Psalmen Davids, Op. 2 (Heinrich Schütz)
General information
Title: Psalmen Davids sampt etlichen Moteten und Concerten, published Dresden, 1619
Composer: Heinrich Schütz
Catalogue Number: SWV 22–47
Publication date and place: First published in Dresden, 1619, and subsequently denoted as Schütz's opus 2. Subsequently printed in the 19th century in the Sämtliche Werke (Old Schütz Edition) published in Leipzig and edited by Philipp Spitta, and more recently in the New Schütz Edition published since 1955 by Bärenreiter, Kassel, in volumes 23–26. .
Description: 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.
List of works
Abbreviations:
bc = basso continuo, bsn = bassoon, cor = cornetto, timp = timpani, tpt = trumpet, trb = trombone, vl = violin, vla = viola
No | SWV | Title | text/note | instr |
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01 | 22 | Der Herr sprach zu meinem Herren | Psalm 110 | SATB-SATB, instr à 5 ad lib, bc |
02 | 23 | Warum toben die Heiden | Psalm 2 | SATB-SATB, 2xinstr à 4 ad lib, bc |
03 | 24 | Ach, Herr, straf mich nicht | Psalm 6 | SATB-SATB, bc |
04 | 25 | Aus der Tiefe | Psalm 130 | SATB-SATB, bc |
05 | 26 | Ich freu mich des | Psalm 122 | SATB-SATB, 2xinstr à 4 ad lib, bc |
06 | 27 | Herr, unser Herrscher | Psalm 8 | SSAB-ATTB, instr à 5 ad lib, bc |
07 | 28 | Wohl dem, der nicht wandelt | Psalm 1 | SSAB-ATTB, bc |
08 | 29 | Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen | Psalm 84 | SSAB-TTBB, bc |
09 | 30 | Wohl dem, der den Herren fürchtet | Psalm 128 | SSAT-ATBB, bc |
10 | 31 | Ich hebe meine Augen auf | Psalm 121 | SATB-SATB, bc |
11 | 32 | Danket dem Herren, denn er ist freundlich | Psalm 136 | SSST-ATTB, 2xinstr à 4 ad lib, bc |
12 | 33 | Der Herr ist mein Hirt | Psalm 23 | SSAT-SATB, bc |
13 | 34 | Ich danke dem Herrn | Psalm 111 | SATB-SATB, 2xinstr à 4 ad lib, bc |
14 | 35 | Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied | Psalm 98 | SATB-SATB, bc |
15 | 36 | Jauchzet dem Herren, alle Welt | Psalm 100 | SATB+bc-SATB+bc |
16 | 37 | An den Wassern zu Babel | Psalm 137 | SATB-SATB, bc |
17 | 38 | Alleluja! Lobet den Herren | Psalm 150 | SATB-SATB, 2xinstr à 4 ad lib, bc |
18 | 39 | Lobe den Herren, meine Seele | Concert | SATB-SATB, bc |
19 | 40 | Ist nicht Ephraim mein teurer Sohn | Moteto | SSTB-ATTB, 2xinstr à 4 ad lib, bc |
20 | 41 | Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren | Canzon | SATB-SATB, instr à 4, instr à 5 ad lib, bc |
21 | 42 | Die mit Tränen säen | Moteto | ST+3trb-ST+3trb, bc |
22 | 43 | Nicht uns, Herr | Psalm 115 | T+3cor-SATB-A+3trb, bc |
23 | 44 | Wohl dem, der den Herren fürchtet | Psalm 128 | T+4cor-A+vl+3trb-SATB, instr à 4 ad lib, bc |
24 | 45 | Danket dem Herren, denn er ist freundlich | Psalm 136 | SSAT-A+3trb, instr à 5 ad lib, tpt, timp, bc |
25 | 46 | Zion spricht, der Herr hat mich verlassen | Concert | ST+3cor,bsn-ST+4trb, 2xinstr à 4 ad lib, bc |
26 | 47 | Jauchzet dem Herren, alle Welt | Concert | AT+2cor,bsn-ST-S+vl+3vla, instr à 5 ad lib, bc |