During the rehearsals, the choir found the work difficult to perform because of the use of humming voices. Therefore, conductor Richard Heuberger asked Bruckner to revise the work. When revising the work in 1879, Bruckner added an accompaniment of strings and brass instruments. On 10 December 1879 a new rehearsal occurred under Bruckner's baton, but was not followed by a public performance. The first public performance occurred posthumously in 1902 in a transcription by Hans Wagner.
| Original Name | Das hohe Lied |
| Librettist | Heinrich von der Mattig |
| Date of composition | 1876 (31 December 1876. Revised in 1879) in Vienna, Austria |
| First published | 1902, Doblinger in Vienna, Austria |
| Type | Lied |
| Tonality | A-flat Major |
| Catalogue | WAB 74 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
2x
Male Chorus
2x Voice (Tenor) Voice (Baritone) 2x Viola - 2nd version 2x Cello - 2nd version Double Bass - 2nd version 4x Horn - 2nd version 3x Trombone - 2nd version Tuba - 2nd version |
| Autotranslations beta |
Anton Bruckner: The song of the heights en la bémol majeur, WAB 74 Anton Bruckner: The song of the heights in la bemolle maggiore, WAB 74 Anton Bruckner: The song of the heights As-dur, WAB 74 |