Bruckner composed the setting for the wedding ceremony of his friend Karl Kerschbaum, chairman of the Liedertafel Frohsinn, with Maria Schimatschek, a concert singer and daughter of Franz Schimatschek. The sacred piece was performed by Frohsinn, with Bruckner at the organ, on 5 February 1865 during the celebration of the wedding in the Linzer Stadtpfarrkirche (Linz Parish Church).
| Original Name | Trauungschor |
| Date of composition | 1865 (8 January 1865) in Linz, Austria |
| Premiered | 1865, February 5th (Linzer Stadtpfarrkirche) in Linz, Austria |
| First published | 1932 in Regensburg, Germany |
| Dedicated to | Wedding of Karl Kerschbaum |
| Tonality | F Major |
| Catalogue | WAB 49 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Male Chorus
Voice - Solo voices ; Organ |
| Autotranslations beta |
Anton Bruckner: "Wedding chorus" en fa majeur, WAB 49 Anton Bruckner: "Wedding chorus" in fa maggiore, WAB 49 Anton Bruckner: "Wedding chorus" F-dur, WAB 49 |