The Polyphonic Hymns of Valentin Triller – Antonio Chemotti

In 1555, Valentin Triller, the Lutheran pastor of a small village in Lower Silesia, published a hymnbook entitled Ein Schlesich singebüchlein. The hymnbook relies on a peculiar and markedly retrospective repertoire, and it represents a fundamental source for understanding sixteenth-century Silesian musical culture. The present book gives all the polyphonic hymns from Triller’s hymnbook in a modern edition, showcasing a fascinating repertoire that reveals an early modern awareness of the past in music, thus challenging teleological and progressivist narratives in European music history.