To celebrate the laying of the foundation stone of the new Mariä-Empfängnis-Dom (Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception) of Linz, bishop Franz-Josef Rudigier asked Bruckner for a cantata. Bruckner responded enthusiastly with the composition of the Festive Cantata Preiset den Herrn (Praise the Lord) on a text of the theologian Maximilian Pammesberger.
| Date of composition | 1862 |
| Premiered | 1862, May 1st (Mariä-Empfängnis-Dom) in Linz, Austria |
| First published | 1955, Doblinger |
| Type | Cantata |
| Tonality | D Major |
| Catalogue | WAB 16 |
| Approx. duration | 13 minutes |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Male Chorus
Voice (Tenor) Voice (Bass) |
| Autotranslations beta |
Anton Bruckner: Festive Cantata en ré majeur, WAB 16 Anton Bruckner: Festive Cantata in re maggiore, WAB 16 Anton Bruckner: Festive Cantata D-dur, WAB 16 |