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Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) is now regarded as one of the greatest composers and creative figures in early music history. In this first full-length introduction for the general reader, biographical chapters alternate with a chronological account of his principal works. ... Read more

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Excellent musical biography
Heinrich Schütz is arguably the greatest German composer before Bach, but to most concertgoers today he is not much more than a name in musical history books. Basil Smallman, with whom I had a nodding acquaintance previously as the author of two good guidebooks on the piano trio and piano quartet/quintet, has penned an exemplary biography of this seminal figure in Western musical history. He recounts the events of Schütz's surprisingly long life (he died at the age of eighty-seven) with as much detail as is historically possible, alternating biographical data with analytical chapters on the composer's most important collections of sacred music. Schütz brought the genre of the sacred concerto, devotional music for combined voices and instruments, to its peak in seventeenth-century Germany, taking what he had learned from his principal teacher, the great Italian master Giovanni Gabrieli, and adapting the Italian model to the needs of the court where he was Kapellmeister for many years. Smallman's prose is a model of clarity and concision without sacrificing comprehensiveness. He deserves much gratitude for making available a study of such quality of this composer in English.

A long-overdue study in English
I haven't really much to add to the synopsis above, which sums up the book's strengths very well. Schütz is undoubtedly Germany's greatest composer before Bach (though I suppose Buxtehude comes close) and Smallman's scholarly biography is the first in English for quite some time.It is comprehensive, elegantly written and belongs on the shelf of anyone who loves 17th century music.

I must note in concluding that Smallman appears to have done much of his research through the Devon County Library in England.What a fine tribute to the public library system! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Jean Calvin, Ulrich Zwingli, Théodore de Bèze, Roger Schutz, Heinrich Bullinger, Hans Urs Von Balthasar, Karl Barth, Hans Küng, Denis Müller, Louis Segond, Charles Journet, Oswald Myconius, Leo Jud, Maurice Zundel, Henri Schwery, André Biéler, François-Nestor Adam, Marie Huber, Johannes Buxtorf, Alexandre Vinet, Pierre Bühler, Pierre Viret, Jean-Baptiste Rotan, Guillaume Farel, Johann Kaspar Lavater, Georg Joachim Zollikofer, Œcolampade, Augustin Keller, Jean le Clerc, Norbert Brunner, Thomas Erastus, Frédéric de Rougemont, Giovanni Diodati, Angelin Lovey, Josias Simmler, Lytta Basset, Patrick Streiff, Georges Cottier, Frédéric Godet, Jean-Frédéric Osterwald, Charles Rittmeyer, Jacob Christoph Iselin, Benoît-Barthélémy Vouilloz, Adam Vulliet, Romano Amerio, Alexander Schweizer, Nicolas Fiva, Lucien Charles Gautier. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Ulrich Zwingli - on trouve aussi Huldreich Zwingli et Huldrych Zwingli, et même Zwingle ou Zvingle ou encore Zuingle Haudry, en francisant - (1484-1531) est un réformateur religieux suisse. En étudiant la Bible, indépendamment de Martin Luther, il arrive à des conclusions analogues et cela dès 1516 - c'est-à-dire un an avant Luther -. C'est tout du moins ce qu'il a toujours prétendu. Très présent dans la société, il est un des principaux artisans des différentes tentatives de convertir, y compris militairement, la Suisse à la Réforme. En 1523, il parvient à faire adopter la réforme au canton de Zurich, premier canton à le faire. Il est, depuis Zurich, à l'origine des Églises réformées de Suisse alémanique, tandis que Guillaume Farel et Jean Calvin sont les principaux réformateurs en Suisse romande. Il est aujourd'hui encore l'une des principales sources...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Der Erwerb des Buches enthält gleichzeitig die kostenlose Mitgliedschaft im Buchklub des Verlags zum Ausprobieren - dort können Sie von über einer Million Bücher ohne weitere Kosten auswählen. Das Buch besteht aus Wikipedia-Artikeln: Joachim Neander, Charles Wesley, Heinrich Schütz, Justus Jonas der Ältere, Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Gelineau, Kurt Rommel, Alfred Hans Zoller, Liste von Kirchenliederkomponisten, Johannes Gigas, Andreas Hammerschmidt, Ira David Sankey, Paul Röber, Michael Praetorius, Norbert Hauner, Heinrich Albert, Jakob Heinrich Lützel, Nikolaus Selnecker, Caspar Ziegler, Lorenzo Perosi, Lucas Lossius, Johann Georg Bechtold, Lucas Bacmeister, Johannes Joseph Schweitzer, Volker Ochs, Johann Balthasar König, Johann Abraham Peter Schulz, Joachim Magdeburg, Otmar Schulz, Reinhard Horn, Karel Bendl, William Billings, Winand Nick, Helmut Bornefeld, Johannes Petzold, Thomas Selle, Friedhelm Deis, Leonhard Paminger, Fartein Valen, Christoph Schappeler, Manfred Schlenker, Kaspar Löner, Melchior Franck, Carl Riedel, Gallus Zeiler, Georg Neumark, Nicolaus Maurus, Philipp Jakob Baudrexel, Nikolaus Decius, Johann Böschenstein, Heinrich Rohr, Martin Rinckart, Cyriacus Schneegaß, Johann Walter, Andreas Fromm, Michael Meurer, Johann Sebastian Mitternacht, Nikolaus Herman, Hermann Stern, Guilielmus Alardus, Christoph Bernhard Verspoell, Johann Westermann, Sigmund Hemmel, Hieronymus Weller, Konrad Hubert, Emanuel Gohle, Johann Crüger, Bartholomäus Gesius, Philipp Gallicius, Simon Musaeus, Gerhard Schwarz, Christian Lahusen, Wilhelm Taubert, Gallus Dreßler, Hans Puls, Johann Rudolph Ahle, Max Eham, Sixt Dietrich, Johann Schop, Erhard Quack, Heinrich Theobald Schenk, Matthias Greitter, Georg Christian Schemelli, Ernst Schandl, Peter Gerloff, Anton Musa, Rudolf Gwalther, Friedrich Mergner, Johannes Frosch, Martin Behm, Matthäus Apelt, Melchior Vulpius, Michael Weiße, Johann Georg Ebeling, Paul Bischoff, Andreas Crappius, Jiří Třano...http://booksllc.net/?l=de&id=24964 ... Read more

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Schutz composed The Christmas Story<-i> towards the end of a long and full life.It was probably first performed on Christmas Day 1660. Scored for soprano, tenor, and bass soloists, choir and orchestra.Edited with a new translation by Neil Jenkins

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