Becker Psalter
The Becker Psalter is a German metrical psalter authored by the Leipzig theologian Cornelius Becker and first published by Jakob Apel in Leipzig in 1602 under the title Der Psalter Davids Gesangweis. Several composers set the psalms contained in the volume, notably Heinrich Schütz, whose four-part chorales were published in 1628 and revised and expanded in 1661.
Content
Becker included in his Psalter earlier Lutheran paraphrases of psalms, such as "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir", "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein", "Erbarm dich mein", "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" and "An Wasserflüssen Babylon".[1] The 1602 publication, titled Der Psalter Dauids Gesangweis, was without melodies and meant to be sung to the tunes of other well-known Lutheran hymns.[2]
Schütz
Heinrich Schütz welcomed the theological intentions of Becker's metrical versions of the psalms, and wrote four-part settings which he published in 1628 as Psalmen Davids: Hiebevorn in Teutzsche Reimen gebracht durch D. Cornelium Beckern.[3][4][5][6][7] The collection was reprinted in 1640,[8] and appeared in a revised and enlarged version in 1661.[6][9][10] In number of prints and editions it was Schütz's most successful work from the 17th to the early 18th century.[6]
References
- ^ Zahn 1893, p. 100.
- ^ Herbst & Seibt 2012, p. 42.
- ^ Schütz 2013, p. 62.
- ^ Smith, Jane Stuart and Carlson, Betty (1995). The Gift of Music: Great Composers and Their Influence. Crossway Books. ISBN 089107869X, p. 23
- ^ Zahn 1893, p. 144–146.
- ^ a b c Herbst & Seibt 2012, p. 43.
- ^ RISM 00000990058712
- ^ RISM 00000990058713
- ^ Zahn 1893, p. 216–217.
- ^ RISM 00000990058714
Sources
- Herbst, Wolfgang; Seibt, Ilsabe, eds. (2012). Liederkunde zum Evangelischen Gesangbuch. Vol. 17. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. ISBN 9783525503409.
- Schütz, Heinrich (2013). "47. Becker Psalter (Freiberg, 1628): Title Page and Dedication to Electress Hedwig, Duchess of Saxony (6 September 1627)". A Heinrich Schütz Reader: Letters and Documents in Translation. Translated by Johnston, Gregory S. United States: Oxford University Press. pp. 62–64. ISBN 978-0199812202.
- Zahn, Johannes (1893). Die Melodien der deutschen evangelischen Kirchenlieder (in German). Vol. VI. Gütersloh: Bertelsmann.
External links
- Facsimile of the 1602 publication of the Becker Psalter at Bavarian State Library website
- Becker Psalter, Op. 5, by Heinrich Schütz: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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- Psalm 6: Straf mich nicht in deinem Zorn (Not in Anger, Mighty God)
- Psalm 12 (11): Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein (O Lord, Look Down from Heaven, Behold)
- Psalm 14 (13): Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl (The Mouth of Fools Doth God Confess)
- Psalm 19 (18): Dein Lob, Herr, ruft der Himmel aus
- Psalm 23 (22): The King of Love My Shepherd Is, The Lord's my Shepherd
- Psalm 31 (30): In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr
- Psalm 36 (35): Herr, deine Güt ist unbegrenzt
- Psalm 39 (38): Lord, let me know mine end
- Psalm 45 (44): Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How Lovely Shines the Morning Star)
- Psalm 46 (45): A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott)
- Psalm 67 (66): Es woll uns Gott genädig sein (May God Bestow on Us His Grace)
- Psalm 90 (89): Our God, Our Help in Ages Past
- Psalm 98 (97): Nun singt ein neues Lied dem Herren
- Psalm 100 (99): All People that on Earth do Dwell – Nun jauchzt dem Herren, alle Welt
- Psalm 103 (102): Praise, my soul, the King of heaven
- Psalm 124 (123): Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit (If God Had Not Been on Our Side) – Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält
- Psalm 130 (129): Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (Out of the Depths I Cry to Thee)
- Psalm 133 (132): Hine Ma Tov
- Psalm 136 (135): Let us with a gladsome mind
- Psalm 137 (136): An Wasserflüssen Babylon (By the rivers of Babylon)
- Psalm 138 (137): Mein ganzes Herz erhebet dich
- Psalm 139 (138): Herr, dir ist nichts verborgen
- Psalm 146 (145): Du meine Seele singe
- Psalm 149: Singt dem Herrn ein neues Lied
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