Das Feuerkreuz, Op.52 (Bruch, Max)

		Movements/Sections 8 sections Composition Year 1888 ? Genre Categories Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; For 3 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring the baritone voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; German language

Sheet Music

• Vocal Scores (9)

Vocal Scores

 Cover page (color), preface, and preliminaries
*#97230 - 0.91MB, 6 pp. -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 184x⇩

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 1. Chorus and Duet
*#97231 - 1.70MB, 12 (#1-12) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 238x⇩

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 2. Chorus
*#97232 - 0.42MB, 3 (#13-15) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 128x⇩

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 3. Concerted Piece, Bass Solo, Duet, Chorus
*#97233 - 2.81MB, 23 (#16-38) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 135x⇩

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 4. Baritone Solo
*#97234 - 1.71MB, 14 (#39-52) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 172x⇩

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 5. Chorus
*#97235 - 2.84MB, 21 (#53-73) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 135x⇩

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 6. Soprano Solo (Ave Maria)
*#97236 - 1.09MB, 9 (#74-82) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 218x⇩

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 7. War Song
*#97237 - 1.24MB, 10 (#83-92) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 136x⇩

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 8. Multiple Choruses, Soprano Solo, Duet
*#97238 - 5.54MB, 43 (#93-135) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 152x⇩

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Editor:

Frank Damrosch (1859–1937)

Language:

English

Translator:

Henry Grafton Chapman (1860–1913)

Publisher Info.:

New York: G. Schirmer, 1903. Plate 16843.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Original scans: 300dpi, color jpg files approximately 4300 by 2900 pixels. Cleaned up, converted to black and white, deskewed, re-sampled to 600dpi.

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General Information

Work Title	Das Feuerkreuz
Alternative Title	The Fiery Cross

Composer	Bruch, Max
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.52
Movements/Sections	8 sections
Year/Date of Composition	1888 ?
First Performance	1889-02-26 in Breslau
First Publication	1889 – Berlin: Simrock
Librettist	Heinrich Bulthaupt (1849–1905)
Language	German
Dedication	Breslau Sing-Akademie
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voices: Soprano, baritone, bass + mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, organ ad libitum, strings
Extra Information	Bruch adapted item number 6: Ave Maria for solo cello and orchestra and published it as Ave Maria, Op.61. Additional information on Das Feuerkreuz may be found in Max Bruch: His Life and Works by Christopher Fifield. Google preview pages 225-228.