Bruckner composed the song on a text of Robert Prutz on 12 April 1864, for the Linz Liedertafel Sängerbund (the rival of Liedertafel Frohsinn). The piece was performed on 11 December 1864 by Sängerbund in the Redoutensaal under Bruckner's baton. The work, of which the original manuscript is stored in the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, was first issued by Viktor Keldorfer (Universal Edition) in 1911, together with the other setting (Um Mitternacht, WAB 90) and the other "night-song" Mitternacht, WAB 80. It is issued in Band XXIII/2, No. 17 of the Gesamtausgabe.
| Original Name | Um Mitternacht |
| Librettist | Robert Prutz |
| Date of composition | 1864 (12 April 1864) in Linz, Austria |
| Premiered | 1864, December 11th (Redoutensaal) in Vienna, Austria by Anton Bruckner |
| First published | 1911, Universal Edition in Vienna, Austria |
| Dedicated to | Liedertafel Sängerbund |
| Type | Song(s) |
| Tonality | F Minor |
| Catalogue | WAB 89 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Male Chorus
Voice (Alto) Piano |
| Autotranslations beta |
Anton Bruckner: At midnight en fa mineur, WAB 89 Anton Bruckner: At midnight in fa minore, WAB 89 Anton Bruckner: At midnight f-moll, WAB 89 |