Magnificat quinti toni
( Magnificat anima mea ; Et exultavit ; Quia respexit ; Quia fecit mihi magna ; Et misericordia ; Fecit potentiam ; Esurientes ; Suscepit Israel ; Sicut locutus est ; Gloria Patri ; Sicut erat )
Edition
Ref. :
Penn State music series no. 8
(19 p.)
, "Penn State music series"
Editor or author of the restitution:
Davison, Nigel
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
Latin
Epoque:
15 ; 16th century
(1450-1499)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Alternatim chant ; contrapuntal
Mood of the piece:
rhythmic ; contrapuntal
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
D
Tonality:
F lydian ; A aeolian
Duration:
10.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Advent
Musicological Sources:
In the preface the editor states that the work was "composed well before 1500," but "Chorbuch 20" (the source mentioned above) dates from "not earlier than 1512." ; Jena, University Library, Chorbuch 20, f. 60v-66.
Source of text:
Traditional