Donald Macleod explores the early years of the man described as the "father of German Music", Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672).
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Henricius SagittariusOriginally posted by french frank View PostDonald Macleod explores the early years of the man described as the "father of German Music", Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672).
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may so be called, certainly at least for the vocal music.
For the keyboard works it's Sweelinck who is more in the picture for this "title".
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Beautiful stuff. I would never have thought the madrigals we heard today were not by some Italian contemporary of Monteverdi of the period.
Sometimes, out of ignorance, one listens to the strengths of the great German masters assuming the great tradition their music represented must surely have been around forever, not realising in fact just how recent it all was by JS Bach's time, a mere 100 years after Schutz.Comment
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That's probably because of the time he spent in Venice studying twith Giovanni Gabrieli!Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostComment
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I'm sure you're right, jean. I was thinking in particular of the singular ability of Italians from all the musical ages to match their music with their language - an ability one might not have thought a German so capable of reproducing!Originally posted by jean View PostComment
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He's sounding a bit more German today, isn't he?Comment
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Yes but still (to my ears) a logn way to go to the later "High Baroque" idiom of JS Bach and his contemporaries. There are amazing passages in Monteverdi that sound 100 years ahead of their time, and foreshadow Johann Sebastian more.Originally posted by jean View PostComment
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That is what I like about early / earlier German (or for that meter, Italian) Baroque music. There is something un-architectured about the music from this era that suits my mental setting very well..Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
I always thought Schutz as a super-austere composer of church music which was bordering on uninspiring. Listening to this week’s Composer of the Week has made me realise how little of his music I knew. Much of his music still sounds austere but inspiring in its own way.Comment
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