Aus: Israelsbrünnlein. Geistliche Madrigale. Par SCHEIN JOHANN HERMANN. Johann Hermann Schein’s Israelsbrünnlein, published in Leipzig in 1623, is a supreme achievement not only among the works of this composer, who had been Thomaskantor in Leipzig since 1616, but also for the entire body of German music written during the first half of the 17th century. Among the 26 motets written “in the Italian madrigal manner” 23 are settings of Old Testament texts, a fact to which the collection owes its title. The source for the text of this collection is the “inexhaustible fountain” of the Psalms, the books of Moses, the Prophets, the Songs of Solomon, and other books of the Old Testament./ Répertoire / Choeur SSATB

Adaptation of the motet 'Tristis est anima mea' attributed to Johann Kuhnau. The motet 'Der Gerechte kommt um' comes down to us as part of the Passion cantata 'Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld' by Carl Heinrich Graun into which movements by various other composers including Bach and Telemann were also later inserted. According to the research of Diethard Hellmann editor of this edition the motet was originally an a cappella composition by Johann Kuhnau with the text 'Tristis est anima mea' which then was adapted ? most likely by Bach ? with a new text and the addition of instrumental parts. The motet 'Der Gerechte kommt um' comes down to us as part of the Passioncantata 'Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld' by Carl Heinrich Graun into which movements by various other composers including Bach and Telemann were also later inserted. From the research of Diethard Hellmann editor of this edition the motet was originally an a cappella composition by Johann Kuhnau with the text 'Tristis est anima mea' which then was adapted?most likely by Bach?with a new text and the addition of insturmental parts.

Aus: Israelsbrünnlein. Geistliche Madrigale. Par SCHEIN JOHANN HERMANN. Johann Hermann Schein’s Israelsbrünnlein, published in Leipzig in 1623, is a supreme achievement not only among the works of this composer, who had been Thomaskantor in Leipzig since 1616, but also for the entire body of German music written during the first half of the 17th century. Among the 26 motets written “in the Italian madrigal manner” 23 are settings of Old Testament texts, a fact to which the collection owes its title. The source for the text of this collection is the “inexhaustible fountain” of the Psalms, the books of Moses, the Prophets, the Songs of Solomon, and other books of the Old Testament. / Mottet / Répertoire / Choeur SSATB

Par BUREN JOHN VAN. Psalmen, deutsch - Verwendung / Anlässe: Psalmvertonungen - Langue : Allemand / Psaumes / Répertoire / Choeur SSATB

Par SCHEIN JOHANN HERMANN. Holla, Gut G'Sell/ Répertoire / Choeur Mixte (SSATB)

Psalm 93. Par PACHELBEL JOHANN. Tonalité : C-Dur - / Mottet / Répertoire / Choeur SSATB

Par CRUGER JOHANN / KINZLER BURKHARD. Gattungen: Motetten - Reihen bei Carus: carus crossover, Zeitgenössische Chormusik - Verwendung / Anlässe: L Hautbois und Dank - Langue : Allemand / Mottet / Répertoire / Choeur SSATB

Aus: Cymbalum Sionium. Par SCHEIN JOHANN HERMANN. Tonalité : G-Dur - / Mottet / Répertoire / Choeur SSATB

Tonalité : Dorisch -. Par STOBAEUS JOHANNES. Gattungen: Kirchenlieder, Sätze - Verwendung / Kirchenjahr: Wei cor achten - Langue : Allemand / Hymnes et chorals / Répertoire / Choeur SSATB

Motette aus dem Israels-Brünnlein. Par SCHEIN JOHANN HERMANN. Motette Aus Dem Israels-Brünnlein/ Répertoire / Choeur Mixte (SSATB)

Par AHLE JOHANN RUDOLF. Fastenzeit und Passion - Langue : Allemand/ Répertoire / Choeur SSATB

aus: Preußische Festlieder II. Par ECCARD JOHANNES. Advent - Langue : Allemand/ Répertoire / Choeur SSATB

Motette aus dem Israels-Brünnlein. Par SCHEIN JOHANN HERMANN. Motette Aus Dem Israels-Brünnlein/ Répertoire / Choeur Mixte (SSATB)

Aus: Israelsbrünnlein. Geistliche Madrigale. Par SCHEIN JOHANN HERMANN. Tonalité : dorisch - Horn, Paul (Arr.) - Scandrett, Robert (Trad.) - #22/ Répertoire / Choeur SSATB

Composer's notes:The Fool is a time-honoured Orthodox religious figure: a Saint the highest of all who discards everything for Christ's sake. He discards all convention all decency all wealth actual and spiritual and turns himself into a figure of fun - defying all acceptable behaviour - and all religious decency. He stands in the square and lets down his trousers - he stuffs himself with food on Good Friday - he gets drunk - he 'appears'to fornicate wildly. There is a faint possibility (in not the highest of 'Fools') of gaining worldly popularity by such flagrant denial of all moral behaviour. Can such behaviour be too interesting? The true fool however embraces all of this and also (unseen) shrinks before the face of his God. By his behaviour he plucks out all hypocrisy false piety and corruption. He is a figure much needed in our times!!! The way I have tried to tacklethis extraordinary subject is to show him in seven stages from an obscene huge fat traditional clown who is drunk fornicating etc. through a stumbling frail agonized figure to a sallow-faced gaunt business man in a formalsuit staring at an empty glass. Having first revered him then mocked him the 'people' while they get drunk and jabber away at 'Christmas' and at the Feast of Feasts 'Easter' are no longer aware of him. But the audience seeshim - a tiny ragged scrap of mortality lying in a corner and faintly so faintly the voice of the Fool the true Fool for Christ's sake sings above the ribald crowd. 'He has given His life'. The Gogmagogs are the 'people' 'priests' 'singers' etc. and one male singer who can 'create' or 'uncreate' this vast role (singing and acting miming etc.) John Tavener Arranged for SSATBB chorus. Date of composition 2000. Chorus part only.