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The Motets of Jacob Praetorius
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Edited by Frederick K. Gable
| B 73 |
ISBN 0-89579-308-3 |
(1994) xxiv+102 pp. |
$41.00 |
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Jacob Praetorius, son of Hieronymus Praetorius and organist
of the Petrikirche in Hamburg from 1603-51, is known chiefly as a composer
of organ music. This edition of his motets is based on early prints and
recovered transcriptions made by Robert Eitner and Gustav Fock. These 10
motets for five to eight voices show his contrapuntal skill and use of
expressive devices adopted from the Italian madrigal. Most of the pieces
were composed between 1606 and 1635 for the marriages of prominent Hamburg
citizens and set well-known Latin texts from the Song of Songs. In keeping
with original performance conditions, the motets may be sung unaccompanied
by small vocal ensembles or performed with string instruments, cornetti,
sackbuts, dulcians, and organ or plucked-string continuo instruments.
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Contents
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Quam pulchra es; Gaudete omnes; Veni in hortum meum; Surge propera (1607);
Surge propera (1611); Vidi speciosam; Sponse musarum; Forti animo esto;
Quis novus hic oritur; Indica mihi
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