| Tota pulchra es | |
|---|---|
| Motet by Anton Bruckner | |
 Immaculate Conception (Dingsheim) | |
| Key | Phrygian mode |
| Catalogue | WAB 46 |
| Form | Marian antiphon |
| Text | Tota pulchra es |
| Language | Latin |
| Dedication | Franz-Josef Rudigier |
| Performed | 4 June 1878: Linz |
| Published | 1887: Vienna |
| Vocal | SATB choir – Tenor soloist |
| Instrumental | organ |
Tota pulchra es, WAB 46, is a sacred motet by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner.
The work, which was composed on 30 March 1878 [1] between symphonies 5 and 6, is scoring the Latin antiphon Tota pulchra es. It was performed on 4 June 1878 in the Votive Chapel of the new cathedral of the Immaculate Conception [1] to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Franz-Josef Rudigier as bishop of Linz. [2]
The manuscript is archived at the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek . [3] The Widmungsexemplar (dedicated copy) is stored in the archive of the new cathedral. The motet was edited, together with the Ave Maria WAB 6, by Emil Wetzler, Vienna in 1887. [1] It is put in Band XXI/27 of the Gesamtausgabe. [4]
The 80-bars piece, scored for solo tenor, choir and organ, is primarily in the Phrygian mode, with some remote enharmonic modulation. [5] [6]
In the first part (bars 1-16) the soloist and the choir are dialoguing a cappella. In the second part (bars 17-36), which begins fortissimo by the soloist with the organ on "Tu gloria Jerusalem", the choir becomes divided till 9 voices. In the third part (bars 37-52), which begins on "O, Maria", the soloist and the choir are dialoguing a cappella as in the first part. In the last part, which begins as in the second part by the soloist with the organ on "Ora pro nobis", the choir goes on diminuendo till the end in pianissimo. [7]
Bruckner's Tota pulchra es was first recorded in 1929 by Ludwig Berberich with the Münchner Domchor, 1929 (78 rpm: Polydor/Grammophon 27119)
A selection of the about 40 recordings:
The Magnificat, WAB 24 is a setting of the Magnificat for SATB choir and soloists, orchestra and organ composed by Anton Bruckner in 1852.
The Messe für den Gründonnerstag, WAB 9, is a missa brevis composed by Anton Bruckner in 1844.
Ecce sacerdos magnus, WAB 13, is an 1885 sacred motet by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. It is a musical setting of the antiphon of the same title.
Virga Jesse, WAB 52, is a motet by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. It sets the gradual Virga Jesse floruit for unaccompanied mixed choir.
Afferentur regi, WAB 1, is a motet, which Anton Bruckner composed on 7 November 1861 on the text of the Offertorium of the Missa pro Virgine et Martyre.
Vexilla regis, WAB 51, is the final motet written by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner.
Ave Maria, WAB 6, is a sacred motet by Anton Bruckner, a setting of the Latin prayer Ave Maria. He composed it in Linz in 1861 and scored the short work in F major for seven unaccompanied voices. The piece, sometimes named an Offertorium, was published in Vienna in 1867. Before, Bruckner composed the same prayer in 1856 for soprano, alto, a four-part mixed choir, organ and cello, WAB 5. Later, he set the text in 1882 for a solo voice (alto) and keyboard, WAB 7.
Ave Maria, WAB 5, is a setting of the Latin prayer Ave Maria by Anton Bruckner.
Christus factus est, WAB 11, is a sacred motet by Anton Bruckner, his third setting of the Latin gradual Christus factus est, composed in 1884. Before, Bruckner composed in 1844 a first piece on the same text as gradual of the Messe für den Gründonnerstag, and in 1873 a motet for eight-part mixed choir, three trombones, and string instruments ad libitum. The motet is an expressive setting of the gradual, influenced by Wagner's music.
In jener letzten der Nächte, WAB 17, is a motet composed by Anton Bruckner.
Os justi, WAB 30, is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner in 1879. Os Justi is a Gregorian chant used as gradual of the Commune Doctorum, and as introit I and gradual II of the Commune Confessoris non Pontificis.
Libera me, WAB 21, is the first of two settings of the absoute Libera me, composed by Anton Bruckner in c. 1843.
Libera me, WAB 22, is the second of two settings of the absoute Libera me, composed by Anton Bruckner in 1854.
Tantum ergo, WAB 42, is a setting of the hymn Tantum ergo composed by Anton Bruckner in 1846.
The two Totenlieder, WAB 47/1 & 47/2, are elegies composed by Anton Bruckner in 1852.
Salvum fac populum tuum, WAB 40, is a motet composed by Anton Bruckner in 1884.
Ave Regina caelorum, WAB 8, is a motet composed by Anton Bruckner in c. 1886.
Pange lingua, WAB 33, is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner in 1868. It is a setting of the Latin hymn Pange lingua for the celebration of Corpus Christi.
Inveni David, WAB 19, is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner in 1868.
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