Psalms of David (Heinrich Schütz)

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Title page, 1619

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'sNow 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 LUT
3 SWV 24 6th Oh Lord, don't punish me Ps 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 LUT + Dox
7th SWV 28 1 Good for those who do not walk Ps 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

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e Genesis of the Psalms of David SWV 22 - 47 . Heinrich Schütz House. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  2. Jonathan Woolf: Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) / Psalms of David, Op. 2 SWV22-47 (1619) ( English ) musicweb-international.com. 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  3. 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.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.carus-verlag.com
  4. ^ Heinrich Schütz: / Psalms of David / Psalmen Davids. Deutsche Grammophon.
  5. ^ Heinrich Schütz | Psalms of David. Cantus Cölln.
  6. ^ Heinrich Schütz: Psalms of David. Complete recordings, Vol. 8 . Carus publishing house . Retrieved June 18, 2014.