All Glory be to God on high
Chorale concert
The collection “Polyhymnia Caduceatrix & Panegyrica” of 1619 is rightly regarded as the high point in Michael Praetorius’s output. It combines “Solennische Friedt- und Frewden-Concert:” which Praetorius as a travelling musician had composed largely for festive occasions – he writes of “Kayser: König: Chur: vnd Fürstlichen zusammen Kunfften” – and also for “fürnehme Capellen vnd Kirchen”. In these chorale concerti the highly modern, Italian style and the Protestant chorale combine and form a symbiosis which showed the way forward for the history of German music. The chorale settings draw on influences from Venetian polychoral music, use ritornelli and employ obbligato instruments in a way which is beyond compare, even in contemporary Italy. Here we see a quite different side of the master from the composer of “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen”. And above all, Praetorius always remains a practical musician who ensures that these breathtaking choral concerti can also be effectively performed with smaller forces, sometimes considerably reduced ones.
The six-part polyphonic choral setting of the German Gloria (the first and fourth verses are underlaid) is divided, following Italian models, by tutti sections in triple meter. Instruments join the tutti sections ad libitum, strengthening the vocal parts.
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Michael Praetorius
| -1621Organist und ab 1604 Kapellmeister des Herzogs in Wolfenbüttel, ab 1613 Kapellmeister am Dresdner Hof Personal details
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Uwe Wolf
| 1961Uwe 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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