Heinrich Schütz composed four extant settings of the Magnificat or Song of Mary, one of the three New Testament canticles. He set one in Latin and three in German. In the Schütz-Werke-Verzeichnis (SWV), the compositions have the numbers 344, 426, 468 (in Latin) and 494. The settings on the German text are all part of larger groups of works. They are settings of Martin Luther's German Magnificat, Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (My soul magnifies the Lord). Schütz wrote the compositions for different forces and occasions.
The Magnificat or Song of Mary is one of the three New Testament canticles, the others being Nunc dimittis and Benedictus. Mary sings the song on the occasion of her visit to Elizabeth, as narrated in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 1:39–56). Magnificat, a regular part in Catholic vesper services, was also used in the Lutheran church, in vespers and for Marian feasts.
Schütz set the Magnificat text once in Latin and five times in German, Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (My soul magnifies the Lord), also called German Magnificat. Schütz composed them at different times for different forces, occasions and purpose. Some belong in the context of a larger collection. Two of the settings in German are lost.
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There are almost 500 known compositions by Heinrich Schütz. Listed here are most of his compositions in the order of the SWV (Schütz-Werke-Verzeichnis) catalog.
Opus 1: Venice (1611) 5 voices
(Wohaohao woah)
Turn it up
Turn it up
Turn the volume up
Turn it up 'cause I need you right now
I'm in love
I'm in love
I'm in love with you
Radio star
(Radio star)
Put him on
Put him on
Put him on yea yeah
Put him on 'cause I need him so bad
I'm in love
I'm in love
I'm in love with a
Radio star
Radio star
I wanna make it serious
It's only been a silly crush
I wanna make it serious
You hold me in
(Wohaohao woah)
(Wohaohao woah)
I wanna make it serious
It's only been a silly crush
I wanna make it serious
You hold me in
(Wohaohao woah)
(Wohaohao woah)
Radio star
Radio star
Radio star
Give it up
Give it up
Give it all you got
Give it up 'cause I need you right now
I'm in love
I'm in love
I'm in love with you
Radio star
Radio star
I wanna make it serious
It's only been a silly crush
I wanna make it serious
You hold me in
(Wohaohao woah)
(Wohaohao woah)
I wanna make it serious
It's only been a silly crush
I wanna make it serious
You hold me in
(Wohaohao woah)
(Wohaohao woah)
Radio star
Radio star
Radio star
(Ahwoah)
(Ahwoah)
(Ahwoah)
(Ahwoah)
I wanna make it serious
It's only been a silly crush
I wanna make it serious
You hold me in
(Wohaohao woah)
(Wohaohao woah)
I wanna make it serious
It's only been a silly crush
I wanna make it serious
You hold me in
(Wohaohao woah)
(Wohaohao woah)
Radio star
Radio star