Baerenreiter Verlag Geistliche Chor-music Swv 381-397 - Schutz - Choral Score, Anthology, Urtext Edition - Choir, Basso Continuo Geistliche Chor-music Swv 381-397 - Schutz - Choral Score, Anthology, Urtext Edition - Choir, Basso Continuo

Composer: Heinrich Schutz
Editor: Werner Breig
Format: Choral score, Anthology, Urtext edition
Instrumentation: Choir, Basso continuo
Scoring: Mixed choir, Basso continuo ad libitum
Language: German

With the publication of the six and seven-part motets, a revised version of the "Geistliche Chor-Music" is now complete.
As Schutz wrote in his foreword to the collection, all parts to the motets can be performed vocally and/or instrumentally. These motets offer smaller choirs and ensembles new possibilities to perform these works, based on historically-informed performance practice.
The basso continuo realization follows the composer's intention of using the score merely as a basis for performance, but with its relatively simple realization, it also allows performers to create their own version.