Hammerschmidt Geistlicher Dialogen Ander The

1. Liebster sagt in süssen Schmertzen
2. Sag O Sonne meiner Seele
3. Wie der güldnen Rosen Zier
4. Komm O Schöne wo ich bin
5. Der mich mehr noch liebt als sich
6. Nachdem ich lag in meinem öden Bette
7. Mein Lieb wie schöne bist doch du
8. Komm Nordwind du / O Sud steh auf
9. Mein Trost auf den ich alles richte
10. Komm Liebste komm / was fleuchst du denn für mir?
11. Wie schöne Fü vnd auch wie schöne Schuh
12. Mein Hertze welche du die stillen Gärte liebest
13. Tugend ist der beste Freund ( Aria )
14. Wer Gott das Hertze giebet ( Aria )
15. Wenn Gott auf unsre Lenden ( Aria )

Andreas Hammerschmidt's Geistlicher Dialogen Ander Theil (1645) is a
collection of fifteen sacred lieder for one to three voices, two to
three instruments, and continuo, twelve of which use texts from Martin
Opitz's paraphrase of the Song of Songs. With its overtly erotic
content and covert spiritual meaning, the Song of Songs had long been
a popular choice of text for musical treatment. Hammerschmidt is one
of the few composers to approach Opitz's poetry in a systematic way
with the intention of setting the entire collection. Arguably one of
the most popular and widely heard German composers of his generation,
Hammerschmidt writes in a simple yet subtle style appropriate for
private and amateur performance. The vocal and instrumental parts are
naturally undemanding and could easily be attempted by students. This
apparent simplicity should not belie the music its charms and the
possibility of tasteful variation in performance. The present
contribution makes Hammerschmidt's volume available to modern
performers and scholars for the first time.