Geistliche Chormusik | |
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by Heinrich Schütz | |
Catalogue | SWV 369 to 397 |
Opus | 11 |
Genre | Collections of motets |
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Language | German |
Dedication | Leipzig, its mayor, council and Thomanerchor |
Published | 21 April 1648Dresden | in
Vocal | 5 to 7 voices |
Geistliche Chormusik (Sacred choral music) is a collection of motets on German texts for choir by Heinrich Schütz. It was printed in Dresden in 1648 as his Opus Undecimum (Op. 11), and comprises 29 individual settings for five to seven voices, which were assigned numbers 369 to 397 in the Schütz-Werke-Verzeichnis (SWV). The original title was Geistliche Chor-Music, Erster Theil which indicates that Schütz planned a second part. It is also known as Geistliche Chor-Music 1648. The collection contains earlier and new works and a German arrangement of a motet by Andrea Gabrieli.