Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: classical repertoire from the TuneViva catalogue

About Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

The catalogue assigns 19 scores to Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. No independent biography is recorded, and the material is classical repertoire; the page therefore sticks to what the files contain.

The collection runs to about 134 minutes and 27,213 notated notes. 18 entries sit at complexity index 0, 0 at index 1 and 1 at index 2. 18 scores include lyrics, so the set is useful to singers as well as instrumentalists.

Titles are recorded as uploaded, so the same piece can appear with the composer's name appended or under a different spelling. Check the scoring and editorial marks on each file before printing. The list below links to the most-viewed works, and the related composers share the same broad repertoire. Every entry can be previewed in the browser, transposed into a comfortable key and downloaded as a PDF. MusicXML and MIDI files are available where the uploader provided them, and the score view is rendered from the notation file. The catalogue records duration, note count, track count and complexity for each file, so settings can be compared before opening them. Titles are preserved as uploaded, so the same piece may appear under more than one spelling or with the composer's name appended. The related composers below share the same broad repertoire and are a useful next step after this collection.

Listening and playing notes

These are vocal scores: expect underlaid text, short phrases and refrains that repeat. Keep the words clear and let the accompaniment support rather than cover the voices. The collection runs to about 134 minutes, so most individual pieces are short. Check the scoring named on the file before printing. The complexity index is a rough proxy for notation density, not a formal grade.

Selected scores

1. Miserere mei, Domine - SATB

   2,064 views; complexity index 0; roughly 1.5 minutes long.

2. J. P. Sweelinck, Fantasia in A (Phrygian)

   A classical repertoire piece with 338 views, complexity index 2 and a running time of about 11.0 minutes.

3. Miserere

   A classical repertoire piece with 203 views, complexity index 0 and a running time of about 1.1 minutes.

4. Psalm 137 - Estans assis aux rives aquatiques

   84 views; complexity index 0; about 4.3 minutes.

5. Hodie Christus natus est

   A classical repertoire piece with 79 views, complexity index 0 and a running time of about 3.9 minutes.

6. Psalm 90 - Herr, du bist uns're Zuflucht

   54 views; complexity index 0; about 2.1 minutes.