In jener letzten der Nächte explained

In jener letzten der Nächte
Key:F minor
Catalogue:WAB 17
Type:Motet
Text:Poem
Form:Chorale
Language:German
Occasion:Celebration of Maundy Thursday
Vocal:

    (In this last of nights), WAB 17, is a motet composed by Anton Bruckner.

    History

    Bruckner composed the motet in at St. Florian Monastery for the celebration of Maundy Thursday. However, it is not known whether it was performed at that time.[1] It was edited first by Anton Böhm & Sohn, Augsburg & Vienna, 1931.[1]

    There are two settings: one for soloist and organ, and another for mixed choir a cappella. The manuscript of the setting for soloist and organ is stored in the archive of the city museum of Wels. A transcription of the other setting is found in the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek.

    The two settings of the motet are put in Band XXI/15 of the German: Gesamtausgabe.[2]

    Text

    The text is the first strophe of a 13-strophe text coming from the devoutness book Die heilige Passion, gefeiert in Liedern, Betrachtungen und Gebeten.[3]

    In this last of nightsWhen I prayed at the Mount of Olives,I was reddened from blood sweat,Poured it streaming for thee.WoeAnd who knows if everyou even think of me!

    In addition, a transcription using the Latin text In monte oliveti has been published by Theodor Bernhard Rehmann, Edition Peters, Leipzig, 1947.

    On the Mount of OlivesHe prayed to the Father:"Father, if it be possible,Let this cup pass from me.Let Thy will be done."[4]

    Music

    The motet, a 22-bar Passion chorale in F minor. There are two settings: one for soloist and organ, and another for choir a cappella.

    As Crawford Howie writes "Both In jener letzten der Nächte WAB 17 (c. 1848) and Dir, Herr, dir will ich mich ergeben WAB 12 (c. 1845) for a cappella mixed-voice choir are chorale harmonizations, probably the result of [Bruckner's] studies with Zenetti."[5]

    Selected discography

    The first recording of Bruckner's In jener letzten der Nächte was by Edith Möller, Obernkrichner Kinderchor, LP: Telefunken SLE 14391, 1965

    A selection of the about 10 recordings:

    First setting

    Second setting

    Note

    Sources

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. C. van Zwol, p. 703
    2. http://www.mwv.at/TextBruckner/Katalog/kirchenmusik.htm Gesamtausgabe - Kleine Kirchenmusikwerke
    3. Die heilige Passion, gefeiert in Liedern, Betrachtungen und Gebeten, Christlicher Verein, im nordlichen Deutschland (Ed.), Band 1, Halle, 1840, pp. 63-65
    4. http://www1.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/In_monte_Oliveti In monte Oliveti on ChoralWiki
    5. C. Howie, Chapter II, p. 26
    6. Bruckner, Anton (composer); Stenov, Michael (conductor). 2006-11-26. Anton Bruckner – Motette "In jener letzten der Nächte" à 4 voces a cappella. Online video. YouTube. 2014-12-29.
    7. Anton Reinthaler, Chorheft Bruckner, 1996
    8. http://www.zeno.org/Literatur/M/Brentano,+Clemens/Gedichte/Ausgew%C3%A4hlte+Gedichte/%5BIn+jenen+%C3%A4u%C3%9Fersten+Stunden%5D Clemens Brentano - Ausgewählte Gedichte
    9. Hermann Kronsteiner, Unser Kirchenchorbuch für gemischte Stimmen, Veritas Verlag, Wien-Linz-Passau, 1966

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