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Twelve canons with verses from the psalms
The "Twelve canons" show Telemann in a special light. As hardly any composer of this time he was able to lend this strict contrapuntal form a grace and natural expression. These canons based on verses from well-known psalms offer manifold possibilities for pracitcal use by church choirs.
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Composer
Georg Philipp Telemann
| 1681-1767Telemann's extremely rich compositional output, the fruits of three quarters of a century's work, encompasses almost all genres of music; in his vocal works it ranges from songs with basso continuo accompaniment to chamber and church cantatas, and to opera. In his own assessment, church music played a central role in his output; he alone probably composed over 1,600 church cantatas, as well as cantata-style funeral music settings (such as Du aber, Daniel, gehe hin), psalm settings (for example, Deus judicium tuum) and oratorios. Throughout his works Telemann showed himself to be a progressive composer, open to new trends and keen to experiment whilst exploring new directions; not without reason was he called a forerunner of classicism. However, his compositions constitute only a part of his importance to music history: as a music publisher, the author of publications for teaching, the director of middle-class music societies and initiator of public concerts, he made a considerable contribution to creating the preconditions for the support of the musically-educated middle classes in the ensuing era of music. Personal details
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Editor
Klaus Hofmann
| 1939
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[...] eine verdienstvolle Edition, die sehr zu empfehlen ist.
Kirchenmusikalische Mitteilungen der Erzdiözese Freiburg, November 2011
Ein Chor wird an diesen kleinen, meisterhaft nach dem Affekt der Texte erfundenen Kostbarkeiten seine Freude haben.
Württembergische Blätter für Kirchenmusik, 4/2012