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Feget den alten Sauerteig aus, SWV 404
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Feget den alten Sauerteig aus, SWV 404 by Heinrich Schütz — Lyrics
Feget den alten Sauerteig aus, auf dass ihr ein neuer Teig seid, wie ihr ungesäuert seid. Denn wir haben auch ein Osterlamm, Christus, für uns geopfert.
Darum lasset uns Ostern halten nicht im alten Sauerteig, auch nicht im Sauerteig der Bosheit und Schalkheit, sondern im Süßteig der Lauterkeit und der Wahrheit.
About Feget den alten Sauerteig aus, SWV 404
Heinrich Schütz sets a German text drawn from the Bible, specifically from 1 Corinthians 5. The composer urges the listener to cleanse themselves of the old leaven, so that they may be a new unleavened dough, likening Christ to the Passover lamb sacrificed for us. The motet calls for the keeping of the feast not with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. This four-part setting for SATB voices is a powerful example of Schütz's sacred music, exploring profound theological themes with his characteristic intensity and skill.
