In the middle of the 16th century, polychoral music developed in what was then the musical centre of Venice. Works were created with two or more ensembles that alternately filled the entire church space with sound. The individual choirs absorbed what they heard from each other and continued to play in tutti passages to intensify the sound or as an echo. Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli, Claudio Monteverdi and Heinrich Schütz are the best-known composers of this period. Johann Sebastian Bach and his family also wrote double-choir motets.
The two ensembles in this concert are the MendelssohnChor Munich with twenty singers and organ and the instrumental ensemble CordAria with cornett, alto and tenor viola da gamba, cello and theorbo as basso continuo instrument. Recited poetry complements the music as a third element. This creates an interplay between the polyphonic musical structure and the clear, often emotionally condensed language of the poetry.
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Evang.-Luth. Dekanatsbezirk Munich
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In which language:
German
MendelssohnChor München © Michael Himmelstoss
MendelssohnChor Munich and CordAria in the Protestant church "Zum Guten Hirten" © Christina Dinné
Evang.-Luth. Kirche „Zum Guten Hirten“ © Kirchengemeinde „Zum Guten Hirten“, Oberhaching
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Evangelische Kirche Zum Guten Hirten
In the Protestant parish of Zum Guten Hirten, which is characterised by its village character, several vocal and instrumental ensembles enrich the wide range of church services. Great importance is attached to ecumenical co-operation.
