This permanent issue lists some data that extensions of this meta corpus could consider taking on, both in the form of whole corpora and individual, one-off cases. This should serve to keep a record of ideas, perhaps to inspire; it is not a road-map or promissory note.
Pre-Nineteenth Century (by genre):
- 4-part psalm settings by Thomas Tallis and others somewhat similar to the
Goudimel collection which is included.
Nineteenth Century (by genre):
- Many symphonies, especially but not exclusively in finale movements.
E.g.,:
- Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 (“Choral-Finale”)
- Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No.5, movement 2.
- Many songs (lieder) with direct allusions to the ‘chorale texture’
such as the:
- Anfangs wollt’ ich fast verzagen of Robert Schumann
(Liederkreis, Op.24/8).
Nineteenth Century (by composer):
- Felix Mendelssohn: Many works by, e.g.:
- Cello Sonata No.2 in D major, (Op.58, Adagio);
- Symphony No.5 (Op.107, “Reformations-Symphonie”).
- Robert Schumann (notable in this context as founder of the Dresden Verein für
Chorgesang which expanded the role of the chorale beyond the church in 19th-century Germany). E.g.:
- Kinderszenen, Op. 15/8. Der Dichter spricht.
- Franck, César:
- 3 Chorals for Organ
- Prélude, choral et fugue
Twentieth Century (by composer):
- R. Vaughan Williams:
- Chorale works (e.g., the anthem Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge (Psalm 90) using the words and tune of “Our God, Our Help in Ages Past” by Isaac Watts, 1708)
- Instrumental works: such as the Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis,
after a 4-part psalm setting by Thomas Tallis (as above).
- Igor Stravinsky:
- Symphonies of Wind Instruments the final chorale of
which piece began with the chorale at the end, itself an homage to
Debussy.
- Chorale Variations 'Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her' (after Bach)
- Alban Berg: Violin Concerto, quoting Bach’s Es ist genug
- Paul Hindemith: Trauermusik, movement 4 of which is a choral quoting
Für deinen Thron tret ich hiermit.
- Kurt Weill: Seven Deadly Sins of the Petits Bourgeois, Prologue,
narrative chorale passages
- Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, mvt 2, chorale for brass after
the wind pairs.
- Hans Werner Henze: Symphony No.2 (1949), movement 4 (with clear
allusion to Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern)
Towards systematic searched
- Here are some example searches, simple by title:
- To this should be added search on scores by feature extraction (see our paper for more)
This permanent issue lists some data that extensions of this meta corpus could consider taking on, both in the form of whole corpora and individual, one-off cases. This should serve to keep a record of ideas, perhaps to inspire; it is not a road-map or promissory note.
Pre-Nineteenth Century (by genre):
Goudimel collection which is included.
Nineteenth Century (by genre):
E.g.,:
such as the:
(Liederkreis, Op.24/8).
Nineteenth Century (by composer):
Chorgesang which expanded the role of the chorale beyond the church in 19th-century Germany). E.g.:
Twentieth Century (by composer):
after a 4-part psalm setting by Thomas Tallis (as above).
which piece began with the chorale at the end, itself an homage to
Debussy.
Für deinen Thron tret ich hiermit.
narrative chorale passages
the wind pairs.
allusion to Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern)
Towards systematic searched