This setting was composed at the request of Johann Burgstaller, to be performed at the Linz Cathedral on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the diocese. It was completed by 28 April 1885 and sent to Burgstaller in mid-May. However, the work was not performed at that event. The work, which was edited by Viktor Keldorfer (Universal Edition) in 1911, was premiered on 21 November 1921 by the Vöcklabruck women's choral society. The motet is put in Band XXI/33 of the Gesamtausgabe.
| Original Name | Ecce sacerdos magnus |
| Date of composition | 1885 (28 April 1885) |
| Premiered | 1921, November 21st |
| First published | 1911, Universal Edition in Vienna, Austria |
| Type | Motet |
| Tonality | A Minor |
| Catalogue | WAB 13 |
| Spoken language | Latin |
| Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
Organ 3x Trombone |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Anton Bruckner: Behold a great priest en la mineur, WAB 13 Anton Bruckner: Behold a great priest in la minore, WAB 13 Anton Bruckner: Behold a great priest a-moll, WAB 13 |