“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.
Second Version (1878) with the 1880 Finale
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 409801
Critical new edition by Benjamin Gunnar Cohrs,
drawing upon the work of Alfred Orel und Leopold Nowak (2000)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 268802
Critical report on all versions by Paul Hawkshaw
in English, includes detailed introduction in German
2 Books
Item no.: 636748
2Second Version (1878) with the 1880 Finale
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe (Complete edition)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 337522
1883
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 487840
original version 1878
Anton Bruckner Complete Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 409802
2. Fassung 1877
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe (Complete edition)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 409798
1883
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 409804
Second Version (1890)
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 613448
Critical new edition by Benjamin Gunnar Cohrs,
drawing upon the work of Alfred Orel und Leopold Nowak (2000)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 576281
Originalfassung 1881
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 409803
First Version (1887)
Critical Complete Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 409805
eingerichtet von Johann Simon Kreuzpointner
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1632096
Lehrhilfsmittel
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 971581
'Vienna Version' 1890/91
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe (Complete edition)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 409794
1861/62
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe (Urtextausgabe) (Complete edition)
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 156351
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 188695
Critical report
Book (critical commentary)
Item no.: 636789
Wiener Fassung 1890/91
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 689670
1892
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe (Complete edition)
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 443510
for: Organ
Item no.: 578752
1. Fassung 1874
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 409800
Third Version (1888)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 157940
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1201088
2. Fassung 1877
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 409796
(Exposé musicologique)
Book (critical commentary)
Item no.: 363239
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 391684
Finale 1878
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 433446
WAB 39
for soli, mixed choir and orchestra
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 683391
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 634564
1853-1855
mit Revisionsbericht
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 217769
Finale (1895/96) - Fragment
Anton Bruckner Complete Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 409807
Edition Peters Green Series
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 378417
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 286005
Fassung von 1889 "Wagner-Symphonie"
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 194709
Originalfassung 1881
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 475876
Adagio in der Fassung 2 von 1876
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 406609
für Orgel (2 Bände)
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 662755
édition bon(n)orgue 105
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1340841
mit vervollständigtem Finalsatz
revidierte und komplettierte Fassung nach Gerd Schaller. Auf die Orgel übertragen von Erwin Horn.
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1670856
1861/62
Erstdruck
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 409811
1850-1869
verbesserte Auflage mit Revisionsbericht
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 689937
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 188220
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 276399
1867/68, 1883/93
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Conductor score
Item no.: 314893
Third Version (1888)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 443692
1869
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 409809
1878/79
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
Study score
Item no.: 409812
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