Short Name: | Heinrich Schütz |
Full Name: | Schütz, Heinrich, 1585-1672 |
Birth Year: | 1585 |
Death Year: | 1672 |
Heinrich Schütz (baptized Oct. 9, 1585-1672) was the greatest German composer of the seventeenth century and the first to reach international prominence. His influence was felt for more than two centuries after his death.
In 1598, after hearing the young Henrich sing, the Landgrave Moritz of Hessen-Kassel began a campaign to have the boy study at Kassel. In 1599, Christoph Schütz took his son to the landgrave’s seat, where he served as a choirboy and pursued his education showing particular facility in Greek, Latin, and Frence. After he lost his treble voice, he set out for the University of Marburg, where he studied law. But under the sponsorship of the landgrave, Heinrich went to Venice (1609) and studied with Giovanni Gabrieli until Gabrieli’s death in 1612. In 1613 he returned to Germany, once again studying law while serving as organist to the landgrave. He was lent to Johann Georg I of Saxony (1614) and subsequently became director of the chapel, a position he held the rest of his life. The untimely death of his wife after six years of marriage (1625) led him to devote himself to the composition of church music. After several petitions Schütz was granted leave to study with Claudio Monteverdi and once again set out for Venice. For much of his life the Thirty Years’ War obstructed his work, and he spent time moving from court to court in Europe, finally settling in Dresden in 1641, where he died.
--The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993
Tunes by Heinrich Schütz (20) | As | Instances | Incipit |
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ACH GOTT VOM HIMMEL (Erfurt) | Heinrich Schütz (Arranger) | 1 | 56541 17657 65476 |
[Auf dein Wort will ich trauen, mein Herr und Gott, allein] | Heinrich Schütz (Composer) | 6 | 17615 43321 171 |
DANKET DEM HERREN | Heinrich Schütz, 1585-1672 (Composer) | 3 | 44443 45676 54321 |
FROHLOCKT MIT FREUD' | Heinrich Schütz, 1585-1672 (Composer) | 4 | 35432 34565 43 |
[From earthly tasks lift up thine eyes] | Heinrich Schütz, 1585-1632 (Composer) | 3 | 17564 54334 56712 |
[How lovely is your dwelling] (Schütz) | Heinrich Schütz (Composer) | 3 | 33333 44444 45453 |
[How vain the cruel Herod's fear] (Schutz) | Heinrich Schütz, 1585-1632 (Composer) | 3 | 33322 12171 34533 |
ICH HEB MEIN AUGEN SEHNLICH AUF | Heinrich Schütz (Composer) | 5 | 11156 71652 345 |
[Immortal Babe Who this dear day] | Heinrich Schütz, 1585-1632 (Composer) | 3 | 55542 35455 43765 |
LOBT GOTT IN SEINEM HEILIGTUM | Heinrich Schütz (Composer) | 6 | 15553 46555 76544 |
[O clap your hands, all peoples shout] (Schütz) | Heinrich Schütz (Composer) | 2 | 13543 23456 54354 |
[O God, the King of glory] | Heinrich Schütz, 1585-1632 (Composer) | 2 | 35432 16611 223 |
PSALM ONE HUNDRED SIX | Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) (Composer) | 2 | |
[Rejoice, ye Christians, loudly] | Heinrich Schütz, 1585-1632 (Composer) | 2 | 51122 31565 432 |
WOHL DENEN, DIE DA WANDELN | Heinrich Schütz, 1585-1672 (Composer) | 5 | 51235 43212 3212 |
SCHÜTZ 19 | Heinrich Schütz, 1585-1672 (Composer) | 3 | 12517 165 |
SCHÜTZ 81 | Heinrich Schütz, 1585-1672 (Composer) | 3 | 54565 42317 121 |
[The tree beside the river grows] | Heinrich Schütz (Composer) | 2 | 55135 54356 71766 |
[There comes a barque full-laden] | Heinrich Schütz 1585-1632 (Composer) | 2 | 15676 53454 321 |
[With all my heart I thank you] | Heinrich Schütz (Composer) | 2 | 55543 22567 16555 |