Psalmen Davids, Op. 2 - Schütz, Heinrich

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"This mighty collection, the first volume of ''Psalmen Davids'', clearly shows the influence of Schütz's time in Venice under the tutelage of Giovanni Gabrieli, with many of the pieces written for multiple choirs, with obbligato instruments and extra vocal parts that can be disposed between voices and instruments ''ad libitum''. In the instrumental listings below, almost all of the ensembles described as ''instruments… ad lib'' are partially or completely supplied with texts, so in effect the pieces for 2 choirs plus 2 instrumental groups can also be sung as pieces for 4 choirs. These extra choirs are described as the ''cappella'', whereas the principal choir(s), which often include solo voices, are described as the ''cori favoriti''."

⌛ Period → Baroque ◈ Genre / Form → Music publications