Der Herr schauet vom Himmel auf der Menschen Kinder, SWV 292 (Heinrich Schütz)
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- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2018-05-29). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 56 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from the Spitta edition on IMSLP. Clefs modernised and note values halved in the triple-time section. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Vincent Carpentier (submitted 2002-01-07). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 46 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: revised October 13, 2004. Scroll down to Der Herr schauet vom Himmel auf der Menschen Kinder, SWV 292.
- Possible error(s) identified. See the discussion page for full description.
General Information
Title: Der Herr schauet vom Himmel auf der Menschen Kinder
Composer: Heinrich Schütz
Lyricist: Psalm 14 :2-3
Number of voices: 2vv Voicing: Soprano-Bass duo
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: German
Instruments: Basso continuo
First published: 1636 in Kleine geistliche Konzerte I, Op. 8, no. 11
2nd published: 1887 in Heinrich Schütz: Sämtliche Werke, Volume 6, no. 11
3rd published: 1963 in Neue Schütz-Ausgabe, Volume 11, no. 3
Description: Concerto XI from Kleine geistliche Concerte I (1636)
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Original text and translations
German text Der Herr schauet vom Himmel auf der Menschen Kinder |
English translation The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men |
Italian translation Il Signore dal cielo si china sugli uomini |