SSATB choir, [SATB/SATB], 8 instruments ad lib., basso continuo
SKU: CA.1002709
Chorale concert. Composed by Michael Praetorius. Edited by Uwe Wolf. This edition: urtext. 1x 10.027/31 trombone 1, 1x 10.027/32 2 trombones, 1x 10.027/33 trombone 3, 1x 10.027/34 trombone 4. Stuttgart Urtext Edition. Halleluja, Christ Ist Erstanden. Sacred concertos, Sacred vocal music, Praise and thanks. Set of Orchestra Parts. Duration 8 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 10.027/09. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.1002709).
ISBN 9790007189310. Text language: German.
The collection Polyhymnia Caduceatrix & Panegyrica of 1619 is rightly regarded as the high point in Michael Praetorius's output. It combines Solennische Friedt- und Frewden-Concert: which Praetorius as a travelling musician had composed largely for festive occasions - he writes of Kayser: Konig: Chur: vnd Furstlichen zusammen Kunfften - and also for furnehme Capellen vnd Kirchen. In these chorale concerti the highly modern, Italian style and the Protestant chorale combine and form a symbiosis which showed the way forward for the history of German music. The chorale settings draw on influences from Venetian polychoral music, use ritornelli and employ obbligato instruments in a way which is beyond compare, even in contemporary Italy. Here we see a quite different side of the master from the composer of Es ist ein Ros entsprungen. And above all, Praetorius always remains a practical musician who ensures that these breathtaking choral concerti can also be effectively performed with smaller forces, sometimes considerably reduced ones. Praetorius gives the verses of the well-known Easter hymn Christ ist erstanden to the concertists (soloists or small choir), who can perform these in alternating scorings. At the beginning, between the verses, and at the end, a magnificent Halleluja occurs as a ritornello, which can be performed by up to 5 choirs - ad lib, of course. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.1002700.
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