Musikalische Exequien
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title:
Musikalische Exequien
text:
Musikalische Exequien, Op. 7, SWV 279–281, is a sacred funeral music that Heinrich Schütz wrote in 1635 or 1636 for the funeral services of Count Henry II, Count of Reuss-Gera, who had died on 3 December 1635. It is Schütz's most famous work of funeral music. The work was first performed on 14 February [O.S. 4 February] 1636 in the Johanniskirche in Gera. It comprises three sections: Henry II had planned the service himself and chose the texts, some of which are scriptural and others of which ar
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1635 funeral music by Heinrich Schütz
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musikalische_Exequien
date created:
2009-09-15T22:24:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T12:22:46Z
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