So in my search for songs to sing, I ran into the trouble of finding new books containing songs with tunes, but no way of telling if they were the right ones for each other!
So I went back and did some digging to find some online editions of 16th century German songbooks. I have specifically chosen the ones that have music along with the words, that way there is no confusion as to which is the right song for the words. There's a mixture of German and Latin here, some were just too cool to pass up!
OFFICIA PASCHALIA. DE RESVRRECTIONF (!) ET ASCENSIONE DOMINI, Wittenberg, 1539Music for Easter in four parts, SATB, Latin.
Two very popular song books that went through numerous re-printings.
Forster, Georg: Ein außzug guter alter vñ newer Teutscher liedlein einer rechten Teutschen art auff allerley Instrumenten zubrauchen außerlesen, Nürnberg, 1539This music book is in four parts SATB, Discantus(S) - pg6 - 143, Altus pg 144 - 287, Tenor pg 288 - 452, Bassus pg 453 - 589. Mainly secular works, some religious.
Forster, Georg: Der ander theil Kurtzweiliger guter frischer Teutscher Liedlein zu singen vast lustig, Nürnberg, 1540Also in four parts, SATB, mainly secular works, some religious.
Wannenmacher, Johann: BICINIA SIVE DVO, GERMANICA Ad AEquales. Tütsche Psalmen vnnd andre Lieder Durch Ioannem Vannium mit zweyen Stimmen zusammen gsetzt. Mitt R. K. Maiestat Fryheit Inn siben Iaren nit nachzutrucken, Bern, 1553German psalms and tunes by Ioannem Vannium, with two voices together.
Lossius, Lucas: Psalmodia, hoc est Cantica Sacra Veteris Ecclesiae Selecta. Quo ordine, & Melodijs per totius anni curriculum cantari vsitatè solent in templis de Deo, & de filio eius Iesv Christo, de regno ipsius, doctrina, vita, Passione, Resurrectione, & Ascensione, & de Spiritv Sancto., Item de Sanctis, & eorum in Christum fide & cruce, Noribergae, 1553 [VD16 L 2828]A Latin Psalmodia, essentially a church hymnal. Its very nicely organized too.
Figulus, Wolfgang: VVOLFGANGI FIGVLI NVMBVRGANI. VETERA NOVA, CARMINA SACRA ET SELECTA, DE NATALI DOMINI NOSTRI IESV CHRIsti, à diuersis Musicis composita. Quatuor vocum. Zwantzig artige vnd kurtze Weynacht Liedlein alt vnd new mit sonderm fleis zusammen bracht mitvier Stimmen vormals nie gedruckt. Der Erste Theil. [Stimmbezeichnung.] CVM PRAEFATIONE ... Georgij Fabricij ... Cum gratia, Frankfurt, 1575Twenty Christmas songs for four voices (SATB). Its a mixture of German and Latin songs. Format of the book is similar to other books for four voices. First the Discantus section, then the Altus, Tenor and Bassus. I imagine that they were printed as four separate booklets for each of the singers and bound together for the library.
Paix, Jacob: Zway Newe Teutsche Liedlen mit vier Stimmen Von Iacobo Paix, Organisten zu Laugingen Zwayen seinen guten Freunden Componiert, [Lauingen], 1590
Two New German Songs for four parts (SATB) by Jacob Paiz, the organist of Lauginen Zwayen with his good friends..
Lieder der Colmarer Meisterschule
- BSB Cgm 4999, [S.l.], 1591 [BSB-Hss Cgm 4999] Songs of the Comarer master school, a handwritten song book in one part.
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