Es ging ein Sämann aus zu säen, 1679
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Gospel motets
3 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Es ging ein Sämann aus zu säen, 1679 by Wolfgang Carl Briegel — Lyrics
About Es ging ein Sämann aus zu säen, 1679
Wolfgang Carl Briegel's motet Es ging ein Sämann aus zu säen dates from 1679. It sets a German text from the Gospels, relating the parable of the sower. The SATB choir sings the narrative sections, while solo voices interject pleas for spiritual growth and divine grace, reflecting on God as the ultimate source of spiritual fertility. The music explores the contrast between the sower's actions and the need for divine intervention in the germination and growth of the spiritual seed. This work is a fine example of German sacred motet writing from the late Baroque period.