Hieronymus praetorius was born in 1560 in hamburg to a musical family. The collection takes its name from the muse of dance in his introduction praetorius takes credit for arranging the music rather than composing the tunes. Nowhere in the published collection was instrumentation specified, hence modern groups such as this have fun setting each piece for the combinations of period instruments they play. Live, 4k uhd video from the san francisco early music ensemble voices of music concert, december 17, 2016. At an early age praetorius attended the university of frankfurt a. The bourees from terpsichore 1612 by michael praetorius. Actually, he makes it clear in his introduction to the work that it is largely a repertory of sundry french dances as the french. Michael praetorius 15711621 achieved distinction as a practicing musician. An organist and prolific composer of lutheran church music, he was also an influential theorist whose major work in the field, syntagma musicum treatise of music appeared in three parts between 1614 and 1618. First publication, 1612 in terpsichore, musarum aoniarum no. Michael praetorius was a hugely versatile german composer. Amid his travels praetorius found time to publish an impressive series of collections of musical compositions, in all more than a. Praetorius philou from terpsichore sheet music for recorder. He was one of the most versatile composers of his age, being particularly significant in the development of musical forms based on protestant hymns, many of which reflect an effort to improve the relationship between.
The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. Michael praetorius es ist ein ros entsprungen sheet music. If i read my schwann catalog correctly, there are only three full cds of praetoriuss terpsichore, that exquisite early 17thcentury disco collection, played on period instruments. Naxos offers this 57minute cd, comprising 28 items from michael praetoriuss collection terpsichore of 1612. Michael praetorius free sheet music to download in pdf, mp3.
Praetorius, michael dances from terpsichore buying sheet music and downloads from schott music. Michael praetorius composer 15711621 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Home university of southern california dissertations and theses 11 a translation of syntagma musicum iii by michael praetorius page 1 reference url save to favorites remove from favorites. Michael praetorius free sheet music to download in pdf. Renaissance music, christmas music, christian liturgical music. Michael praetorius dances from terpsichore complete. Praetorius 6 dances from terpsichore musarum download. Courante by praetorius transcribed for flute and keyboard this courante is taken from michael praetorius s terpsichore 1612, a compendium of more than 300 instrumental dances, which is both his most widely known work, and his sole surviving secular work. Courante by praetorius transcribed for flute and keyboard this courante is taken from michael praetoriuss terpsichore 1612, a compendium of more than 300 instrumental dances, which is both his most widely known work, and his. Praetorius philou from terpsichore sheet music for. Albums include lutheran mass for christmas morning, tarentule tarentelle, and. The contents of terpsichore are often assumed to be the compositions of praetorius himself, however they are. All 36 recordings 4 naxos 15 s scores 25 p parts 3 a arrangements and transcriptions 16 alvus tumescit virginis.
All of the volumes contain vocal or choral works, except terpsichore and his music encyclopedia, syntagma musicum. Home university of southern california dissertations and theses 11 a translation of syntagma musicum iii by michael praetorius page 1. Feb 03, 2017 the bourees from terpsichore 1612 by michael praetorius. Pages in category pieces from terpsichore arranged by michael praetorius. Lucie skeaping presents a profile of 16thcentury german composer michael praetorius, most famous for his many lutheran chorales and for his compendium of. The following is a list of michael praetorius publications. Praetorius 6 dances from terpsichore musarum download free. Naxos offers this 57minute cd, comprising 28 items from michael praetorius s collection terpsichore of 1612. He also planned a series of collections of secular music named after the various greek muses, including euterpe italian and english dances, thalia toccatas and canzonas and. Publication date 1618 topics music theory, writings, performance practice, writings, organology, writings, german language, latin language.
This product is a pdf download, which you will print from your computer. The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 312 total. A translation of syntagma musicum iii by michael praetorius. Johann hermann schein collegium terpsichore daentze aus terpsichore. If performed i would look forward about a small reference to my efforts. Dances from terpsichore, an album by michael praetorius, westra aros pipers on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. He also planned a series of collections of secular music named after the various greek muses, including euterpe italian and english dances, thalia toccatas and. At the time, i was just becoming interested in the music of that period, which is to say the late renaissance and early baroque, and had already purchased, and was overwhelmed by a now historic recording of the antiphonal music of the gabriellis giovanni and andrea.
We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and. Many years ago, one of praetorius terpsichore dances was used in a tv commercial. Praetorius, michael es ist ein ros entsprungen sheet music for trombone pdf. The guitar school iceland by sveinn eythorsson is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercial 4. Terpsichore wolfenbuttel, 1612, praetoriuss only surviving or completed publication of instrumental music, is commonly thought of today as a source of german dance music for wind and brass instruments. He was one of the most prolific and versatile composers of his time, and was particularly significant in the development of musical forms based on protestant hymns.
This particular bransle was written by michael praetorius who was a german composer, organist, and music theorist. He was one of the most versatile composers of his age, being particularly significant in the development of musical forms based on protestant hymns, many of which reflect an effort to improve the relationship between protestants and catholics. He was born in creuzburg and studied in torgau, frankfurt oder and zerbst. This is a fine collection, up to date in performance practice and dancey enough in spirit. Christmas music by michael praetorius westminster cathedral. Music profile for michael praetorius, born 15 february 1571. The name terpsichore is taken from greek mythology.
Dances from terpsichore, 1612, an album by michael praetorius, new london consort, philip pickett on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Dances from terpsichore by michael praetoriusarr j. Michael praetorius probably 15 february 1571 15 february 1621 was a german composer, organist, and music theorist. Terpsichore by michael praetorius 2 editions first published in 1967. It is only available here in this pdf download format. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from michael praetorius. Michael praetorius dances from terpsichore 2001 written by bluesever wednesday, 05 may 2010.
Sort this list by work type, instrumentation, composer, and more. Michael praetorius was a german composer, organist, and music theorist. When his brother died, praetorius became organist at frankfurt and later held the same post at luneburg. Terpsichore is a compendium of more than 300 instrumental dances published in 1612 by the german composer michael praetorius. Praetoriuss church music is much less known today than it should be, partly because of the sheer volume that he composed. Gavotte by praetorius transcribed for flute quartet with optional bass line this gavotte is taken from michael praetoriuss terpsichore 1612, a compendium of more than 300 instrumental dances, which is both his most widely known work, and his sole surviving secular work. Terpsichore is certainly an appropriate title for the huge 1612 dance tune compilation by german composer michael praetorius aka schultze. When his brother died, praetorius became organist at. The encyclopedia is in bold to distinguish it from musical works. February 15, 1571 kreuzberg, thuringia, germany died. Michael praetorius, german music theorist and composer whose syntagma musicum 161420 is a principal source for knowledge of 17thcentury music and whose settings of lutheran chorales are important examples of early 17thcentury religious music. Michael praetorius was the son of michael schultze praetorius being a latinization of the name. Trained by his father, hieronymus eventually inherited his dads post as the organist at st james.
Buy dances from terpsichore by michael praetoriusarr at. Dominating his output is the 9volume musae sioniae containing 1,244 chorale settings, but he published many others too, altogether including pieces on every conceivable scale from little bicima to massive polychoral variations with instrumental support. Terpsichore was one of the nine muses and ruled over dance and choral singing. Bbc radio 3 the early music show, michael praetorius. Michael praetorius es ist ein ros entsprungen sheet. Michael praetorius is one of the major figures of german music during the early baroque period. A translation of syntagma musicum iii by michael praetorius page 1. The list below includes all pages in the category pieces from terpsichore arranged by michael praetorius. Praetorius devoted most of his life to church music. In his introduction praetorius takes credit for arranging the music rather than composing the tunes. Amid his travels praetorius found time to publish an impressive series of collections of musical compositions, in all more than a thousand. Terpsichore, musarum aoniarum praetorius, michael imslp. Creuzburg, turingia 1571 wolfenbuttel, bassa sassonia 1621. Michael praetorius terpsichore the guitar school iceland.
The collection takes its name from the muse of dance. Michael praetorius music, videos, stats, and photos. Terpsichore in tandem arranged for harp solo or duo by. Albums include lutheran mass for christmas morning, tarentule tarentelle, and dance music from the time of praetorius. Musae sioniae, theil 1 1605 musae sioniae, theil 2 1607 musae sioniae, theil 3 1607. Westra apros pijpare, michael praetorius praetorius. Free sheet music michael praetorius guitar download. Michael praetorius probably 15th february 157115th february 1621 was a german composer, organist, and writer on music. Download praetorius 6 dances from terpsichore musarum in pdf and mp3 for free and without s from. In his introduction praetorius takes credit for arranging the music rather than. He was one of the most versatile composers of his age, being particularly significant in the development of musical forms based on protestant hymns. Pieces from terpsichore arranged by michael praetorius.
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