Bruckner composed this serenade, which he dedicated to Mrs. Schlager, the wife of the mayor of St. Florian, during the beginning of his stay in St. Florian. For the composition Bruckner used a text, which he had already used for the unfinished lied Wie des Bächleins Silberquelle, WAB 84.1.

Original Name Ständchen
Librettist Ernst Marinelli (?)
Date of composition 1846 in Sankt Florian, Austria
First published 1932 in Regensburg, Germany
Dedicated to Frau Schlager
Type Serenade
Tonality G Major
Catalogue WAB 84
Spoken language German
Instruments Voice (Bass)
2x Voice (Tenor)
Autotranslations beta Anton Bruckner: "Serenade" en sol majeur, WAB 84
Anton Bruckner: "Serenade" in sol maggiore, WAB 84
Anton Bruckner: "Serenade" G-dur, WAB 84