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Performances
Sheet Music
Scores
Editor
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First edition
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Publisher. Info.
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Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, No.5093, 1960. Plate 40242.
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Copyright
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Misc. Notes
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600 dpi. Last page reference to other motets of the composer.
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Purchase
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General Information
Work Title
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Cum descendisset Jesus
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Alternative. Title
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Motette für Sopran oder Tenor und Klavier
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Composer
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Hindemith, Paul
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPH 27
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 movement, 4 sections
- Mäßig schnell (
= 80) - Etwas langsamer ( = 63) - Fließend ( = 60) - Wie zuerst
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1960 or 61?
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First Performance.
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1961-04-13 in Biennale Venedig, Italy
- Magda Laszlo (soprano), Eugenio Bagnoli (piano)
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First Publication.
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1960
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Librettist
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Martin Luther (1483-1546)
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Language
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Latin
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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6 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Modern
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Piece Style
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Modern
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Instrumentation
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voice (soprano or tenor), piano
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External Links
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Hindemith Foundation
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Navigation etc.
From the Bible, Matthäus 8, 1-13.
- According to the Hindemith Foundation, the year of the composition is 1961 along with the first edition of the score is 1960 when the score I uploaded is also first edition and it was composed in 1960?! Something's odd about that... -Sallen112