Psalms of David (Heinrich Schütz)
Psalms of David is the title of a collection of sacred, predominantly polychoral compositions by Heinrich Schütz , who had learned Venetian polychoralism from Giovanni Gabrieli . The collection was published in Dresden in 1619 as his Opus 2 and contains 26 individual works, which were given the numbers 22 to 47 in the Schütz-Werke -verzeichnis (SWV). Most are settings of an entire psalm in the German translation by Martin Luther .
The title page says: "Psalms of David / sampt / Quite a few motets and concerts / with eight and more voices / by the way, two chapels that some / can be used / for three and four choirs at will". A few motets and concertos complement the psalms, and the instrumentation is for eight or more voices and two instrumental groups in multi-choir compositions.
history
In 1619 Schütz became court conductor at the court of Elector Johann Georg I in Dresden, as the successor to Rogier Michael . On June 1st, he married Magdalena, the daughter of court official Christian Wildeck, the “Elector of Saxon Land and Tranck Tax Accountant”. Schütz dated the preface to the press on the same day. He dedicated the work to the elector.
In the preface, Schütz mentions the inspiration from his teacher Giovanni Gabrieli at St. Mark's Basilica in Venice with its various galleries, which were used for multi-choir music-making : “that he composed terrible German psalms in the Italian manner for which [he] loved [his] and the world famous praeceptore Mr. Johan Gabrieln / ... / was diligently led ... “.
collection
Schütz selected 20 psalms, two of which he set to music twice. He also implemented a hymn verse, the first verse of Johann Gramann's “ Now praise, my soul, the lords ”, as well as texts from the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah . Most, but not all, psalms end with the doxology (in the table for short: dox), " Glory to the Father ".
| No. | SWV | Psalm No. | title | Text and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWV 22 | 110 | The Lord spoke to my master | Ps 110 LUT |
| 2 | SWV 23 | 2 | Why do the heathen rage | Ps 2 LUT |
| 3 | SWV 24 | 6th | Oh Lord, don't punish me | Ps 6 LUT + Dox |
| 4th | SWV 25 | 130 | From the depths | Ps 130 LUT + Dox |
| 5 | SWV 26 | 122 | I rejoice in the Lord | Ps 122 LUT |
| 6th | SWV 27 | 8th | Lord, our Ruler | Ps 8 LUT + Dox |
| 7th | SWV 28 | 1 | Good for those who do not walk | Ps 1 LUT + Dox |
| 8th | SWV 29 | 84 | How lovely are your apartments | Ps 84 LUT |
| 9 | SWV 30 | 128 | Happy those who fear the Lord | Ps 128 LUT + Dox |
| 10 | SWV 31 | 121 | I lift my eyes | Ps 121 LUT |
| 11 | SWV 32 | 136 | Thank the gentleman for he is kind | Ps 136 LUT |
| 12 | SWV 33 | 23 | The Lord is my shepherd | Ps 23 LUT , without Dox |
| 13 | SWV 34 | 111 | I thank the Lord | Ps 111 LUT |
| 14th | SWV 35 | 98 | Sing the lord a new song | Ps 98 LUT |
| 15th | SWV 36 | 100 | Shout out to the Lord, all the world | Ps 100 LUT + Dox |
| 16 | SWV 37 | 137 | By the waters of Babylon | Ps 137 LUT + Dox |
| 17th | SWV 38 | 150 | Alleluia! Praise the gentleman | Ps 150 LUT |
| 18th | SWV 39 | 103 | Praise the Lord, my soul | Ps 103,2-4 LUT , Concerto |
| 19th | SWV 40 | Isn't Ephraim my dear son | Jer 31,20 LUT , motet | |
| 20th | SWV 41 | Well praise, my soul, gentlemen | Hymn, Canzona | |
| 21st | SWV 42 | 126 | Who sow with tears | Ps 126,5-6 LUT , motet |
| 22nd | SWV 43 | 115 | Not us, sir | Ps 115 LUT |
| 23 | SWV 44 | 128 | Happy those who fear the Lord | Ps 128 LUT |
| 24 | SWV 45 | 136 | Thank the gentleman for he is kind | Ps 136 LUT |
| 25th | SWV 46 | Zion speaks, the Lord has forsaken me | Isa 49 : 14-16 LUT , Concerto | |
| 26th | SWV 47 | 100 | Shout out to the Lord, all the world | Ps 100 LUT , Concerto |
publication
After the first publication in 1619, the Psalms of David were published for the first time in modern times in 1886 by Philipp Spitta in the Breitkopf & Härtel publishing house as part of the first complete Schütz edition. This was followed by publication from the 1970s by Bärenreiter-Verlag in their complete edition of the works of Heinrich Schütz. In 1992 the Carus publishing house also included the motets in the “Stuttgarter Schütz Edition” in collaboration with the Heinrich Schütz Archive of the Dresden University of Music . published.
Recordings
- Regensburger Domspatzen, Hamburger Bläserkreis for early music, Ulsamer-Collegium, Hanns-Martin Schneidt. Deutsche Grammophon , 1997.
- Cantus Cölln , Konrad Junghänel. 1998.
- Dorothee Mields and Marie Luise Werneburg (soprano), David Erler and Stefan Kunath (alto), Georg Poplutz and Tobias Mäthger (tenor), Stephan MacLeod and Felix Schwandtke (bass); Dresdner Kammerchor , Dresdner Barockorchester , Hans-Christoph Rademann . Carus, 2013 (recorded as part of the overall recording).
Web links
- Psalms of David sampts a number of motets and concerts, Op.2 : sheet music and audio files in the International Music Score Library Project
- Schütz's Psalms of David (selection). Concert recording with the Dresden Chamber Choir , Dresden Baroque Orchestra and soloists, conducted by Hans-Christoph Rademann , from the Days of Early Music Regensburg , June 14, 2016, at Arte (100 min.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Genesis of the Psalms of David SWV 22 - 47 . Heinrich Schütz House. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ↑ Jonathan Woolf: Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) / Psalms of David, Op. 2 SWV22-47 (1619) ( English ) musicweb-international.com. 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ↑ Stuttgart Schütz edition . Carus publishing house . Archived from the original on April 20, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ Heinrich Schütz: / Psalms of David / Psalmen Davids. Deutsche Grammophon.
- ^ Heinrich Schütz | Psalms of David. Cantus Cölln.
- ^ Heinrich Schütz: Psalms of David. Complete recordings, Vol. 8 . Carus publishing house . Retrieved June 18, 2014.
