Composed by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643). Sacred, Baroque. Choir part. 6 pages. Published by Editions a Coeur Joie (CJ.A110805107).

Mixed choir (SATB) - easy

SKU: HL.49001635

Trauungschorale. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Sheet music. Schott Chorblattreihe (Choral Music). Classical. Choral Score. 2 pages. Schott Music #CHBL 421. Published by Schott Music (HL.49001635).

ISBN 9790001020008. 6.0x8.25x0.004 inches. German.

Orgelwerke, Band 2. Urtext der Neuen Bach-ausgabe - Organ Works Volume 2. By Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Hans Klotz. For Organ. Playing Score; Urtext Edition (paperbound). Published by Baerenreiter-Ausgaben (German import).

(Repertoires der Zeit vor 1750). By Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Frieder Rempp. For Voice. Neue Bach-Ausgabe. Serie III, Band 2/1. Critical Commentary; Complete Edition (cloth bound)

Mixed Choir (SATB) with Children's Choir, with Soloists ad libitum, Speakers, Organ or Wind- and String Instruments and other instruments (Carillonse, Percussion) (Score) - intermediate

SKU: HL.49006584

Das Ottowinder Christspiel. Composed by Franz Mö and ckl. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Classical. Score. 52 pages. Schott Music #ED 6724. Published by Schott Music (HL.49006584).

ISBN 9790001071338.

Eine ganze Gemeinde die Geburt Christi feiern zu lassen und dabei die unterschiedlichen Fahigkeiten musikalischer und gestalterischer Art von Kindern, Jugendlichen und Erwachsenen zusammenzufassen und zur Geltung zu bringen, wurde dieses Stuck geschrieben und in den Jahren von 1946 bis 1954 jeweils am Heiligen Abend in der Kirche zu Ottowind bei Coburg aufgefuhrt. Die von Kindern getragene Spielhandlung, die eigentlich nur darin besteht, ein lebendes Krippenspiel aufzubauen, greift die Tradition der Christgeburtsspiele auf; die Besucher werden einbezogen durch den gemeinsamen Gesang von Weihnachtschoralen; die liturgische Bindung ist durch Schriftlesungen und Vertonungen von Bibeltexten gewahrt. [] Die vorliegende Ausgabe ist zugleich auch als ein weihnachtliches Sing- und Spielbuch gedacht, das im hauslichen Kreise ebenso wie in Schule oder Verein gute Dienste leisten wird.' (Franz Mockl) Fur Kinder ab 6 Jahren geeignet; der gemischte Chor und die Solo-Partien konnen mit Jugendlichen besetzt werden.

SATB choir, keyboard accompaniment - Beginning

SKU: GI.G-5422

Composed by Carmen Scialla. Baptism of the Lord B, Easter Vigil, OT 15 A. Choral. Sacred. Octavo. 8 pages. GIA Publications #5422. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-5422).

Text Source: Isaiah 55:(10-13). Text by Carmen Scialla. Scripture: Isaiah 55:10–13.

A festive anthem on Psalm 55, in four brief sections. Sections one and four are robust and partially a cappella, with the organ punctuating the ends of the phrases with great effect. Section two is an mp choralelike passage, and three is a brief tranquil piano. Not at all difficult, providing good reward for time spent.

A festive anthem on Psalm 55, in four brief sections.

Neun Chorale fur Chor; Orgel ad lib (deutsch/englisch). By Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Alfred Durr. For emCh-SATB (3), Organ ad lib. Chor-Archiv. Singing Score; Playing Score; Piano Reduction/Vocal Score. BWV 248. Published by Baerenreiter-Ausgaben (German import).

Mixed choir-SATB, basso continuo (organ), instruments ad libitum (Mixed choir (SATB), Basso continuo (Organ), Instrument ad libitum) - Level 3

SKU: BA.BA06243

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Alfred Durr. This edition: urtext edition. Stapled. Barenreiter Urtext. Aus der Matthäus-Passion. Choral score, anthology. BWV 244. 11 pages. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA06243_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA06243).

ISBN 9790006477401. 27 x 19 cm inches.

10 ausgewahlte Chorale fur Chor und Bc(Org), nach dem Urtext der Neuen Bach-Ausgabe, Instrumente (2 Fl, 2 Ob, Str) ad lib.

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Violoncello/double bass

SKU: CA.4045414

Composed by Christoph Graupner. Hymns by Martin Luther: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ. German title: Weihnachtschorale. Sacred vocal music, Hymn settings, Advent, Christmas. Single Part, Cello/Double Bass. 8 pages. Carus Verlag #CV 40.454/14. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4045414).

ISBN 9790007068745.

Scor e available separately - see item CA.4045400.

Organ solo, Clavichord solo

SKU: FZ.50139

Organ or clavichord. Composed by Friedrich Marpurg. This edition: Facsimile. Collection FacsiMusic. Score. Published by Anne Fuzeau Productions - France (FZ.50139).

ISBN 9790049501392. 21.00 x 29.70 cm inches.

This facsimile of an original by Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg is part of our Facsimusic collection. Berlin, Amsterdam, J. J. Hummel, s. d. = c. 1789. Versuch in figurierten Choralen sowohl fur die Orgel, als fur das Clavichord. 21 chorals varies for organ or clavichord, followed by an afterword.
Collection supervised by the musicologist Jean Saint-Arroman, professor at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse of Paris and at the CEFEDEM Ile de France (Training Centre for Music Teachers). He is the author of the majority of our prefaces and has also been involved in library searches.
Facsimile of a copy in the National Library of Paris (France). Anne Fuzeau Classique propose period copies of classical music scores.

Organ solo

SKU: CA.9236500

Composed by Rolf Loffler. Hymns by Martin Luther: Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet. German title: Sechs Orgelchorale 6004401. Lent and Passiontide, Praise and thanks. Collection. 16 pages. Carus Verlag #CV 92.365/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.9236500).

ISBN 9790007119638.

SKU: CA.4080310

Composed by Gerhard Steiff. Choral collections for men's choir. German title: Vier Weihnachtschorale fur Mannerchor. Sacred vocal music, Advent, Epiphany, Trinity, Christmas. Full score. Composed 1862 (terminus ante quem). 4 pages. Carus Verlag #CV 40.803/10. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4080310).

ISBN 9790007078003.

Organ solo, Clavichord solo

SKU: FZ.50140

Organ or clavichord. Composed by Friedrich Marpurg. This edition: Facsimile. Collection FacsiMusic. Score. Published by Anne Fuzeau Productions - France (FZ.50140).

ISBN 9790049501408. 21.00 x 29.70 cm inches.

This facsimile of an original by Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg is part of our Facsimusic collection. Berlin, Amsterdam, J. J. Hummel, s. d. = 1793.

Zweyter Versuch in figurirten Choralen und Fugen sowohl fur die Orgel, als fur das Clavicord. 15 chorals varies et fugues for organ or clavichord. Collection supervised by the musicologist Jean Saint-Arroman, professor at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse of Paris and at the CEFEDEM Ile de France (Training Centre for Music Teachers). He is the author of the majority of our prefaces and has also been involved in library searches.
Facsimile of a copy in the National Library of Paris (France). Anne Fuzeau Classique propose period copies of classical music scores.

Little Chorale Arrangements for Organ op. 8, no. 3 and individually transmitted Chorale Arrangements. By Hugo Distler. Edited by Armin Schoof. For Organ. This edition: Urtext Edition; Paperbound. Neue Ausgabe samtlicher Orgelwerke, Band II. Score. 45 pages. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (German import).

Orchestra (Study Score)

SKU: HL.48024114

Hawkes Pocket Score 1390. Composed by Magnus Lindberg. Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books. Classical. Softcover. 40 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M060122408. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48024114).

ISBN 9780851628363. UPC: 888680708900. 8.25x11.75 inches. Hawkes Pocket Score 1390.

Chorale (2001-02), for orchestra, is a kind of musical meditation on the chorale Es ist genug from Bach's cantata O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, itself a harmonisation of J R Ahle's 1662 hymn. Nick Kimberley's preface outlines the context of the Bach original and refers to Alban Berg's use of the chorale in his Violin Concerto almost 300 years later. In contrast to both of these works, Lindberg's Chorale has no extra-musical agenda. The composer explains that he took the harmonic structure of the chorale and embedded it in his own harmonies. “I make an analogy with the rise and fall of the tide. When the tide is in, the sea-bed is invisible; but when the tide goes out, you see the rock formation on the sea-bed.” Tribute is a short show-piece for full orchestra composed in 2004 as a gift to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Esa-Pekka Salonen's debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

SSATB choir, SATB ad lib., 5 instruments ad lib., basso continuo

SKU: CA.1002849

Chorale concert. Composed by Michael Praetorius. Edited by Uwe Wolf. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition. Organ. Sacred concertos, Sacred vocal music, Advent. Single Part, Organ. 4 pages. Duration 4 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 10.028/49. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.1002849).

ISBN 9790007189389. 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 chorael 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 chorale concerti can also be effectively performed with smaller forces, sometimes considerably reduced ones. In the chorale setting Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern Praetorius wrote for a five-part ensemble which is joined in some sections by a four-part capella. For the ensemble, Praetorius suggested both voices and instruments, which he uses in a sophisticated texture of sound, the instruments sometimes duplicating the voices and sometimes alternating with them. Score and part available separately - see item CA.1002800.

SSATB choir, SATB ad lib., 5 instruments ad lib., basso continuo

SKU: CA.1002800

Chorale concert. Composed by Michael Praetorius. Edited by Uwe Wolf. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition. Sacred concertos, Sacred vocal music, Advent. Full score. 12 pages. Duration 4 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 10.028/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.1002800).

ISBN 9790007171735. 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 chorael 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 chorale concerti can also be effectively performed with smaller forces, sometimes considerably reduced ones. In the chorale setting Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern Praetorius wrote for a five-part ensemble which is joined in some sections by a four-part capella. For the ensemble, Praetorius suggested both voices and instruments, which he uses in a sophisticated texture of sound, the instruments sometimes duplicating the voices and sometimes alternating with them.

SSATB choir, SATB ad lib., 5 instruments ad lib., basso continuo

SKU: CA.1002805

Chorale concert. Composed by Michael Praetorius. Edited by Uwe Wolf. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition. Sacred concertos, Sacred vocal music, Advent. Choral Score. 8 pages. Duration 4 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 10.028/05. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.1002805).

ISBN 9790007181352. 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 chorael 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 chorale concerti can also be effectively performed with smaller forces, sometimes considerably reduced ones. In the chorale setting Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern Praetorius wrote for a five-part ensemble which is joined in some sections by a four-part capella. For the ensemble, Praetorius suggested both voices and instruments, which he uses in a sophisticated texture of sound, the instruments sometimes duplicating the voices and sometimes alternating with them. Score available separately - see item CA.1002800.

SSATB choir, SATB ad lib., 5 instruments ad lib., basso continuo

SKU: CA.1002819

Chorale concert. Composed by Michael Praetorius. Edited by Uwe Wolf. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition. Separate instruments. Sacred concertos, Sacred vocal music, Advent. Set of Orchestra Parts. Duration 4 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 10.028/19. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.1002819).

ISBN 9790007181420. 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 chorael 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 chorale concerti can also be effectively performed with smaller forces, sometimes considerably reduced ones. In the chorale setting Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern Praetorius wrote for a five-part ensemble which is joined in some sections by a four-part capella. For the ensemble, Praetorius suggested both voices and instruments, which he uses in a sophisticated texture of sound, the instruments sometimes duplicating the voices and sometimes alternating with them. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.1002800.

Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 4

SKU: BT.AMP-056-010

Composed by Philip Sparke. Anglo Music Midway Series. Concert Piece. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 2003. Anglo Music Press #AMP 056-010. Published by Anglo Music Press (BT.AMP-056-010).

As the title suggests, this piece comprises a set of variations on an original chorale,which is presented in the opening bars.The chorale uses the dark middle and lower sections of the band and is extended with minor variations until a pause leads to the first real variation, marked Vivo. This is in the form of a moto perpetuo. The second variation is a beautiful Andante introduced by a solo clarinet. Following a full band climax the final variation opens with quiet, nervous energy until its main theme is introduced.The chorale makes a brief appearance until the main theme reappears. This leads to a triumphant final augmented statement of the chorale theme, decorated by theflorid clarinet theme in the upper woodwinds. A dazzling new concert work.

Zoals de titel al aangeeft, bestaat het stuk uit een aantal variaties op een oorspronkelijk koraal, dat aan het begin wordt ge ntroduceerd. Het koraal, stevig verankerd in c mineur, komt naar voren in de donkere midden- en lage sectiesvan het orkest en wordt uitgebouwd met variaties in mineur, totdat een korte pauze de overgang vormt naar de eerste echte variatie, Vivo getiteld. Dit is een moto perpetuo. De tweede variatie, een krachtige Andante, introduceerteen soloklarinet. Na een climax in het hele orkest vangt de laatste variatie aan met een stille, nerveuze energie totdat het hoofdthema naar voren komt. Het koraal duikt even op totdat het hoofdthema weer verschijnt. Dit leidtnaar een glorierijke laatste reprise van het koraalthema in verbreding, omspeeld met het zwierige klarinetthema in het hoge hout. Een verbluffend nieuw concertwerk.

In drei sehr unterschiedlichen Variationen kommen in diesem Werk alle Register des Blasorchesters zum Zug: Die mittleren und tieferen Register stellen den originalen Choral in Moll vor, darauf folgt die erste, lyrische Variation im Tenorregister. Eine Solo-Klarinette präsentiert die metrische zweite Variation, abgelöst vom gesamten Blasorchester. Die hohen Holzbläser spielen eine wichtige Rolle in der dritten Variation, die zunächst verhalten einsetztt, dann aber das Werk zu einem triiumphalen Schluss führt. Ein interessantes Werk, das keine Wünsche bei Musikern oder Zuhörern offen lässt!

Chorale and Variations est une oeuvre de commande pour l’École Intercommunale de Gaillon Aubevoye en France (Dir. : Thierry Patel). Cette pièce est structurée selon la forme du choral suivi de trois variations sur le thème. Ancré dans la tonalité de Do mineur, le choral se développe dans les registres médium et grave de l’orchestre puis est élargi avec une succession de variations lyriques, florissantes, triomphantes et ornementées.

Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 4

SKU: BT.AMP-056-140

Composed by Philip Sparke. Anglo Music Midway Series. Concert Piece. Score Only. Composed 2003. 56 pages. Anglo Music Press #AMP 056-140. Published by Anglo Music Press (BT.AMP-056-140).

As the title suggests, this piece comprises a set of variations on an original chorale,which is presented in the opening bars.The chorale uses the dark middle and lower sections of the band and is extended with minor variations until a pause leads to the first real variation, marked Vivo. This is in the form of a moto perpetuo. The second variation is a beautiful Andante introduced by a solo clarinet. Following a full band climax the final variation opens with quiet, nervous energy until its main theme is introduced.The chorale makes a brief appearance until the main theme reappears. This leads to a triumphant final augmented statement of the chorale theme, decorated by theflorid clarinet theme in the upper woodwinds. A dazzling new concert work.

Zoals de titel al aangeeft, bestaat het stuk uit een aantal variaties op een oorspronkelijk koraal, dat aan het begin wordt ge ntroduceerd. Het koraal, stevig verankerd in c mineur, komt naar voren in de donkere midden- en lage sectiesvan het orkest en wordt uitgebouwd met variaties in mineur, totdat een korte pauze de overgang vormt naar de eerste echte variatie, Vivo getiteld. Dit is een moto perpetuo. De tweede variatie, een krachtige Andante, introduceerteen soloklarinet. Na een climax in het hele orkest vangt de laatste variatie aan met een stille, nerveuze energie totdat het hoofdthema naar voren komt. Het koraal duikt even op totdat het hoofdthema weer verschijnt. Dit leidtnaar een glorierijke laatste reprise van het koraalthema in verbreding, omspeeld met het zwierige klarinetthema in het hoge hout. Een verbluffend nieuw concertwerk.

In drei sehr unterschiedlichen Variationen kommen in diesem Werk alle Register des Blasorchesters zum Zug: Die mittleren und tieferen Register stellen den originalen Choral in Moll vor, darauf folgt die erste, lyrische Variation im Tenorregister. Eine Solo-Klarinette präsentiert die metrische zweite Variation, abgelöst vom gesamten Blasorchester. Die hohen Holzbläser spielen eine wichtige Rolle in der dritten Variation, die zunächst verhalten einsetzt, dann aber das Werk zu einem triiumphalen Schluss führt. Ein interessantes Werk, das keine Wünsche bei Musikern oder Zuhörern offen lässt!

Chorale and Variations est une oeuvre de commande pour l’École Intercommunale de Gaillon Aubevoye en France (Dir. : Thierry Patel). Cette pièce est structurée selon la forme du choral suivi de trois variations sur le thème. Ancré dans la tonalité de Do mineur, le choral se développe dans les registres médium et grave de l’orchestre puis est élargi avec une succession de variations lyriques, florissantes, triomphantes et ornementées.

SSATB choir, [SATB/SATB], 8 instruments ad lib., basso continuo

SKU: CA.1002705

Chorale concert. Composed by Michael Praetorius. Edited by Uwe Wolf. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition. Halleluja, Christ Ist Erstanden. Sacred concertos, Sacred vocal music, Praise and thanks. Choral Score. 8 pages. Duration 8 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 10.027/05. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.1002705).

ISBN 9790007181338. 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 available separately - see item CA.1002700.

ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes/2 oboe d'amore, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3111709

Sei Lob und Ehr dem hochsten Gut. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Hans Grischkat. 1x 31.117/21 flute 1, 1x 31.117/22 flute 2, 1x 31.117/23 oboe 1, 1x 31.117/24 oboe 2. Harmony parts. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Praise and thanks. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 1728/1731. BWV 117. 16 pages. Duration 26 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.117/09. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3111709).

ISBN 9790007048662. Key: G major. Language: German/English. Text: Schutz, Johann Jakob. Text: Johann Jakob Schutz.

The cantata Sei Lob und Ehr dem hochsten Gut (All glory to the Lord of Lords) BWV 117 is one of a small group of Bach's chorale cantatas which use exclusively the text of the chorale, including in the three recitatives and three arias. Only the autograph score of the cantata survives; although this enables an approximate dating to be made (c. 1730), it does not give the occasion for which the cantata was written. The choice of chorale may indicate it was composed for a wedding. Recently it has been suggested that the occasion for its composition was the birthday of the Duke of Weissenfels in 1731; but there is no firm evidence to support either theory. The cantata opens with an extended movement for chorus in which Bach contrasts the concertante orchestra with festive, almost homophonic choral writing. This chorus movement is repeated at the end. A simple chorale movement which comes fourth indicates that the nine-movement cantata was performed in two sections. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3111700.

SSATB choir, [SATB/SATB], 8 instruments ad lib., basso continuo

SKU: CA.1002711

Chorale concert. Composed by Michael Praetorius. Edited by Uwe Wolf. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition. Halleluja, Christ Ist Erstanden. Sacred concertos, Sacred vocal music, Praise and thanks. Single Part, Viola 1. 4 pages. Duration 8 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 10.027/11. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.1002711).

ISBN 9790007189327. 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 part available separately - see item CA.1002700.