LUDWIG SENFL

(1486 - 1543)

Senfl occupied an important position as a composer during the period of the Reformation in Germany. Swiss by birth, he was active in Germany, briefly working for the Emperor Maximilian, before securing a position at Munich at the court of the Bavarian Elector.

Church Music

Senfl's music includes Mass settings, settings of the Proper of the Mass, Vespers and motets on Latin texts.

Secular Vocal Music

Senfl wrote a quantity of Lieder for four voices, music of some historical importance, with the changes taking place in the cultural climate of the time.


View by Role: Arranger \| Classical Composer


Role: Arranger
Album Title	Catalogue No	Work Category

150 SCHONSTEN VOLKSLIEDER (DIE)	Capriccio C49349-54	Vocal, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular
150 SCHONSTEN VOLKSLIEDER (DIE)	Capriccio C7106	Vocal, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular


Role: Classical Composer
Album Title	Catalogue No	Work Category

AMMERBACH: Harpsichord Works from the Tabulaturbuch (1571)	Naxos 8.570335	Instrumental
Art & Music: Bruegel - Music of His Time	Naxos 8.558147	Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular
DOULCE MEMOIRE: Renaissance Winds (Regal and Popular 16th Century Music for Wind Band)	Dorian Sono Luminus DOR-90261	Wind Ensemble/Band Music
Early Music (The Glory of)	Naxos 8.554064	Chamber Music, Instrumental
GANSEBUCH (DAS) (THE GEESE BOOK): German Medieval Chant	Naxos 8.557412	Instrumental, Choral - Sacred
JOCULATORES UPSALIENSES: Early Music at Wik	BIS BIS-CD-3	Chamber Music, Vocal, Choral - Secular
JOCULATORES UPSALIENSES: Four Seasons (The)	BIS BIS-CD-75	Chamber Music, Vocal, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular
JOCULATORES UPSALIENSES: Woods, Women and Wine	BIS BIS-CD-120	Chamber Music, Vocal, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular
Medieval and Rennaissance Music - LANDINI, F. / COPPINI, A. / VERDELOT, P. / WAELRANT, H. (Songs of Love and the Hunt) (Musica Antigua de Albuquerque)	Dorian Sono Luminus DOR-93175	Chamber Music, Vocal, Vocal Ensemble
Music for Kids CD 7: Music from Planet Earth	Naxos Educational 8.558020	Orchestral, World, Music Education, Contemporary Jazz
SACRED MUSIC AT THE VIENNA COURT CHAPEL	Oehms Classics OC340	Chamber Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular
SONG OF SONGS (THE) - Settings from Different Centuries	Oehms Classics OC803	Vocal, Choral - Sacred
Tugend und Untugend: German Music from the Time of Luther	Naxos 8.553352	Chamber Music, Vocal
Winds and Voices 1 (At the Court of King Christian III)	Dacapo 8.224029	Chamber Music
Winds and Voices 2 (At the Danish Court Chapel)	Dacapo 8.224077	Chamber Music

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