Bruckner composed this second setting "evening song" Der Abendhimmel on 6 December 1866. He used again the text of Joseph Christian von Zedlitz, which he had already used for the first setting in 1862. Bruckner dedicated the song to Niederösterreichischer Sängerbund (singers association of Lower Austria). The piece was performed first by the Wiener Männergesang-Verein (men's singer society of Vienna) on 17 December 1898.
| Original Name | Der Abendhimmel |
| Librettist | Joseph Christian von Zedlitz |
| Date of composition | 1866 (6 December 1866) in Linz, Austria |
| Premiered | 1898, December 17th |
| First published | 1902 in Vienna, Austria |
| Dedicated to | Niederösterreichischer Sängerbund |
| Type | Song(s) |
| Tonality | F Major |
| Catalogue | WAB 56 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments | Male Chorus |
| Autotranslations beta |
Anton Bruckner: "The evening sky" en fa majeur, WAB 56 Anton Bruckner: "The evening sky" in fa maggiore, WAB 56 Anton Bruckner: "The evening sky" F-dur, WAB 56 |