Bruckner composed this first setting of "evening song" Der Abendhimmel in January 1862. He used for the composition a text of Joseph Christian von Zedlitz, which he will also use for a second setting of the song in 1866. Bruckner dedicated the song to the men's quartet Anton Munsch (1st tenor), Anton Stiefler (2nd tenor), Eduard Benoni (1st bass) and Mathias Weissmann (2nd bass).
Original Name | Der Abendhimmel |
Librettist | Joseph Christian von Zedlitz |
Date of composition | 1862 in Linz, Austria |
Premiered | 1900, July 4th |
Type | Song(s) |
Tonality | A-flat Major |
Catalogue | WAB 55 |
Spoken language | German |
Instruments |
2x
Voice (Tenor)
2x Voice (Bass) |
Autotranslations beta |
Anton Bruckner: "The evening sky" en la bémol majeur, WAB 55 Anton Bruckner: "The evening sky" in la bemolle maggiore, WAB 55 Anton Bruckner: "The evening sky" As-dur, WAB 55 |