Motet notes - Schütz

Schütz SWV 375: Viel werden kommen - Geistliche Chormusik

The little motet “Viel werden kommen von Morgen und von Abend” has a curious benign tone. Taking as a reference the Epiphany, the work goes on to describe the last judgment. As John Harbison has said, the last judgment is here more Fra Angelico than Michelangelo in tone.

©Craig Smith

Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)

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