Following Heinrich Spitta’s publication of Heinrich Schütz’s double-choir Deutsches Magnificat in a new edition in 1926, this work has gone on to become one of Schütz’s most popular works. This is due to its successful synthesis of high compositional skill and catchiness. The "tone" of the piece is much shaped by the predominance of triple meter. This gives the piece a rhythmic lightness, but also brings a harmonic straightforwardness with it. Schütz made the Deutsches Magnificat into almost a c...