Baroque
Annihilating Time and Space: Loss and Reassurance in Schütz’s Musikalische Exequien
Plenty has been written about the complex musical language of the Musikalische Exequien, and its synthesis of disparate contemporary styles into a unified musical whole. But what makes the piece uniquely fascinating is its intensely personal aspect, and this goes above and beyond merely Prince Heinrich’s textual influence. Schütz Read more…