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Gottfried August Homilius Complete Motets. Selected Works

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“... the most important body of motets between Johann Sebastian Bach and Felix Mendelssohn ...” (Frieder Bernius).
 

Complete edition of motets for mixed choir a capella

During his lifetime Homilius was regarded as one of the most famous and productive composers of sacred music, but in the 19th century he fell into oblivion. Only now is he being recognised in his role as one of the most important composers of the ‘Empfindsamer’, or sensitive, style. His motets clearly display the compositional characteristics of early classicism: the counterpoint is subordinated to the simple harmonies, the regularly-structured themes follow the ideal of the ‘unity of sentiment’ and of ‘pleasing, natural singing’. The collection contains something for all occasions and every level of difficulty. The informative foreword contains details about the composer’s life and work, together with suggestions for performance practice. A detailed Critical Report completes the edition.

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  • Da es nun Abend ward
  • He who weeping soweth
  • Was hast du, Mensch
  • Herr, wenn Trübsal da ist
  • Die richtig für sich gewandelt haben (1)
  • Ihr sollt nicht sorgen und sagen
  • Let all the gates be raised
  • Wünschet Jerusalem Glück (2)
  • So gehst du nun, mein Jesu, hin
  • See now, this is God's own Lamb
  • Herr, lehre uns bedenken
  • Unser Leben währet siebenzig Jahr
  • Blest are the departed
  • See now, what kind of love
  • Ob jemand sündiget
  • Seid fröhlich in Hoffnung
  • Unser Vater in dem Himmel
  • All the starving shall be nourished
  • Habe deine Lust an dem Herrn
  • Kommt her und sehet an die Wunder Gottes
  • Give the hungry ones thy bread
  • Ich will den Herrn loben allezeit (1)
  • Mir hast du Arbeit gemacht
  • Dennoch bleib ich stets an dir
  • Die richtig für sich gewandelt haben (2)
  • Lasset euch begnügen
  • Wo ist ein solcher Gott
  • Der Herr ist meine Stärke
  • Siehe, des Herrn Auge
  • The Lord is my shepherd
  • Hilf, Herr! Die Heiligen haben abgenommen
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Contents

  • Gottfried August Homilius, the son of a pastor, was born in Rosenthal (Saxony) on 2 February 1714. In May 1735 he enrolled as a law student at Leipzig University. Likewise, it was probably at this time that Homilius was a pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach; the latter fact had been attested to by Johann Adam Hiller. Apart from Bach, Homilius also had contact with Johann Schneider, a Bach pupil and organist at the Nicolaikirche, for whom he also substituted. After unsuccesfully applying for a post as organist in Bautzen, Homilius was appointed organist at the Dresden Frauenkirche in 1742. In 1755 Homilius succeeded Theodor Christlieb Reinhold as Kreuzkantor and music director of the three main churches in Dresden, a position that he occupied until his death on 2 June 1785. Personal details
  • Uwe Wolf studied musicology, history, and historical ancillary science at Tübingen and Göttingen. After receiving his doctorate in 1991 he was a research assistant at the Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut in Göttingen. From 2004 he worked at the Bach-Archiv Leipzig. There he directed a both research departments, was substantially responsible for the redisigning of the Bach Museum, and he developed the digital Online-Projekt Bach. Since October 2011 he has been the Chief Editor at Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart. He has taught at various universities and also belongs to the editorial boards of several complete editions. Personal details

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Es ist bemerkenswert und dem herausgebenden Carus-Verlag hoch anzurechnen, dass die Werke des lange Zeit in Vergessenheit geratenen und doch bedeutendsten Kirchenkomponisten des sogenannten »Empfindsamen Stiles« nicht nur als konzertante Musik, sondern dezidiert als sakrale Musik im Aufführungskontext des gottesdienstlichen und liturgischen Tuns verstanden werden, da dieser sowohl für die evangelische als auch für die katholische Kirchenmusik den Sonntagen im Kirchenjahr die passenden Motetten zuordnet.
Joachim Werz, Musica Sacra, Jan. / Feb. 2015

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