Johannes Schultz was born in Lueneburg and worked in north Germany, particularly in Braunschweig. These four-part pieces are from his Paduanen, Galliarden und Intraden of 1617.
The title page of Johann Schultz’s collection reads:
Viertzig Neuwe Außerlesene / PADUANEN,/Intraden und Galliard / mit vier Stimmen. Benebenst / Zwo Chorigen Passametzen mit 8 Stimmen / auff allen Musicalischen Instrumenten artig und lieblich zu gebrauchen… Gedruckt zu Hamburg MDCXVII
This title page is somewhat misleading, because there are only 30 four-part pieces, all of which are included in the present edition. The last 10 pieces are variations on the passamezzo moderno for double choir: these will be included in a later volume in our series.
