The piece was performed under Bruckner's baton at the Grillparzer-Feier, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Grillpatzer's birth (15 January 1891) by the Wiener Akademisches Gesangverein (Academic singers association of Vienna) with Franz Schaumann (tenor) in the ballroom of the university of Vienna. Bruckner dedicated the composition to his housemate Wilhelm Ritter von Hartel, the rector of the university of Vienna.
| Original Name | Träumen und Wachen |
| Librettist | Franz Grillparzer (Der Traum ein Leben) |
| Date of composition | 1890 (15 December 1890) in Vienna, Austria |
| Premiered | 1891, January 15th |
| First published | 1891 in Vienna, Austria |
| Dedicated to | Wilhelm Ritter von Hartel |
| Type | Song(s) |
| Tonality | A-flat Major |
| Catalogue | WAB 87 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Male Chorus
Voice (Tenor) |
| Autotranslations beta |
Anton Bruckner: Dreaming and being awake en la bémol majeur, WAB 87 Anton Bruckner: Dreaming and being awake in la bemolle maggiore, WAB 87 Anton Bruckner: Dreaming and being awake As-dur, WAB 87 |