Geistliche Chormusik 1648: The Six-Part Motets

Geistliche Chormusik is a collection of six-part motets by Heinrich Schütz, published in 1648. The pieces exemplify early Baroque German sacred choral writing with dense polyphony, expressive text setting and occasional concertato contrasts, and they mark a late-career consolidation of Schütz's style with influence on Protestant sacred music in 17th-century Europe.