Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672) is the representative composer of German music before Bach. October 18 (October 8 in the Julian ...

What was it like to be a court composer in 17th-century Europe? Certainly, it was a cushy, prestigious gig compared to most jobs of that time. Music was one of the main ways that rich nobles ...

Schütz’s nativity music, written in the wake of the thirty years’ war, resonates with a sense of hope for today We are in the midst of a season in which stories are retold. The TV schedules are full ...

Schütz is considered the first German composer of European stature. Every year, a music festival is held in his honor at the sites where the Baroque master worked. This time, we’re setting out on a ...

We’re going to go Bach versus Bach here in the second match of Germany’s World Cup of Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach (papa Bach) versus his son, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. CPE Bach was a classical ...

Edinburgh-based orchestra of fine baroque understanding gave Heinrich Schütz’s 1660 retelling of the nativity a sense of restraint, balanced by personality Traditionally the Dunedin Consort and their ...

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Donald Macleod journeys through Christmas week in the company of Heinrich Schütz. Donald begins by dipping a toe into the fertile archival territory of Schütz’s own writings, a fascinating window onto ...

Planning a movie night with 'Heinrich Schütz: The Father of German Music' on any device? Here are streaming services and cable providers with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can ...