Frisch auf du edle Musikkunst
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Frisch auf du edle Musikkunst by Johann Hermann Schein — Lyrics
About Frisch auf du edle Musikkunst
Johann Hermann Schein’s Frisch auf du edle Musikkunst is a secular German madrigal for SSATB voices. The text extols the virtues of music itself, urging it to sound forth and praise virtue. The composer calls for a vibrant array of instruments – strings, brass, and woodwinds – to accompany the voices in celebrating music’s power to enchant and elevate. The piece is a testament to the Renaissance ideal of music as a noble art capable of inspiring the highest virtues, even surpassing earthly riches. It would be fitting for occasions celebrating the arts or any event where the enriching power of music is to be acknowledged.