(Let exultation sound loudly), WAB 76, is a festive song composed by Anton Bruckner in 1854.
History Bruckner composed this "cantata"C. Howie, Chapter II, p. 23 on a text of Hillischer in 1854.C. van Zwol, p. 722
The piece was intended to be sung by the Frohsinn for the Joyous Entry of Elisabeth of Bavaria, then the bride of Franz Joseph of Austria, known as Sisi, in Linz on 22 April 1854. However, Bruckner's composition was not performed, but instead a transcription of the Bavarian national hymn with the same text by Hillischer.
Another text by Anton August Naaf, "" (To you, lovely homeland, should sound the faithful song of highest love), was used for the music for a performance of the Wiener Schubertbund on 15 June 1898.
Later again, another text was put by Anton Weiss for the Wiener Schubertbund. Bruckner's autograph manuscript is stored in the archive of the Oberösterreichisches Landesarchiv.Anton Bruckner-Lexicon online: „Laßt Jubeltöne laut erklingen“ (WAB 76)
A facsimile of the work with Naaf's text was first published in band III/2, pp. 162–179 of the Göllerich/Auer biography, with Hillischer's original text in footnote. The work is put with the original text only in XXIII/2, No. 10 of the .Gesamtausgabe – Weltliche Chöre
Text
The text used for the cantata is by Hillischer: Let exultation sound loudly, From faithful and worthy men's chests. Sing sounds which rise to heaven, Sung with devoted holy joy,
And rejoice, because he returned friendly To all his faithful citizens, To his people so true and worthy, Beautiful Austria's ruler.
O rejoice friendly towards him, All fortune lies in his hand, From him alone streams all blessing Beneficially on the country.
Like our mountains firm and daring, Like our air, so fresh and pure, Should our true and noble mind, Should our faith be for the emperor.
May God protect the two-headed Austrian eagle, Hear our devoted prayer, Protect our noble imperial couple Franz Josef and Elisabeth.
Music The 100-bar long work in E-flat major is scored for choir and brass instruments (2 horns, 2 trumpets and 4 trombones).
The work consists of two related sections and a coda. While the horns and the trumpets are used only to contribute brief fanfare, pedal tones, and occasionally to the roots of otherwise incomplete chords, the four trombones almost always double the voices. Like other Bruckner's works, the work begins with a distinctive motive that provides much of the ensuing musical material. Obvious derivatives of this motive form the beginning and the ending of each section, and all of the imitative passages are based on developments of it. Since no two statements of this tune are identical, it provides both musical unity and variety. The music is of substantial interest, because it contains an attractive blend of progressive and textural variety.K. W. Kinder, pp. 25-27
Discography
There is a single recording of Laßt Jubeltöne laut erklingen: Thomas Kerbl, Men choir and brass instrument ensemble of the Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität Linz, Weltliche Männerchöre – CD: LIVA 054, 2012
References
Sources August Göllerich, Anton Bruckner. Ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild, – posthumous edited by Max Auer by G. Bosse, Regensburg, 1932 Anton Bruckner – Sämtliche Werke, Band XXIII/2: Weltliche Chorwerke (1843–1893), Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Angela Pachovsky and Anton Reinthaler (Editor), Vienna, 1989 Keith William Kinder, The Wind and Wind-Chorus Music of Anton Bruckner, Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, 2000 Cornelis van Zwol, Anton Bruckner 1824–1896 – Leven en werken, uitg. Thoth, Bussum, Netherlands, 2012. Crawford Howie, Anton Bruckner - A documentary biography, online revised edition
External links Laßt Jubeltöne laut erklingen Es-Dur, WAB 76 Critical discography by Hans Roelofs