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: Glinka State Central
Museum of Musical Culture. |
| 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
work. |
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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