“They want me to write differently. Certainly I could, but I must not… How then would I stand there before Almighty God, if I followed the others and not Him?” Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Despite facing a lot of opposition due to his link with Richard Wagner, Anton Bruckner proved to be one of the greatest symphonic composers of the 19th century. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all his magnificent works today!
Anton Bruckner was born in a suburb of Linz, Austria, where his father worked as a teacher. From an early age, Anton showed great musical talent, and by the time he finished school, he was already a highly accomplished organist. In 1837, Anton’s father died, and he was sent way to be a chorister at the Augustinian Monastery of St. Florian. Bruckner was impressed by the excellent, freshly restored organ in the monastery, and often played during services.
In 1841, Bruckner’s mother sent him to Linz to study to be a teacher, and he graduated with excellent grades. In the following years, he struggled with desolate living conditions in various rural schools. Fortunately, in 1845, he was able to return to St. Florian, where he worked as a teacher and organist for the ten years.
From 1855, Bruckner began studying, mainly remotely by post, with some of the leading musicians in Vienna, particularly with Simon Sechter and Otto Kitzler. He continued his studies well until the age of 40, and it was at this age, that he began to write his great sacred and symphonic works.
In 1868, Bruckner accepted a position as professor of music theory at the Vienna Conservatoire, and from 1875 he taught at the University of Vienna. However, as an strong supporter of Richard Wagner, Bruckner’s life in Vienna was anything but easy, and he even had to endure physical assaults because of his musical associations. It wasn’t until the age of 60, after the world premiere of his seventh symphony, that he made a name for himself as a composer. He was already very successful as an organist and improviser, and he gave many concerts in France, and on the new organ in the Royal Albert Hall, and Crystal Palace in London. Anton Bruckner is buried in the crypt of St. Florian, directly under his beloved organ.
Bruckner’s strong beliefs, and his calling as an organist, led to the solemn compositional style that characterises his music. In his symphonies, Bruckner draws on the instrumental abundance, and pathos of his role models Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner, and the modern symphonic style of Gustav Mahler. He uses a is a lot of chromaticism, but also folk themes, and romantic motifs. In addition to the nine symphonies, Bruckner composed many sacred works, some of which are now part of the core repertoire for choirs all around the world. His most frequently performed sacred works include Bruckner’s Requiem, Bruckner’s Te Deum or Bruckner’s Motets. The Symphonies by Anton Bruckner are unique, because they are the only symphonies that can also be performed in the church.
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1671592
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829138
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 773514
Bruckner – Vokal. Sonderthema: Musikgeschichte Steyrs
Bruckner-Tagung Steyr 2003
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 773517
for: Mixed Choir [SATB] A Cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 998640
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1203435
Orchestersatz c-Moll
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1645461
Brucknerhaus Linz, 1. und 2. Oktober 2021
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1670073
Anton Bruckner – Dokumente und Studien 19
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 766470
Anton Bruckner in seinen privaten Aufzeichnungen
Anton Bruckner – Dokumente und Studien 11
2 Books (softcover)
Item no.: 180691
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 327703
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Stimmen-Set
Item no.: 446589
Satz I + II
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1022053
Band 3
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 688369
for: Piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1670088
for: 4 brass instruments
Sheet music
Item no.: 1271969
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 479218
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 584268
for: 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, organ, timpani
Score, Parts
Item no.: 154056
for: gemischter Chor (SAATTBB)
Choir score
Item no.: 204860
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 463106
WAB 45
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 106070
Passion/Ostern/Pfingstbitte
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 106043
for: Organ
Item no.: 148785
op. posth.
for: Organ
Item no.: 124474
WAB 28
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1565582
WAB 29
Bruckner vocal
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1557198
Graduale an den Festen heiliger Kirchenlehrer WAB 30,2 und 20
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1632316
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 326797
Orchestersatz c-Moll nach der Niederschrift des Bruckner-Schülers Rudolf Krzyzanowski aus dem Jahr 1876
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 343488
Anton Bruckner (Sinfonien 4-6)
for: Trombone [tuba]
Music score
Item no.: 362559
WAB 11
MCM - Masterworks of Choral Music
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1670371
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe (Complete edition)
for: Mixed choir (SAATB), 3 trombones
Piano reduction
Item no.: 625859
WAB 19
Partitur
for: Männerchor (TTB), 4 Posaunen, [Orgel]
Score
Item no.: 235612
Eine 1861 entstandene kleine Motette
for: Gemischter Chor (SATB), 3 Posaunen, [Orgel]
Score
Item no.: 235606
Für größere Chöre geeignet.
for: Gemischter Chor (SSAATTB), 3 Posaunen, Orgel
Score
Item no.: 235554
Original version
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1198873
WAB 109, 4
Supplements by Nors S. Josephson
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 474324
1854
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe (Complete edition)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 409813
Kalmus Edition
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 278425
Edition Peters Green Series
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 378418
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 391682
WAB 26
Bruckner vocal
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1023734
Mitropa Classics
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 796713
Fassung von 1878/80 "Romantische"
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 183056
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Book
Item no.: 932323
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ; 2 horns, strings ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 656572
für 4 Hörner oder 4 Wagnertuben
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1019249
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