Vergißmeinnicht | |
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by Anton Bruckner | |
Key | D major |
Catalogue | WAB 93 |
Form | Cantata |
Language | German |
Composed | 1845 Kronstorf : |
Dedication |
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Vocal | SSAATTBB choir – SATB soloists |
Instrumental | Piano |
Vergißmeinnicht ( Forget-me-not), WAB 93, is a cantata composed by Anton Bruckner in 1845.
When he stayed in Kronstorf, Bruckner composed in 1845 the first version of this cantata as Musikalischer Versuch nach dem Kammer-Styl (Musical essay in chamber style), which he signed as Candidatus (candidate) for his Lehrbefähigungsprüfung (teacher aggregation). [1] [2] Bruckner's examination, which was held in Linz on 27 and 28 May 1845, was successful. [3]
A slightly modified, [4] [2] second version was dedicated to Alois Knauer, the parish priest of Kronstorf. [1] The performance occurred on 21 June 1845 (Knauer's name day) or the evening before. [3]
The third version, entitled Vergißmeinnicht ( Forget-me-not), was sent to Friedrich Mayer, who was at that time prebendary and choirmaster of the St. Florian Abbey, [1] to remind him of the promise to provide Bruckner with an employment in the Abbey after his successful teacher examination. It is not known when it was performed. [3] [5]
The manuscripts of the first and second versions are stored at the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. The manuscript of the third version is stored in the archive of the St. Florian Abbey. A facsimile of the third version was first issued in band I, pp. 286–300 of the Göllerich/Auer biography. [3]
The three versions of the cantata are put in Band XXII/1 No. 1 of the Gesamtausgabe. [6]
The work is based on the eleven-strophe poem Die Mutter und ihr Kind (The mother and her child) by W. Dobelbaur.
Es blühten wunderschön auf der Aue, |
Wonderfully blossoming on the meadow |
The cantata in D major is scored for SSAATTBB choir, SATB soloists and piano. [3] The 149- bar long work is in seven movements: [3] [2]
The third version is 7 bars shorter (142 bars), and the first duet: soprano and alto, is replaced by a duet: soprano and tenor. [3]
A rendition of the cantata using a notation software can be heard on Vergissmeinnicht, WAB 93c – entire chorus practice