Passion according to St John (Heinrich Schütz)

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• (Posted 2018-03-29)  CPDL #49216:    Schutz-Passion according to John.sib

Editor: Christopher Martin (submitted 2018-03-29).   Score information: A4, 42 pages, 369 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: This edition of the Schutz St John Passion is, for me, part of a project to bring these influential works back into the liturgical life of the church in English speaking countries. They have for too long inhabited just the concert hall, radio, vinyl and CDs and there will be many reasons why this may be so; but one of them is surely is the fact that they are still usually sung in German. For these works, occupying a crucial position in our Christain faith, it is not enough for listeners of faith, listening to them in a church setting, that they are works of great art. They must be fully understood and, of course, the best way for this to happen today is for them to be sung in modern English. Setting the modern words to the more ancient plainsong and choral writing of Schutz has meant certain changes of rhythm in the choruses and details of the vocal line in the recitatives. But throughout, I have endeavored to retain the implied harmonic structure of the latter while tailoring the details of the recitative lines to the natural emphases of the modern English translation. I have come away from this process surprised how effective song is in transforming sometimes clumsy language! I am indebted to CPDL and the edition of Peter Kaplan for the score and to Professor Richard Gaskin for his major contribution to the English translation of the final chorus, and of course to Heinrich Schütz, who has written these works in a way that brings them within reach of amateur singers and the resources of some communities of faith. Christopher Martin, March 2018

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Title: Passion according to St John
Composer: Heinrich Schütz
Lyricist: New Revised Standard Version^{create page}

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Passion

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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