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Anton Bruckner

Anton Bruckner. Early Years: up to 1845. Born in Ansfelden, September 4 th , 1824; died in Vienna, October 11 th 1896. The eldest of 11 children (only 5 survived). Son of the village schoolmaster and organist. At age four, first performance for parish priest.

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Anton Bruckner

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  1. Anton Bruckner

  2. Early Years: up to 1845 • Born in Ansfelden, September 4th, 1824; died in Vienna, October 11th 1896. • The eldest of 11 children (only 5 survived). • Son of the village schoolmaster and organist. • At age four, first performance for parish priest. • Was sent at 13 as a chorister to the St. Florian monastery after his father’s death. • Exposure to pre- and classical composers.

  3. …Early Years • Studied the violin, singing, and played organ for Sunday masses. • In 1841, first teaching position, he supplemented his income with violin playing. • There are few records of his early works, but a few masses and other pieces suggest there was nothing extraordinary about his skills as a composer.

  4. St. Florian, 1845-55 • Happy to return as an assistant schoolteacher. • 1849: Singing instructor for choirboys. • 1850: Became provisory monastery organist. • Many works were developed during this time and were dedicated to his friends and mentors. • 1855: Passed qualifying exam for high-school teachers. • Became unhappy and secretly left St. Florian.

  5. Linz, 1856-68. • December 1855: Performed his first mass in Linz which gained him his new position. • Linz was a large town, musically influencial. • Entered into a long period of study, no composing. • In 1861, he composed his first masterpiece, the seven-voice Ave Maria.

  6. Ave Maria • With the Bishop’s Blessing, he and Sechter worked on thousands of pages of exercise. • March 1861: certificate declaring completion of harmony and counterpoint instruction. • A brief period of active creativity followed. • First performed on May 12, 1861 for the founding of the Liefertafel Frohsinn. • http://www.upv.es/coro/victoria/otros/pdf/Bruckner-Ave_Maria.pdf

  7. Mass no. 2 • His first Mass was a great success… • Critics thought he would soon enter the “symphonic realm with utmost success!” • First symphony between 1865-6. • Before moving to Vienna he wrote Mass no. 2 and 3, all three share similar characteristics • Written for chorus and small group of wind instruments to meet Cecilians half way. • Revised in 1876 and 1882.

  8. Mass No. 2 in E minor • Composed August-November 1866. • Kyrie: e Gl: C Cr: C S: G B: C A: e • Minor tonic: only Kyrie and Agnus Dei • Gloria and Credo: same key • Kyrie: tripartite • Gloria: ends with a fugue • Unique: composed with wind accompaniment

  9. Lifetime Achievements • Over 7 masses • Over 9 symphonies • Many small sacred and secular works • Music was used for Nazi propaganda, Hitler was from Linz, his religiousness was downplayed • Works still studied today

  10. Bibliography • “Anton Bruckner.” Classical Music Pages. 18 April 2006. <http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/bruckner.html.> 10 October 2000. • “Anton Bruckner.” Classical Net. 18 April 2006. <http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/bruckner.html>. 2006. • Williamson, John. The Cambridge Companion to Bruckner. Cambridge University Press, 2004: 41-53.

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