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Schütz SWV 380: Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt - Geistliche Chormusik

This is the briefest of all the motets in the Geistliche Chormusik.  It is mostly homophonic and more in the character of a hymn than the complex counterpoint of the other pieces. It is almost as if Schütz wanted to treat this iconic cornerstone text as a congregational creed of faith rather than as a commentary.

©Craig Smith

Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)

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