Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108 (Bruckner, Anton)

Title Symphony No. 8
Creators Anton Bruckner, composer
Opus WAB 108
Instrumentation orchestra
Number of movements 4
Keys C minor
Composed 1887
First published 1892
Dedication Franz Josef I., Kaiser von Österreich
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Average duration (sec) 4800
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Composition types Symphonies
Period Romantic
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Sections

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Metronome Key Measures
I. Allegro moderato — C minor —
II. Scherzo: Allegro moderato - Trio: Langsam (Trio in A flat major) — C minor, A flat major —
III. Adagio: Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend — D flat major —
IV. Finale: Feierlich, nicht schnell — C minor —

Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete 2 pianos Karl Grunsky
View Complete piano 4 hands Josef Schalk
View Complete piano 4 hands Otto Singer II
View Complete piano August Stradal

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View 1st version (1887) — Manuscript 1887 I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo
View 1st version (1887) — — — Complete Score
View 2nd version (1890) — Manuscript 1800 I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo. Allegro moderato; Trio. Langsam
III. Adagio. Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend
IV. Finale. Feierlich, nicht schnell
View 2nd version (1890) — Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag 1939 Complete Score
View 1st and 2nd versions, amalgamated — — — Complete Score
View 1st and 2nd versions, amalgamated — — — Complete Score
View Intermediate Adagio (1888) — Manuscript 1800 Intermediate Adagio (a)
Intermediate Adagio (b)
View III. Adagio (1890) — Manuscript 1890 III. Adagio (1890)
View 1st published version (1892) — Robert Lienau 1892 Complete Score (color)
View 1st published version (1892) — Eulenburg 1912 Complete Score
View 1st and 2nd versions, amalgamated parts — — Flute 1, 2, 3
Oboe 1, 2, 3
Clarinet 1, 2, 3 (B)
Bassoon 1, 2, 3/Contrabassoon
Horn 1, 2 (F), 3, 4 (B/F)
Horn 5, 6 (F), also Tenor Wagner Tuba 1, 2 (B))
Horn 7, 8 (B, F), also Bass Wagner Tuba 1, 2 (F)

Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (F/C)
Trombone 1 (alto), 2 (tenor), 3 (bass), Tuba
Timpani, Triangle/Cymbals
Harp
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Complete — Holograph manuscript — Sketches (Part 1)
Sketches (Part 2)
View Complete — Manuscript 1800 Sketches (A-KR-C56-14e2)
View Complete Arrangement for 2 pianos
by Karl Grunsky
Edition Peters 1927 Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Josef Schalk
Tobias Haslinger — Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Otto Singer II
Edition Peters — Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by August Stradal
Tobias Haslinger — Complete Score

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