Heinrich Schütz - The Christmas Story (The Angel)

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Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672):
THE CHRISTMAS STORY (THE ANGEL/DER ENGEL)

The Christmas Story (Weihnachtshistorie), SWV 435, is a musical setting of the Nativity in German by Heinrich Schütz, probably first performed in a Christmas service at the court chapel of Johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony, in Dresden year 1660. It was published as "Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi" (Historia of the birth of Jesus Christ). It is a late work, composed when Schütz was 75 years old.

Heinrich Schütz was a German composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach and often considered to be one of the most important composers of the 17th century along with Claudio Monteverdi. He wrote what is thought to be the first German opera, Dafne. However, the music has since been lost. He was buried in the Dresden Frauenkirche.

Schütz was of great importance in bringing new musical ideas to Germany from Italy, and as such had a large influence on the German music which was to follow. The style of the north German organ school derives largely from Schütz (as well as from the Dutchman Sweelinck); a century later this music was to culminate in the work of J. S. Bach.

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