Magnificat tertii toni a 4, impares (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
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- Editor: Harrison Hackett (submitted 2016-05-30). Score information: A4, 8 pages, 1.99 MB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Transcribed directly from "Opera omnia Ioannis Petraloysii Praenestini, Tomus XXXV". Pitch as in source. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Magnificat tertii toni
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
and SSAT, or A(A)TTB
Genre: Sacred, Evening Canticles
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1591
Description: There is a section that utilises four upper voices (SSAT/AATT, depending on which transposition is used), but all five SSATB/AATTB voices are never employed at the same time. The final verse inspired the hymntune VICTORY.
External websites: See also : imslp:XXXV_Magnificat_(Palestrina,_Giovanni_Pierluigi_da), Liber Primus
Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Magnificat.