Gott Erhalte Franz den Kaiser
(Боже храни императора Франца)
Austrian National Hymn [by Joseph
Haydn], arranged for orchestra (1874).
| Catalogue References |
TH 185 ; ČW 414 (as "Gott erhalte") |
| Date |
(?)1874 |
| Key |
B♭ major |
| Tempo/Section Listing |
Maestoso (B♭ major, 41 bars) |
| Instrumentation |
2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets (C), 2 Bassoons + 4 Horns (F), 2
Trumpets (D), 3 Trombones, Tuba + Timpani, Triangle, Cymbals, Bass
Drum + Violins I, Violins II, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses |
| Autograph Location |
Moscow (Russia): Glinka National Museum Consortium of Musical Culture (ф. 88, No.
163) |
| First Publication |
Moscow: Muzyka, 1970 |
| Average Duration |
2 minutes |
| Note |
‘Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser’ was the national anthem of Austria
from 1797 to 1918. Music by Joseph Haydn
(1732–1809), words by Lorenz Leopold Haschka (1749–1827). The same
tune set to the words ‘Deutschland über Alles’ was later adopted as
the national anthem of Germany.
A Study Score is available for this
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History
No information survives on this orchestration, which was probably required
in connection with a visit of the Austrian Emperor to Moscow in 1874. On the manuscript
score. Tchaikovsky wrote: "Гот эрхальте. Gott erhalte Franz den König.
Maestro Чайковский".
From:
Музыкальное наследие Чайковского (1958), p. 494
English text copyright © 2006 Brett Langston
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