Samuel Friedrich Capricornus

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Samuel Friedrich Capricornus

Aliases: Samuel Friedrich Bockshorn; Samuel Friedrich Brockshorn

Life

Born: 21 December 1628, Schertitz (now Zerčiče, near Mlodá Boleslav)

Died: 10 November 1665, Stuttgart

Biography:
German composer and teacher of Bohemian birth. While Capricornus was still very young his family fled to Hungary to escape religious persecution. He was an eager student and studied theology, languages and philosophy in various places, including Silesia between 1643 and 1646. His choice of a musical profession led him to the imperial court in Vienna in 1649, where he came to know the music of Giovanni Valentini and Antonio Bertali. He taught briefly at Reutlingen, and for two years was private tutor to the children of a physician at Pressburg (now Bratislava). In 1651 he became director of music to the churches there and a master at the Gymnasium, but after a year he asked to be relieved of the teaching. He became Kapellmeister to the Württemberg court at Stuttgart on 6 May 1657. His tenure in Stuttgart was marked by bitter contention with Philipp Friedrich Böddecker, organist of the collegiate church. Böddecker, who had expected the Kapellmeister position, criticized Capricornus’s compositions and stirred up the court musicians against him. Capricornus wrote a petition to the duke in self-defense, which provides detailed insight into his compositional process. Capricornus’s years in Stuttgart were further marred by illness and unhappiness in his marriage. Johann Fischer studied with him there from 1661 until his death.

Capricornus was an important figure in the development of German sacred music between Schütz and J.S. Bach. He was ambitious – he sought and won the approbation of Schütz and Carissimi – and prolific, being one of the few German composers of his time whose works were widely distributed both in manuscripts and prints. Extant inventories list over 400 works, although many of them are lost, especially from his secular music, which included chamber music, ballets and operas. His sacred music, which was still in use liturgically in the early 18th century, includes large concerted works (Opus musicum) and many small concertos, both with instruments (Geistliche Harmonien, Theatrum musicum) and with only continuo accompaniment (Geistliche Concerten). He showed a strong preference for Latin devotional texts, which he set in a very expressive, Italianate manner. The attribution of Carissimi’s oratorio Judicium Salomonis to Capricornus in the posthumous print Continuatio theatri musici has raised questions about the attributions in all of the posthumous prints. His music merits further editing, performance and study.

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List of printed choral works by date

Opus musicum (Nürnberg, 1655)

  1. Missa undecimi toni, SATTB, 2 trp, 2 vl, 3 trb, bc
  2. Missa quinti toni, SATB, 2 crn, 2 vl, 3 trb, bc
  3. Domine ad adjuvandum, SSATTBB, 2 vl, bc
  4. Dixit Dominus, SSATTBB, 2 vl, bc
  5. Magnificat noni toni, SSATTBB, 2 vl, bc
  6. Magnificat septimi toni, SSATB, 2 vl, bc
  7. Te Deum, SSAATTBB, 4 trp, 2 vl, bc
  8. Miserere duodecimi toni, SSATBB, 4 vdg, bc
  9. Miserere primi toni, SATB, 4 vdg, bc
  10. Ecce quomodo, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  11. Crescite, SSATB,2 vl, bc
  12. Jesu clemens, SSATTB, 2 vl, bc
  13. Cor mundum, AATTBB, 2 bsn, 3 vl, bc
  14. Misericordias, SSATB, 2 vl, bc
  15. Benignissime Jesu, SS, bc
  16. Domine Jesu, S, 1 vl, bc
  17. Amor tuus in nos, SA, 2 vl, bc
  18. O venerabile, AA, 2 crn/vl, bc
  19. Venite ad me, SAT, 2 vl, bc
  20. Judica Domine, SS, 1 crn, 1 vl, bc
  21. Exaudi me Domine, SB, 1 vl, bc
  22. Justorum anima, SSSA, bc

Geistliche Concerten (Nürnberg, 1658)

  1. Venite, SS, bc
  2. Benedictus, SS, bc
  3. Immola Deo, SS, bc
  4. Egredimini, SSS, bc
  5. Ich freue mich, SB, bc
  6. Fürchtet den Herrn, SA, bc
  7. Herr Gott Zebaoth, ATB, bc
  8. Herr sei mir gnädig, STB, bc
  9. Ach liebster Gott, SS, bc
  10. Ach Gott wie manches, SSB, bc
  11. Jesu mein Herr, SSB, bc
  12. Jesu du lieber Bräutigam, SSB, bc

Erster Theil Geistlicher Harmonien (Stuttgart, 1659)

  1. Eines bitte ich vom Herrn, SS, 2 vl, bc
  2. Wer überwindet, SS, 2 vl, bc
  3. Jauchzet ihr Himmel, SS, 2 vl, bc
  4. Celebrabo te Domine, SS, 2 vl, bc
  5. Dextera Domini, SS, 2 vl, bc
  6. Kommet lasst uns, ST, 2 vl, bc
  7. Mein Fleisch ist, SSB, 2 vl, bc
  8. Die Gerechten, SAT, 2 vl, bc
  9. Die Erlöseten, SSB, 2 vl, bc
  10. O Jesu süß, SSB, 2 vl, bc
  11. Jesu du höchste Gütigkeit, SSB, 2 vl, bc
  12. Jesu du Blum, SSB, 2 vl, bc

Ander Theil Geistlicher Harmonien (Stuttgart, 1660)

  1. Das ist meine Freude, SS, 2 vl, bc
  2. Herr, ich halte mich, SS, 2 vl, bc
  3. Wann mir Angst ist, SS, 2 vl, bc
  4. Ich bin das A und O, SS, 2 vl, bc
  5. Ich hab den Herrn, SB, 2 vl, bc
  6. Wie groß ist deine Güte, ATB, 2 vl, bc
  7. Groß und wundersam, ATB, 2 vl, bc
  8. Christum lieb haben, TTB, 2 vl, bc
  9. Mein Gott und Herr, SSB, 2 vl, bc
  10. Jesu, der du meine Seele, SSB, 2 vl, bc
  11. Jesu, du hast weggenommen, SSB, 2 vl, bc
  12. Wann ich fürs Gericht, SSB, 2 vl, bc

Jubilus Bernhardi (Helmstedt, 1660)

  1. Jesu dulcis memoria, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  2. Jesu spes poenitentibus, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  3. Jesu dulcedo cordium, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  4. Jesu quaeram in lectulo, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  5. Cum Maria diluculo, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  6. Jesu Rex admirabilis, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  7. Mane nobiscum Domine, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  8. Amor Jesu dulcissimus, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  9. Jesum omnes agnoscite, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  10. Jesus auctor clementiae, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  11. Jesu mi bone sentiam, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  12. Tua Jesu dilectio, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  13. Jesu decus Angelicum, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  14. Amor tuus continuus, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  15. Jesu summa benignitas, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  16. O Jesu mi dulcissime, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  17. Jesus cum sic diligitur, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  18. O beatum incendium, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  19. Jesu flos matris virginis, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  20. Jesu sole serenior, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  21. Mi dilecte revertere, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  22. Caeli cives occurrite, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  23. Rex virtutum, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc
  24. Jesus in pace imperat, SSATB, 4 vdg, bc

Zwey Lieder von dem Leyden und Tode Jesu (Nürnberg, 1660)

  1. Ein Lämmlein geht, SS, 4 vdg, bc
  2. O Wunderlieb, o Liebesmacht!, SS, 4 vdg, bc
  3. O süßes Lamm!, SS, 4 vdg, bc
  4. Erweitre dich meins Herzens Schrein, SS, 4 vdg, bc
  5. Was schadet mir des Todes Gift?, SS, 4 vdg, bc
  6. O Traurigkeit! O Herzeleid!, SS, 4 vdg, bc

Dritter Theil Geistlicher Harmonien (Stuttgart, 1664)

  1. Ach lieber Herr, SST, 2 vl, bc
  2. Der Herr ist gerecht, ATB, 2 vl, bc
  3. Ich bin das Brot, ATB, 2 vl, bc
  4. Herr, wann ich nur dich, TTB, 2 vl, bc
  5. Es stehe Gott auf, SSB, 2 vl, 1 bsn, bc
  6. Singet Gott, SSB, 2 vl, 1 trb bc
  7. Ich bin eine Blume, SAT, 2 vl, 1 trb, bc
  8. Ich bin schwarz, B, 5 fl, bc
  9. Ich weiß, dass der Herr, SSB, 2 vl, 1 bsn, bc
  10. Ich werde bleiben, SST, 2 vl, 1 trb, bc
  11. Du großer König, ATB, 2 vl, bc
  12. Kommet her ihr, STB, 2 vl, bc
  13. Anima mea, STB, 2 vl, bc
  14. Clamavi, ATB, 2 vl, bc
  15. Dulcis Amore, SSB, 2 vl, 1 bsn, bc
  16. Praeparate, ATB, 1 vl, 1 crn, 1 bsn, bc
  17. Ad te suspiro, SAB, 5 vdg, bc
  18. Paratum cor meum, SSB, 1 crn, bc

List of choral works in manuscripts

  1. Beati inmaculati a 6, SSATTB, 2 vl, 3 vdg, bc
  2. Ecce quomodo moritur justus, SSATB, 5 vdg or 2vi, 2va, vc, bc
  3. Der Gerechten Seelen, SATB, 4 vdg, bc
  4. Sanctus - canon a 6


 
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Publications

External links

Works by Samuel Friedrich Capricornus in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)

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