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Samuel Scheidt
Person · male · Germany · Halle (Saale) · born 1587 · died 1654 · recording since 1980
German composer, organist and teacher (1587-1654)
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Also known as 萨缪尔·沙伊特
Timeline
1580s
1650s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Etienne Leuridan aux Orgues historiques de Thorembais-les-Béguines
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Album: Etienne Leuridan aux Orgues historiques de Thorembais-les-Béguines
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Biography
Biography
Samuel Scheidt (baptized 3 November 1587 – 24 March 1654) was a German composer, organist and teacher of the early Baroque era.
Life and career
Scheidt was born in Halle, and after early studies there, he went to Amsterdam to study with Sweelinck, the distinguished Dutch composer, whose work had a clear influence on Scheidt's style. On his return to Halle, Scheidt became court organist, and later Kapellmeister, to the Margrave of Brandenburg. Unlike many German musicians, for example Heinrich Schütz, he remained in Germany during the Thirty Years' War, managing to survive by teaching and by taking a succession of smaller jobs until the restoration of stability allowed him to resume his post as Kapellmeister. In 1622, he was offered but declined the post of principal organist of the Marienkirche in Danzig, which his younger brother Gottfried Scheidt afterward applied for (unsuccessfully), and which eventually went to Paul Siefert. When Samuel Scheidt lost his position with the Margrave of Brandenburg because of Wallenstein, in 1628, he was appointed the musical director of three churches in Halle, including the Market Church.
Scheidt was the first internationally significant German composer for the organ, and represents the flowering of the new north German style, which occurred largely as a result of the Protestant Reformation. In south Germany and some other countries of Europe, the spiritual and artistic influence of Rome remained strong, so most music continued to be derivative of Italian models. Cut off from Rome, musicians in the newly Protestant areas readily developed styles that were much different from those of their neighbours.
Scheidt's music is in two principal categories: instrumental music, including a large amount of keyboard music, mostly for organ; and sacred vocal music, some of which is a cappella and some of which uses a basso continuo or other instrumental accompaniment. In his numerous chorale preludes, Scheidt often used a "patterned variation" technique, in which each phrase of the chorale uses a different rhythmic motive, and each variation is more elaborate than the previous one, until the climax of the composition is reached. In addition to his chorale preludes, he wrote numerous fugues, suites of dances (which were often in a cyclic form, sharing a common ground bass) and fantasias.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 29 | 89.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 18 | 86.3th |
| Studio albums | 18 | 95.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 21 | 94.3th |
| Recording span (years) | -326 | 1.4th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (18 release groups · 18 studio albums)
Albums · 18
Etienne Leuridan aux Orgues historiques de Thorembais-les-Béguines
1980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 41:21
A1Bergamasca, en sol majeur3:45A2Cantio Belgica, en ut majeur5:55A3Echo, en la mineur4:10A4Cantio Belgica, en sol majeur6:36B1Fuga, en ut majeur2:15B2Fantasia, en mi mineur2:35B3Fantasia (sur le cornet), en ut mineur6:30B4Fantasia (fond d'orgue), en ut mineur4:30B5Praeludium-Fuga, en ré mineur5:05Organ Works from Tabulatura Nova
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 1:04:30
1Tabulatura nova, Book 3: Credo in unum Deum, SSWV 1553:422Passamezzo, SSWV 10716:383Vater unser im Himmelreich, SSWV 10417:514Fugue in G major11:015Tabulatura nova: Psalmus sub comunione. Jesus Christus, unser Heiland15:181995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:01:23
1Foundling Hospital Anthem, HWV 268: No. 1 Air "Blessed are they that considerth the poor" (Tenor)4:152Foundling Hospital Anthem, HWV 268: No. 2 Chorus "Blessed are they that considerth the poor" (Chor)4:043Foundling Hospital Anthem, HWV 268: No. 3 Air "O God who from the suckling's mouth, Air for alto (Altus)3:564Foundling Hospital Anthem, HWV 268: No. 4 Chorus "The Charitable shall be had in everlasting" (Chor)3:305Foundling Hospital Anthem, HWV 268: No. 5 Chorus "Comfort them, o Lord, when they are sick/Keep them alive" (Chor)4:346Foundling Hospital Anthem, HWV 268: No. 6 Accompagnato "The people will tell of their wisdom" (Altus, Tenor)1:077Foundling Hospital Anthem, HWV 268: No. 7 Chorus "Their reward also is with the Lord" (Altus, Tenor)2:108Foundling Hospital Anthem, HWV 268: No. 8 Chorus "Halleluja" (Chor)3:239Ich glaub und weiß (Chor)3:3510Paduane à 4 (4 Posaunen)1:3511Lobet, ihr Himmel, den Herren (Chor)9:4512Ruhe, Friede, Freud und Wonne: Sonata1:0013Ruhe, Friede, Freud und Wonne: Aria "Ruhe, Friede, Freud und Wonne" (Tenor)1:4214Ruhe, Friede, Freud und Wonne: Aria "Ach und Weh" (Baß)1:5115Ruhe, Friede, Freud und Wonne: Aria "Welt und Hölle mögen trauern" (Tenor)1:3216Ruhe, Friede, Freud und Wonne: Coro & Tenore solo "Sichrer David, freust du dich?" (Chor, Tenor)4:3517Ruhe, Friede, Freud und Wonne: Accompagnato "Fleuch, betrübte Höllennacht" (Altus)1:0218Ruhe, Friede, Freud und Wonne: Aria "O du werter Freudengeist" (Tenor)2:4319Ruhe, Friede, Freud und Wonne: Recitativo "Denk in deiner Sünde Not" (Altus)1:1120Ruhe, Friede, Freud und Wonne: Coro "Lob und Preis" (Chor)3:531997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:01:33
1Paduan à 4 Voc. Cantus IV6:552Galliard à 4 Voc. Cantus VIII3:063Courant à 4 Voc. Cantus XI1:444Courant à 4 Voc. Cantus XIX2:325Canzon à 5 Voc. Ad Imitationem Bergamas, Angl. Cantus XXVI4:456Courant à 4 Voc. Cantus XXIII1:317Galliard à 5 Voc. Cantus XXV2:548Courant à 4 Voc. Cantus XVII1:349Galliard Battaglia à 5 Voc. Cantus XXI3:3810Paduan à 4 Voc. Cantus VI5:4311Galliard à 4 Voc. Cantus VII1:1512Allamande à 4 Voc. Cantus XVI2:3213Canzon à 5 Voc. Super Cantionem Gallicam Cantus XXIX5:0614Paduan à 4 Voc. Cantus V7:3115Courant Dolorosa à 4 Voc. Cantus IX2:2816Courant à 4 Voc. Cantus XIII2:2317Canzon à 5 Voc. Super o Nachbar Roland. Cantus XXVIII5:562000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 56:20
1Intrada (XXII) a 54:102Paduan (V) a 45:123Gaillard (XXIV) a 51:364Courant (XVII) a41:355Paduan (VI) a 45:126Gaillard Battaglia (XXI) a 54:097Alamande (XVI) a 41:368Canzon ad imitationem Bergam. Angl. (XXVI) a 55:099Canzon Super "O Nachbar Roland" (XXVIII) a 56:0910Courant (XI) a 41:2511Courant (XIII) a 42:2012Canzon Cornetto (XVIII) a 43:1813Paduan (III) a 44:2314Gaillard (XXV) a 53:1015Courant (XVII) a 41:4316Canzon Super "Cantionem Gallicam" (XXIX) a 55:132003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 2:13:59
Disc 11Cantio Sacra. "Wir gleuben all an einen Gott"16:392Fantasia super "Io son ferito lasso"9:553Cantio Sacra. "Vater unser im Himmelreich"16:114Fantasia super "Ut. Re. Mi. Fa. Sol. La." à 2, 3 & 4 Voc.14:505Cantio Sacra. "Warum betrübstu dich mein Hertz"12:16Disc 21Passamezzo17:592Niederlandisch Liedgen. Cantio Belgica "Weh windgen weh"6:333Curant1:494Curant2:135Niederlandisch Liedgen. Cantio Belgica "Ach du feiner Reuter"9:586Frantzösisch Liedgen. Cantio Gallica "Est ce Mars"10:147Psalm: "Da JEsus an dem Creutze stundt"8:498Fantasia super "Ich ruffe zu dir HErr Jesu Christ"6:332004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 55:48
1Fantasia super: Io son ferito lasso12:182Cantio sacra "Warum betrübst du mich, mein Herz"14:043Psalmus "Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund"8:414Cantio sacra "Vater unser im Himmelreich"10:345Fantasia super "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"10:11King of Instruments: The Art of Gillian Weir, Vol. 3
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:18:52
1Fugues et Caprices pour orgue: Fugue 1 – Caprice sur le mesme sujet7:292Fugues et Caprices pour orgue: Fugue 2 – Caprice sur le mesme sujet4:363Fugues et Caprices pour orgue: Fugue 3 – Caprice sur le mesme sujet6:104Fugues et Caprices pour orgue: Fugue 4 – Fugue, revers et 2 autres sujets3:435Fugues et Caprices pour orgue: Fugue 55:046Fugues et Caprices pour orgue: Fugue 6 – Caprice sur le mesme sujet5:557Fugues et Caprices pour orgue: Fugue 74:318Fugues et Caprices pour orgue: Fugue 8 – Caprice sur le mesme sujet5:369Fugues et Caprices pour orgue: Fugue 9 – Caprice sur le mesme sujet5:0710Fugues et Caprices pour orgue: Fugue 105:1611Fugues et Caprices pour orgue: Fugue 114:3912Fugues et Caprices pour orgue: Fugue 123:1013Dialogue sur les Mixtures3:1314Passamezzo (Variations 1-12)14:232005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:16:55
1Ludi musici (Excerpts): Intrada, SSWV 603:162Ludi musici (Excerpts): Paduana imitatio Doulandi, SSWV 915:133Ludi musici (Excerpts): Paduana imitatio Doulandi, SSWV 1632:544Ludi musici (Excerpts): Gaillard, SSWV 1651:355Ludi musici (Excerpts): Courant imitatio Cour. Franc, SSWV 1701:126Ludi musici (Excerpts): Canzon à 5, SSWV 1003:447Ludi musici (Excerpts): Canzon à 4, SSWV 1733:378Ludi musici (Excerpts): Galliard battaglia, SSWV 593:429Ludi musici (Excerpts): Paduan dolorosa à 4, SSWV 1782:1210Ludi musici (Excerpts): Paduan dolorosa à 4, SSWV 963:5711Ludi musici (Excerpts): Canzon à 3, SSWV 1723:1612Ludi musici (Excerpts): Echo, SSWV 1285:1013Ludi musici (Excerpts): Paduan à 4, SSWV 434:3014Ludi musici (Excerpts): Galliard à 4, SSWV 971:4515Ludi musici (Excerpts): Canzon super allemande à 3, SSWV 1732:5216Ludi musici (Excerpts): Canzon super Intradam Aethiopicam, SSWV 684:3417Ludi musici (Excerpts): Paduan à 4, SSWV 873:3418Ludi musici (Excerpts): Paduana Dolorosa à 4, SSWV 424:5619Ludi musici (Excerpts): Galliarda, SSWV 621:1420Ludi musici (Excerpts): Corrente à 5, SSWV 701:2521Ludi musici (Excerpts): Allemande à 4, SSWV 520:4422Ludi musici (Excerpts): Canzon à 4, SSWV 1753:1723Ludi musici (Excerpts): Paduana à 4 Violen, SWV 1793:0424Ludi musici (Excerpts): Canzon an Wasserflüssen Babylon, SSWV 5705:12German Consort Music of the 17th Century
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:12:01
1Intrada from "Banchetto musicale"2:572Suite no. 15 from "Banchetto musicale": Padouana3:093Suite no. 15 from "Banchetto musicale": Gagliarda0:234Suite no. 15 from "Banchetto musicale": Courente1:075Suite no. 15 from "Banchetto musicale": Allemande1:276Suite no. 15 from "Banchetto musicale": Tripla0:587Allemande "Also gehts, also stehts" from "Tabulatura nova"7:548Canzon from "Venuskränzlein"4:579Paduan from "Ludi musici"6:5010Weh, Windchen, weh from "Tabulatura nova"4:5611Canzon super Cantionem Gallicam from "Ludi musici"5:2912Paduan dolorosa6:0813Courant dolorosa from "Ludi musici"2:0214Galliard Battaglia from "Ludi musici"3:4215Suite no. 6 from "Banchetto musicale": Padouana4:2116Suite no. 6 from "Banchetto musicale": Gagliarda1:1117Suite no. 6 from "Banchetto musicale": Courente1:1518Suite no. 6 from "Banchetto musicale": Allemande1:0219Suite no. 6 from "Banchetto musicale": Tripla0:3120Ach du feiner Reiter from "Tabulatura nova"5:2621Canzon super "O Nachbar Roland" from "Ludi musici"6:162006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 56:00
1Ludi Musici: XXVIII. Canzon super "O Nachbar Roland"6:032Ludi Musici: XXXII. Courant (ad imitationem courant XVII)1:553Ludi Musici: XVII. Courant1:214Ludi Musici: XXIII. Courant1:595Ludi Musici: XXIX. Canzon super "Cantionem Gallicam"5:056Ludi Musici: XV. Paduan dolorosa3:017Ludi Musici: V. Paduan5:038Ludi Musici: IX. Courant dolorosa2:409Ludi Musici: XXX. Canzon super "Intradam Æthiopicam"5:1810Ludi Musici: VII. Galliard1:1511Ludi Musici: XXIV. Galliard (ad imitationem galliard VII)1:3112Ludi Musici: XVI. Allemand1:2613Ludi Musici: XVIII. Canzon Cornetto3:3914Ludi Musici: VI. Paduan5:3615Ludi Musici: XXII. Intrada3:4616Ludi Musici: XXV. Galliard2:4817Ludi Musici: XXI. Galliard Battaglia3:342007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:19:45
1Wies Gott gefällt mirs auch, SSWV 188-190 (Arr. R. Wilson)17:102Geistliche Konzerte, Book 2: Dialogus. Kommt her, ihr Gesegneten, SSWV 2208:373Freue dich des Weibes deiner Jungend, SSWV 1816:154Warum betrübst du dich mein Hertz, SSWV 5549:165Christo, dem Osterlämmelein, SSWV 551-5525:506Nun lob mein Seel dem Herren, SSWV 555-55716:387Geistliche Konzert, Book 3: Ist nicht Ephraim mein teurer Sohn, SSWV 5535:598Ich bin die Auferstehung und das Leben, SSWV 5473:159Nun danket alle Gott, SSWV i76:452008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:58:02
Disc 11Fuga Contraria11:502Echo ad manuale duplex forte & lene8:033Fuga à 4. Voc.10:414Hertzlich lieb hab ich dich O HERR7:245Cantio Sacra "Christ lag in Todesbanden"16:236Fantasia à 3. Voc.8:53Disc 21Hymnus "Christe qui Lux est & dies"11:222Cantilena Anglica Fortunae5:593Psalmus in die Nativitatis Christi ("Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ")8:594Alamande ("Soll es sein")10:595Alemande "Also gehts also stehts"9:096Toccata super In te Domine speravi8:202009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:01:10
1Surrexit Christus hodie1:182Richte mich Gott3:193Sende dein Licht und deine Wahrheit5:294Ist nicht Ephraim mein teurer Sohn6:345Lobet im Himmel den Herrn: Theil 1. Alleluia, Lobet im Himmel3:596Lobet im Himmel den Herrn: Theil 2. Lobet den Herzen auf Erden1:507Lobet im Himmel den Herrn: Theil 3. Alleluja, Ihr Könige auf Erden3:448Vater unser im Himmelreich: Versus 1. Vater unser im Himmelreich6:069Vater unser im Himmelreich: Versus 2. Geheiligt werd der Name dein2:0110Vater unser im Himmelreich: Versus 3. Es komm dein Reich2:0411Vater unser im Himmelreich: Versus 4. Dein Will gescheh1:5712Vater unser im Himmelreich: Versus 5. Gib uns heut unser täglich Brot2:2013Vater unser im Himmelreich: Versus 6. All unser Schuld vergib uns1:5814Vater unser im Himmelreich: Versus 7. Führ uns in Versuchung nicht1:4415Vater unser im Himmelreich: Versus 8. Von allem Übel uns erlös1:4216Vater unser im Himmelreich: Versus 9. Amen, das ist: es werde wahr1:1517Jauchzet Gott, alle Land6:4618Puer natus in Bethlehem1:1919Das alte Jahr vergangen ist5:452015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 2:44:52
Disc 11Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 139: Kyrie Dominicale11:552Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 140: Magnificat, 1. Toni7:483Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 141: Magnificat, 2. Toni6:514Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 142: Magnificat, 3. Toni8:395Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 143: Magnificat, 4. Toni7:436Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 144: Magnificat, 5. Toni6:297Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 145: Magnificat, 6. Toni6:558Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 146: Magnificat, 7. Toni6:579Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 147: Magnificat, 8. Toni9:3610Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 148: Magnificat, 9. Toni5:5811Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 155: Credo in unum Deum3:38Disc 21Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 149: Hymnus de Adventu Domini7:482Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 150: Hymnus de Nativitate Christi10:033Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 151: Hymnus Christe qui lux12:004Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 152: Hymnus Vita Sanctorum11:085Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 153: Hymnus Veni Creator Spiritus5:426Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 154: Hymnus O Lux beata14:467Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 156: Psalmus sub Communione16:278Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 157: Modus ludendi pleno Organo pedaliter2:429Tabulatura Nova III, SSWV 158: Modus pleno Organo pedaliter1:472015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:08:12
1Canzon super Cantionem Gallicam (XXIX) a 54:522Paduan (VI) a 46:563Galliard (VIII) a 42:424Courant (XI) a 43:275Alamande (XVI) a 41:456Paduan (V) a 48:317Courant (XIII) a 43:498Galliard (VII) a 41:519Canzon ad imitationem Bergamasca Anglica (XXVI) a 54:3610Galliard (XXV) a 53:1611Courant (XIX) a 42:3612Galliard Battaglia (XXI) a 53:4313Paduan Dolorosa (IV) a 46:5314Courant (X) a 42:5915Courant Dolorosa (IX) a 44:0116Canzon super O Nachbar Roland (XXVIII) a 56:15Cantilena Anglica Fortunae. Selected Harpsichord Works
2018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 55:33
1Praeambulum in G Moll, WV 413:442Allemande "Also geht's, also steht's", SSWV 1377:023Pavana Lachrymae in D Minor, WV 1067:104Galliarda in D Minor, WV 1073:525Praeludium in D Moll, WV 362:266In dich hab ich gehoffet, SSWV 2085:117Courante2:098Cantinela Anglica Fortunae, SSWV 1345:459Fuga in D Moll, WV 422:1610Praeambulum in D Moll, WV 34a3:0611O Gott, wir danken deiner Güt1:4412Praeambulum in E Moll, WV 371:3213Fantasia super Io son ferito lasso, SSWV 1039:362023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 59:20
1Intavolatura di chitarone, Book 4, Pt. 1: No. 8, Toccata ottava2:012Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe, SSWV 2643:073Wirf dein Anliegen auf den Herren, SSWV 2653:384Herr, lehre uns bedenken, SSWV 2663:035Die Güte des Herrn ist, SSWV 2675:296Viola da gamba Sonata in D Major, BuxWV 2684:457Schaff in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz, SSWV 2683:388Singet dem Herren ein neues Lied, SSWV 2694:049Ich freue mich über deinem Wort, SSWV 2706:2710Lobe den Herren, meine Seele, SSWV 2713:4511Intavolatura di chitarone, Book 4, Pt. 1: No. 2, Toccata seconda2:0612Herr, wo dein Wort nicht mein Trost gewest wäre, SSWV 2724:4813Herzlich tut mich erfreuen, SSWV 2732:5314Herzlich tut mich erfreuen: Da wird man figurieren, SSWV 2743:5015Machet die Tore weit, SSWV 2752:2916Rufe getrost, schone nicht, SSWV 2763:17
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Samuel Scheidt head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 29 | 89.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 18 | 86.3th |
| Studio albums | 18 | 95.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 21 | 94.3th |
| Recording span (years) | -326 | 1.4th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
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