Exhibition marking the 350th anniversary of the death of Heinrich Schütz from 6 May to 3 October 2022
The masterpieces composed by Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672) and Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1672) are considered by many music-lovers to be the epitome of Lutheran church music. Born a hundred years before Bach, Schütz wrote moving compositions while haunted by the Thirty Years War (1618–1648). He revitalized German music and influenced the work of several generations of composers. And he proved very influential on the music composed by the cantors of St Thomas’s Church in Leipzig.
Schütz dedicated this anthology to the city councillors of Leipzig and St Thomas’s Boys Choir.
Even Johann Sebastian Bach’s stunning compositions are based on the rich musical heritage of the 17th century. As cantor of St Thomas’s, Bach performed selected works by his predecessors. What did he know about Heinrich Schütz?
This exhibition explores the musical worlds of the cantors of St Thomas’s from Sethus Calvisius (1556 – 1615) to Johann Kuhnau (1660 – 1722) and traces the development from Schütz to Bach.
SCHÜTZ22 – »because I live«
Jubilee year marking the 350th anniversary of the death of Heinrich Schütz
