Danket dem Herren, denn er ist freundlich (Psalm 136), SWV 32 (Heinrich Schütz)
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- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2015-11-07). Score information: A4, 31 pages, 256 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Clefs modernised. Time signatures changed from 4/2 to 2/2 and 6/1 to 3/1 respectively. Musica ficta in source absorbed into staves. Source may be found at IMSLP.
General Information
Title: Danket dem Herren, denn er ist freundlich (Psalm 136), SWV 32
Composer: Heinrich Schütz
Lyricist: Psalm 136
Number of voices: 8vv Voicing: SSAT.ATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: German
Instruments: Mixed ensemble & bc
First published: 1619 in Psalmen Davids, Op. 2, no. 11
2nd published: 1886 in Heinrich Schütz: Sämtliche Werke, Volume 2, no. 11
3rd published: 1979 in Neue Schütz-Ausgabe, Volume 24, no. 2
Description: The staves marked Capella I & Capella II are for instrument and/or voice.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 136.