Heinrich Schutz
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While Matthias Weckmann's music is much admired by those familiar with his works, compared to that of other seventeenth-century masters it has received relatively little attention. This paper suggest a possible explanation, within the... more
Already at the publication in 1648 of his Geistliche Chor-Music Heinrich Schütz seems to have had a sense of foreboding concerning the alien Basso continuo part imposed on him for mercantile reasons. And rightly so. The mere existence of... more
The principle question concerning the setting of any text to music is: What does the music actually do to the text? How does it change or transform it? The answer is twofold: first, music provides increased expressivity, and second, it... more
Matteo Messori und Anna Katarzyna Zareba berichten über neue biographische und musikalische Funde zu Vincenzo Albrici (1631–1687).
This article details how pre-existing narratives concerning Heinrich Schütz and the Thirty Years War could serve as inspiration and be drawn upon following the Allied destruction of Dresden in 1945. The city’s Kreuzkantor, Rudolf... more
English: In the context of the genre, it is difficult to rank the three passions by Heinrich Schütz (1665/66) too highly. Though outwardly still simple chorale passions, their through-composed solos and dramatic turba choruses are clear... more
Randall Wong, soprano
Melinda L de Jesus, mezzo
Brian Staufenbiel, tenor
Leroy Krumm, bass
Nicole Paiement, conductor
Recorded with Santa Cruz Baroque (1998)
Melinda L de Jesus, mezzo
Brian Staufenbiel, tenor
Leroy Krumm, bass
Nicole Paiement, conductor
Recorded with Santa Cruz Baroque (1998)
Kurset afholdes i forårssemestret 2016 som musikvidenskabeligt emne med analyse, 14 fredage kl. 8-12. Med udgangspunkt i fire forskellige historiske punktnedslag vil vi undersøge to genrer i europæisk vokalmusik fra den voldsomt... more
Lutheran composers in Saxony during the Thirty Years’ War often set biblical texts with political and confessional significance, performing music at politically meaningful events and setting texts with political meaning for Protestant... more