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Aliases: Schultze, Schulte, Schulz, Schultheiss, Schultheiß, Schulteis
Life
Born: 15 February 1571
Died: 15 February 1621
Biography:
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List of choral works
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Jesus Christus, unser Heiland a 8 ( )
Jubilate Deo (prima pars) (multiple editions available )
Jubilieret fröhlich und mit Schall ( )
Laetemur in Christo a 4 ( )
Laudate Dominum ( )
Laudate pueri a 8 ( )
Lobet den Herren alle Heiden ( )
Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, all zugleich ( ) German and Dutch text available
Lucis creator ( )
Magnificat a 8 ( )
Magnificat super Surrexit Pastor bonus ( )
Magnificat super Ut re mi fa sol la ( )
Magnum nomen Domini (2 editions available )
Maria Magdalena (prima pars) ( )
Mein Seel erhebt den Herren mein ( )
Miserere mei Deus a 12 (prima pars) ( )
Misericordia Domini ( )
Missa a 8
Kyrie ( )
Gloria ( )
Credo ( )
Sanctus & Benedictus ( )
Agnus Dei ( )
Missa brevis
Kyrie ( )
Gloria ( )
Nigra sum sed formosa (2 editions available )
Nu bitten wir ( )
Nun danket alle Gott ( )
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland a 3 ( Finale 2011 )
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland a 4 ( )
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland a 4 ( )
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland a 6 ( )
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland a 8 (2 editions available )
Nunc dimittis servum tuum ( )
O lux beata Trinitas ( )
O Welt, ich muß dich lassen a 4 ( )
Omnis mundus jocundetur (3 editions available )
Parvulus nobis nascitur - Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn ( )
Pater noster ( )
Pater peccavi (prima pars) ( )
Pax ergo vestras (secunda pars) ( )
Peccavi fateor (3 editions available )
Per te sciamus, da, Patrem ( )
Populus ejus (secunda pars) ( )
Praesepe jam fulget tuum a 2 ( )
Psallite, unigenito (Singt und klingt) 2 editions, a cappella and orchestral version available
Puer natus in Bethlehem Finale 2003 )
Puer natus in Bethlehem a12 ( (score) (string parts) )
Puer natus in Bethlehem - Ein Kind geborn zu Bethlehem available in Latin or German
Puer natus in Bethlehem / Ein Kind geborn zu Bethlehem a 6 ( )
Puer natus in Bethleem in hoc anno
Puer nobis nascitur - Uns ist gborn ein Kindelein ( )
Quanti mercenarii (secunda pars) ( )
Quem pastores laudavere a 4 (2 editions available )
Quem pastores laudavere a 11 ( )
Qui Paracletus diceris ( )
Rex Christe omnes ( )
Salve Rex noster ( )
Salve Regina ( )
Sie ist mir lieb die werte Magd ( )
Sit laus Patri cum Filio ( )
Spera in Domino ( )
Surrexit Christus Dominus ( )
Tu septiformis munere ( )
Tulerunt Dominum meum (2 editions available )
Übers Gebirg Maria geht ( )
Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn ( )
Vater unser in dem Himmel ( )
Vater unser im Himmelreich ( )
Veni creator Spiritus a 4 ( )
Veni redemptor gentium ( )
Veni Sancte Spiritus a 12 ( )
Veni Sancte Spiritus a 4 ( )
Venite, exsultemus a 9 ( Finale 2006 )
Venite exultemus Domino a 9 ( (full score) (choir parts) MusicXML )
Vergente mundi vespere ( )
Verleih uns Fried genädiglich ( )
Vexilla regis prodeunt ( )
Victimae paschali laudes (10 vocibus) ( )
Vita sanctorum / Christe sanctorum ( )
Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her a 2 ( )
Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her, I ( Sibelius 2 )
Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her, II ( )
Vom Himmel kam der Engel ( )
Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schar ( )
Von Gott kömmt mir ein Freudenschein a 5 ( )
Vor Freuden will ich singen ( )
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (2 editions available )
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme a 2 ( LilyPond )
Was mein Gott will ( )
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern a 2 ( )
Wie schön leuchtet uns der Morgenstern a 9 (3 editions available )
Wir wollen alle fröhlich sein ( )
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Publications
The following is a list of Michael Praetorius' publications. All of the volumes contain vocal or choral works, except Terpsichore and his music encyclopedia, Syntagma Musicum . (The encyclopedia is in bold to distinguish it from musical works).
Musae Sioniae, Theil 1 (1605)
Musae Sioniae, Theil 2 (1607)
Musae Sioniae, Theil 3 (1607)
Musae Sioniae, Theil 4 (1607)
Musae Sioniae, Theil 5 (1607)
Musarum Sioniarum motectae et palmi latini (1607)
Musae Sioniae, Theil 6 (1609)
Musae Sioniae, Theil 7 (1609)
Musae Sioniae, Theil 8 (1610)
Musae Sioniae, Theil 9 (1610)
Missodia Sionia (1611)
Hymnodia Sionia (1611)
Eulogodia Sionia (1611)
Megalynodia Sionia (1611)
Terpsichore (1612)
Urania (1613)
Syntagma Musicum, volume I (1615)
Polyhymnia caduceatrix et panegyrica (1619)
Polyhymnia exerxitatrix (1619)
Syntagma Musicum, volume II (1619)
Syntagma Musicum, volume III (1619)
Puericinium (1621)
Syntagma Musicum, volume II, supplement (1620)
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