Weib, was weinest du

Weib, was weinest du (Dialogo per la Pascua) (Woman, why are you crying,[1] Easter dialogue), SWV 443, is a sacred choral work by Heinrich Schütz. It was composed not later than 1625 and is scored for four voices and basso continuo.[2]

Weib, was weinest du
by Heinrich Schütz
Mary Magdalene recognizing Jesus, workshop of Peter Paul Rubens
CatalogueSWV 443
GenreSacred vocal music
Text
LanguageGerman
VocalSSAT or SSTB choir
Instrumentalcontinuo

The text is a dialogue based on the episode, narrated in the Gospel of John, of Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene (John 20:13–17). It is concluded by Martin Luther's Eastern hymn "Christ ist erstanden von dem Tod".[1]

Musical means were taken from the composer's 1623 Historia of the Resurrection, which includes the same Gospel text. A review of a recording notes: "A setting of Mary Magdalene's recognition of the risen Jesus, it is notable in its expressive intensity and in its retention of motives and harmonic gestures from the earlier "Resurrection History."[3]

In 1922 the piece was included in the first festival of the Heinrich-Schütz-Gesellschaft in Dresden, together with the Christmas Story and other selected works.[4]

A manuscript is kept in the library of the University of Kassel. Its date is assumed to be between 1627 and 1632.[5] It was part of an exhibition in 2010, celebrating the 425th anniversary of the composer's birth by showing manuscripts, librettos, first prints, documents and instruments.[6]

Publication and recordings

Weib, was weinest du was published in 1968 by Bärenreiter as part of the Neue Schütz-Ausgabe.[7] The piece is part of the complete edition of the composer's works by Carus-Verlag, begun in 1992 as the Stuttgart Schütz Edition and planned to be completed by 2017. The edition uses the Heinrich-Schütz-Archiv of the Hochschule für Musik Dresden.[8]

References
  1. "Heinrich Schütz: "Weib, was weinest du?," SWV 443". Emmanuel Music. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. "Weib, was weinest du / Osterdialog". Carus-Verlag. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  3. Plank, Steven (16 June 2005). "Schütz: Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi". Opera Today. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  4. Varwig, Bettina (2011). Histories of Heinrich Schütz / Musical Performance and Reception. Cambridge University Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-13-950201-6.
  5. Gottwald, Clytus (1997). Die Handschriften der Universitätsbibliothek Kassel, Landesbibliothek und Murhardsche Bibliothek: / Manuscripta musica (in German). Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 92. ISBN 3-44-703775-X.
  6. Mandel, Christine (20 May 2010). "Universitäsbibliothek Kassel: Einblicke in die weltweit reichste Heinrich Schütz-Sammlung" (in German). idw-online.de. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  7. Dialogo Per la Pascua: Weib, was weinest du? SWV 443. Og Es gingen zweene Menschen hinauf. SWV 444. Für vier Singstimmen und Basso Continuo. Bärenreiter. 1968.
  8. "Heinrich Schütz – Stuttgart Schütz Edition". Carus-Verlag. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
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