Alleluja! Lobet den Herren (Psalm 150), SWV 38 (Heinrich Schütz)
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Full score
CPDL #11232: SWV38_Alleluja%21_FS_PML.pdf 
Sibelius 3 
Scorch
- Editor: Philip Legge (submitted 2006-03-13). Score information: A4, 56 pages, 369 kB Copyright: © 2006 Philip Legge
- Edition notes: Full score; vocal scores (choirs 1&2, 3&4) and orchestral parts also available. Revised 8 April 2006.
Vocal scores
- CPDL #11233: SWV38_Alleluja%21_Favoriti_VS_PML.pdf
- Editor: Philip Legge (submitted 2006-03-13). Score information: A4, 24 pages, 216 kB Copyright: © 2006 Philip Legge
- Edition notes: This is the main vocal score, as choirs 3 and 4 are the principal choirs; they include 8 solo parts for pairs of S, A, T, and B, described as coro favoriti. These parts may be sung equally well by a semi-chorus rather than solo voices. Revised 8 April 2006.
- CPDL #11234: SWV38_Alleluja%21_Capella_VS_PML.pdf
- Editor: Philip Legge (submitted 2006-03-13). Score information: A4, 22 pages, 215 kB Copyright: © 2006 Philip Legge
- Edition notes: Choirs 1 and 2 in the full score, the Capella consists of 8 extra choral parts doubled by orchestra; the ranges of the outermost soprano and bass parts are challenging, but provide greater sonority to the whole. In a performance with orchestra, some or all of these lines may be doubled as required. The vocal score includes the solo favoriti parts for reference: e.g. if a solo favoriti singer happens to be singing in the Capella for the tutti sections. Revised 28 April 2006.
Orchestral parts
- CPDL #11235: SWV38_Alleluja%21_Px_PML.pdf
- Editor: Philip Legge (submitted 2006-03-13). Score information: A4, 57 pages, 1.12 MB Copyright: © 2006 Philip Legge
- Edition notes: trumpet parts are supplied in B flat; the alternate parts for violins/flute are untransposed, and should be used for cornettos.
- Contents:
| Part | Pages | Comments | |
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| Basso continuo | 1–11 | ||
| Flute | 12–15 | 5th stave of FS | |
| Bassoon 1 | see Bass Trombone 1 | ||
| Bassoon 2 | see Bass Trombone 2 | ||
| Trumpet in B flat 1 | 16–19 | 1st stave of FS | |
| Trumpet in B flat 2 | 20–22 | 2nd stave of FS | |
| Trumpet in B flat 3 | 23–26 | 3rd stave of FS | |
| Trumpet in B flat 4 | 27–30 | 5th stave of FS | |
| Alto Trombone | 31–34 | 6th stave of FS | |
| Tenor Trombone | 35–38 | 7th stave of FS | |
| Bass Trombone 1 | 39–42 | 4th stave of FS | |
| Bass Trombone 2 | 43–46 | 8th stave of FS | |
| Violin 1 | 47–50 | 1st stave of FS | |
| Violin 2 | 51–53 | 2nd stave of FS | |
| Violin 3 | 54–57 | 3rd stave of FS |
General Information
Title: Alleluja! Lobet den Herren in seinem Heiligtum
Composer: Heinrich Schütz
Alternate Title: Der 150. Psalm
Catalogue Number: SWV 38
Larger Work: Psalmen Davids, SWV 22–47
Number of voices: 8 or 16vv Voicing: SATB–SATB or, SATB–SATB + SSAB–SATB (four choirs)
Soloists, or semi-chorus: SATB–SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: German
Instruments: flute, 2 bassoons, 4 cornettos, 4 trombones, 3 violins, basso continuo
Published: Dresden, 1619
Description: this psalm setting from Schütz's mighty collection, the first volume of Psalmen Davids, clearly shows the influence of Schütz's time in Venice under the tutelage of Giovanni Gabrieli. The piece may be performed in a myriad of ways: firstly, as an 8–part choral work with basso continuo for accompaniment; as an 8–part choral work with 8 accompanying instruments and basso continuo; or as a 16–part choral work with basso continuo, SATB–SATB semi-chorus or soloists, with or without obbligato instruments! (Or some other combination of obbligato and orchestral instruments and solo and concerted voices, as a variation on the above.)
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Original text and translations
Refer to the Psalm 150 text and translations page.