“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: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 184190
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 923595
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1314778
for: Mixed choir (SATB), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1314777
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 592971
Completed performance version / First Print
Repertoire Explorer
Study Score 444
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 587155
for: 4 flutes (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830132
for: Trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830028
for: SAX ENSEMBLE (SSAAATTBAR)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 275568
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 278768
version by Franz Schalk 1893-1894
Reprint
Repertoire Explorer 888
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 555760
Band 2
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 773682
1835-1892
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
Book
Item no.: 364932
Dokumente & Studien 7
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 133534
mit Revisionsbericht
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 217417
1863
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 689698
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553955
Fassung von 1890/91 "Wiener Fassung"
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 166254
for: 5 brass winds [brass ensemble (9 parts)]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 144740
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1623859
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 331314
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1672837
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1670871
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1670067
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1340237
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280559
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1645681
Anton Bruckner New Complete Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (hardcover, with musicological analysis)
Item no.: 690001
for: 5 brass winds [brass ensemble (9 parts)]
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 171737
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Ensemble score
Item no.: 181635
3. Fassung 1889
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe (Complete edition)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 409799
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 106046
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 226185
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 774280
for: Gemischter Chor
[deutsch, latein]
Item no.: 186974
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 898609
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1645297
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 307590
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 106045
for: Male choir
Score
Item no.: 476398
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1677730
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 3055
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 587485
for: Mixed choir, wind ensembles
Study score
Item no.: 409815
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1189189
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 194708
Edition Maulwurf
for: 12 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1672988
Bruckner–Symposium 2018
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1677734