“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: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280253
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 282854
Two posthumous trios for the Scherzo, with viola solo
Edited for concert performance with a critical report
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 307591
for: Saxophone ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1162700
for: 8 trumpets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996925
for: Male choir
Score
Item no.: 554205
for: Gemischter Chor (SATB), [Orgel]
Score
Item no.: 1340039
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1672981
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 898290
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996916
for: Flute
Score
Item no.: 130802
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 805632
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe (Complete edition)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 557933
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 551858
2. Fassung 1882
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgaben (Complete edition)
Piano reduction
Item no.: 298517
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 328463
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 103654
Critical Report
Book (critical commentary)
Item no.: 155199
Urtext
for: 3 trombones
Score, Parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 679820
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1677729
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 391681
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677757
for: Piano 4 hands
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1670085
for: Trombone [euphonium], piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1671227
Comprehensive preface and critical report in German and English included as a separate volume in a slipcase
Anton Bruckner New Complete Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (hardcover, with musicological analysis)
Item no.: 1670065
Taschenbücher zur Musikwissenschaft 166
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1669995
Nr. 4 Das Heil der Welt
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 761321
for: Concert band
Conductors part (B-flat), set of parts
Item no.: 1638435
for: 4 trumpets (B-flat)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1530175
The "Kitzler Study Book". Anton Bruckner’s Studies in Harmony and Instrumentation Theory with Otto Kitzler (1861-63).
Facsimile of the autograph kept in the music collection of the Austrian National Library. Edited with an essay
Score (facsimile hardcover)
Item no.: 633372
for: 3 oboes, cor anglais
Score, Parts
Item no.: 974305
for: 2 flutes, 2 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1531007
aus dem Te Deum
for: Voice (baritone/alto), piano
Music score
Item no.: 761330
for: 2 euphoniums, 2 tubas
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1530994
for six-part mixed choir (SAATBB)
for: Mixed choir (SAATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 624762
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 914669
editionCHOR
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir book
Item no.: 1612014
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: 4 Soli, Chor, Orchester und Orgel (ad libitum)
Study score
Item no.: 755947
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 459719
for Brass Quartet
for: Trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830374
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829770
for: 3 clarinets, bass clarinet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829548
WAB 28
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Piano reduction (XL format, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1610710
for: Tuba (E-flat), piano [organ]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1316511
for: Tuba, piano [organ]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1316509
'Linz Version' 1866
for: Symphonic orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 603024
for: SATB divisi with SATB Soli
Book
Item no.: 936387
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