Jacob Handl
Nationality: Czech
Born: 1550-1591
Best Known For: conservation yet forward-looking compositional techniques utilizing both major and minor diatones; works are masterful fusions of the Italianate and Dutch-influenced styles and represent an archetype of his period; he penned some 445 motets
Notable Compositions:
Assignments:
singer in the imperial chapel of Maximilian II in Vienna; choir master to the Bishop of Olomouc, Stanislaus Pavlovsky; Kantor at St Jan na Brzeha in Prague until his death
Curious Facts:
At the same time progressive and conservative, Italianate and Netherlands-influenced, Handl's music offers a fascinating blend of the styles and techniques of the day.
Born: 1550-1591
Best Known For: conservation yet forward-looking compositional techniques utilizing both major and minor diatones; works are masterful fusions of the Italianate and Dutch-influenced styles and represent an archetype of his period; he penned some 445 motets
Notable Compositions:
Opus Musicum, 1577, a collection of motets; Selectiores quaedam missae, 1580, Opus musium, 1586-91; O Herre Gott, 1597; Harmoniae morales, 1589-90
Assignments:
singer in the imperial chapel of Maximilian II in Vienna; choir master to the Bishop of Olomouc, Stanislaus Pavlovsky; Kantor at St Jan na Brzeha in Prague until his death
Curious Facts:
At the same time progressive and conservative, Italianate and Netherlands-influenced, Handl's music offers a fascinating blend of the styles and techniques of the day.
REPERTOIRE: Haec et Dies
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Soar | Oct 2, 2005 |
REPERTOIRE: Pater Noster (Our father)
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Embrace | Jan 23, 2005 |
| Mystic Chant | Apr 28, 1996 |
| Echoes of the Renaissance | May 2, 1992 |
| St. Mark's to Mozart | Nov 9, 1985 |
| Joy to the World | Dec 16, 1978 |
| Joy to the World | Dec 16, 1978 |
| Joy to the World | Dec 16, 1978 |
| Joy to the World | Dec 17, 1978 |
| Joy to the World | Dec 18, 1978 |
| St. Mark's Festival | Feb 13, 1972 |
| Glories of the Renaissance | Jan 19, 1974 |
| Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Music | Feb 15, 1970 |
| Annual Christmas Echoes Concert | Dec 21, 1969 |
| El Camino College Christmas Concert | Dec 19, 1969 |
REPERTOIRE: Alleluia for Triple Chorus
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| The Passion According to St. Matthew | Apr 27, 1985 |
| A Cappella Concert | Jan 29, 1977 |
| Annual Christmas Echoes Concert | Dec 21, 1969 |
| El Camino College Christmas Concert | Dec 19, 1969 |
REPERTOIRE: O Admirabile Commercium
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Choral Concerts for Young People | Feb 8, 1969 |
| Choral Concerts for Young People | Feb 8, 1969 |
| Choral Concerts for Young People | Feb 8, 1969 |
| Christmas Echoes | Dec 15, 1968 |
| Pasadena Concert | Dec 21, 1968 |
| Choral Concerts for Young People | Feb 8, 1969 |
| Choral Concerts for Young People | Feb 8, 1969 |
REPERTOIRE: Ascendit Deus
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Christmas | Dec 15, 1984 |
REPERTOIRE: Resonet in laudibus
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Rejoice! Brass Tidings | Dec 13, 2015 |
REPERTOIRE: Resonet in Laudibus (Resound in Joy)
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Rejoice: Respighi + Rutter | Dec 14, 2008 |
REPERTOIRE: Resonet in Laudibus (Resound in Joy)
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Holiday Wonders | Dec 13, 2008 |
REPERTOIRE: Resonet in Laudibus (Resound in Joy)
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Holiday Wonders | Dec 6, 2008 |
REPERTOIRE: Resonet in laudibus (Let us resound)
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Rejoice! | Dec 5, 2004 |
REPERTOIRE: O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Rejoice! | Dec 5, 2004 |
