'Das Leiden unser Herrn Jesu Christi wie es beschreibt der heilig Evangelist Matheus'. Score and 1 part (Pilatus). Soli (Evangelista, Jesus, Petrus, Judas, Caiphas, Magdalena, Pilatus, Pilati Weib) and chorus. Recitatifs in quasi-plainsong notation, chorus in staff notation. Chorale titles and verse numbers noted at several points. Bookplate of Alfred Cortot. Possibly from a work by Samuel Besler, 'Threnodiarum sanctae crucis in salutiferam passionis. Das heilige Leiden...', Breslau, 1612.
St. Matthew Passion: German setting
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- Reference
- GB 12 MS Add.8922
- Dates of Creation
- 1620 (Circa)
- Language of Material
- German .
- Physical Description
- 1 volume(s) 1 volume
Scope and Content
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Acquisition Information
Purchased 1992
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