The Praetorius Chorale Book: Easy Four-Part Settings for the Church Year

Twenty-five settings from Michael Praetorius’ Musae Sioniae and edited by Carl F. Schalk, these are simple four-part settings in cantional style. Cantional style settings were characterized by the melody appearing in the upper part (in contrast to the earlier practice of placing it in the tenor), the accompanying voices proceeding in simple note-against-note, homorhythmic fashion. These simple settings may well serve to introduce his music to an ever-increasing circle of those who find his music particularly suited to the needs and requirements of today’s church choirs.

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Savior of the Nations, Come

Now Sing We, Now Rejoice

Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands

Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart

Contents

Savior of the Nations, Come; On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry; Once He Came in Blessing; Arise, Arise! This Day Rejoice; We Praise You, Jesus, at Your Birth; From Heaven Above to Earth I Come; Now Sing We, Now Rejoice; A Child Is Born in Bethlehem; The Star Proclaims the King Is Here; In Peace and Joy I Now Depart; O Lamb of God Most Holy; From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee; Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior; Our Blessed Savior Seven Times Spoke; Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands; Our Father, Who from Heaven Above; If God Had Not Been on Our Side; We Thank Thee, Jesus, Dearest Friend; To God the Holy Spirit Let Us Pray; All Glory Be to God on High; From God Can Nothing Move Me; Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word; Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart; Salvation unto Us Has Come; Now Rest beneath Night’s Shadow

Tunes

NUN KOMM, DER HEIDEN HEILAND; PUER NOBIS; GOTTES SOHN IST KOMMEN; WOHLAUF, WOHLAUF! MIT LAUTER STIMM; GELOBET SEIST DU; VOM HIMMEL HOCH; IN DULCI JUBILO; PUER NATUS IN BETHLEHEM; WO GOTT ZUM HAUS; MIT FRIED UND FREUD; O LAMM GOTTES, UNSCHULDIG; AUS TIEFER NOT; JESUS CHRISTUS, UNSER HEILAND; DA JESUS AN DES KREUZES; CHRIST LAG IN TODESBANDEN; VATER UNSER; WÄR GOTT NICHT MIT UNS DIESE ZEIT; ERSCHIENEN IST DER HERRLICH TAG; NUN BITTEN WIR; ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HÖH; VON GOTT WILL ICH NICHT LASSEN; ERHALT UNS, HERR; HERZLICH LIEB; ES IST DAS HEIL; O WELT, ICH MUSS DICH LASSEN

Item Number:

977671

Age(s):

12

Availability:

In Stock

Voicing:

SATB

Difficulty:

Medium - Easy

Occasion:

Advent, All Saints' Day, Ascension, Christmas, Easter, End Times, Epiphany, Evening, Good Friday, Holy Week, Lent, Lord's Supper, Maundy (Holy) Thursday, Pentecost, Praise and Adoration, Presentation of Our Lord, Reformation Day, Trinity

Editor:

Schalk, Carl

Composer, Tune:

Johann Walter; Michael Weisse; Valten Schumann; Joseph Klug; Nicolaus Decius; Martin Luther; Nicolaus Herman; Heinrich Isaac

Composer, Setting:

Michael Praetorius

Text Writer:

Ambrose of Milan; Martin Luther; Charles Coffin; Johann Horn; Johann Walter; Arthur T. Russell; Nicolaus Decius; John Hus; Johann Böschenstain; Michael Praetorius; Nicolaus Decius; Ludwig Helmbold; Martin Schalling; Paul Speratus; Paul Gerhardt

Text Translator:

William M. Reynolds; F. Samuel Janzow; Catherine Winkworth; W. Gustave Polack; Gregory J. Wismar; John Mason Neale; Frances E. Cox; Richard Massie; Matthias Loy; Gerald Thorson