofer (1770–1847). The manuscript of the first Aequale (WAB 114) is stored in the archive of the Seitenstetten Abbey. The work was first published in band II/2, p. 83 of the Göllerich/Auer biography. The sketch of the second Aequale was retrieved later in the archive of the St. Florian Abbey. In the sketch the part of the bass trombone is missing. It was then put as addendum (WAB 149) to the already issued WAB classification. The two Aequali are issued in Band XXI/14 of the Gesamtausgabe. The two Aequali in C Minor, with 34 and 27 bars, respectively, are score for alto, tenor and bass trombones. In the edition of the Gesamtausgabe the missing part of the bass trombone of the second Aequale has been completed by Hans Bauernfeind. The works are choral-sized with in WAB 114 a typical folklike melody in sixths. Similar musical sets were later used in the so-called Choräle in Bruckner's later symphonies. Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Aequali_(Bruckner)). Although originally composed for 3 Rrombones (Alto, Tenor, Bass), I created this Interpretation of Two Aequale (WAB 114 & 149) in C Minor for String Quartet (2 Violins, Viola & Cello). Sheet central : | Aequale No. 1 (3 sheet music) | | |||
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