Er wird sein Kleid in Wein waschen, SWV 370 (Heinrich Schütz)

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• (Posted 2017-10-10)  CPDL #46701:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2017-10-10).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 70 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Reformatting of #11533, with minor corrections to the underlay and slurring.

• (Posted 2013-10-12)  CPDL #30318: 

Full score:         Score information: A4, 5 pages, 232 kB   

Basso continuo:   Score information: A4, 1 page, 60 kB   

Editor: Gerd Eichler (submitted 2013-10-12).   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from original print, mensurstrich layout, original note values and key signature, musica ficta clearly marked, original spelling, Basso Continuo part included. The concept of including the 1^st part was abandoned; however, the page numbers are consecutive to the 1st part.

Last revised: 2022-05-26

• (Posted 2006-04-24)  CPDL #11533: 

Editor: Fritz Brodersen (submitted 2006-04-24).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 44 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

General Information

Title: Er wird sein Kleid in Wein waschen
Composer: Heinrich Schütz
Source of text: Genesis 49:11b-12

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: German
Instruments: A cappella or Instruments (colla parte) and Basso continuo ad lib.

First published: 1648 in Geistliche Chormusik, Op. 11, no. 2
    2nd published: 1889 in Heinrich Schütz: Sämtliche Werke, Volume 8, no. 2
    3rd published: 2003 in Neue Schütz-Ausgabe, Volume 5.1, no. 2
Description: Second part of Es wird das Scepter von Juda nicht entwendet werden.

Original text and translations

German text original spelling 11b  Er wird sein Kleid in Wein waschen und seinen Mantel in Weinbeerbluth. 12  Seine Augen sind röthlicher denn Wein und seine Zähne weisser denn Milch.

German text modernized 11b  Er wird sein Kleid in Wein waschen und seinen Mantel in Weinbeerblut. 12  Seine Augen sind rötlicher denn Wein und seine Zähne weißer denn Milch.

English translation King James version 11b  he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: 12  His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.