Geistliche Chor-Music 1648 (Complete Edition, vol. 12)
Stuttgart Schütz Edition
When it comes to paying tribute to Heinrich Schütz’s compositional achievement, in his art his treatment of the text and language must be mentioned first. The "Geistliche Chor-Music 1648", a collection of 29 motets for five to seven voices and one of his most important works, is characterized by he carefully thought-out musical realization of the meaning of the text. In his detailed foreword to the collection the composer presented these as models for composition without a basso continuo – it was his conviction that very young composer should obtain “the properfoundation for a good counterpoint.” Despite the strict counterpoint, stylistically speaking from an earlier era, the “Musicus poeticus” imbued his works with a strongly expressive character. The individual motets are structured differently and they differ - according to content - in their length and character. Short, rather straightforward pieces stand alongside long, worked-out pieces with greater expressive intensity, and cheerful, optimistic works are juxtaposed with plaintive ones. Separate editions available.
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- The haevens are telling the Father's glory
- Lord, in thee I shall trust
- Das ist je gewisslich wahr
- The royal staff of the ruler
- He shall tread out his cloak in wine
- Now there appeareth the grace of the Lord
- O Lord, now grant us thy peace in grace
- Grant to our people
- None among us lives for his own sake
- Many shall go there from eastward and from westward
- Go, pull up all the weeds first
- Who in sorrow plant seed
- Now I go forth
- For God so loved this sinful world
- O thou most gracious Lord, waken us now
- O my people, take heart
- See, I am the voice of one crying
- A child is born unto us
- The word was man
- Tender love have I for thee, Lord
- I am the only true vine
- We are citizens of heaven
- Blest are the departed
- What my god wills, let that be done
- I know that my redeemer lives
- Look upon the sprouting
- The angel said, said to the shepherds
- Auf dem Gebirge
- False servant
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Composer
Heinrich Schütz
| 1585-1672Heinrich Schütz is regarded as the first German musician of European stature. As a choirboy from 1599 at the court of Landgrave Moritz of Hessen-Kassel, he received a thorough education. In 1608 he began a law degree in Marburg, but broke this off in 1609 in order, with the support of the Landgrave, to study composition with Giovanni Gabrieli, organist at St Mark’s in Venice. In 1613 Schütz returned to Kassel, but two years later was enticed away by Elector Johann Georg I of Saxony to the Dresden court as “Organist und Director der Musica”, where he held the position of Hofkapellmeister (court Kapellmeister) from 1617 until his death. Schütz’s great cycles of vocal works marked the high point of his reputation in Germany and northern Europe. But these represent only part of Schütz’s output; individual works are represented in printed collections with works by other composers, others only survive in manuscript, and much has been lost. The Stuttgart Schütz Edition makes available Schütz’s complete oeuvre, and all works are also published in practical Urtext editions. Personal details
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Michael Heinemann
| 1959
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Was die Praxistauglichkeit betrifft, so punktet der Carus-Verlag zweifellos mit dem Angebot von zweisprachigen Einzelausgaben (dt./engl.) und Aufführungsmaterial zu allen Stücken.
Musik und Kirche, 2/2022
Die Motetten für 5 bis 7 Stimmen sind abwechslungsreich in ihrer Besetzung und Thematik, eine Fundgrube für alle die den Schützschen Umgang mit Text und Sprache lieben.
Singende Kirche, 3/2016
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