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Elizabeth praises Mary for her faith (using words partially reflected in the Hail Mary), and Mary responds with what is now known as the Magnificat. Some ancient authorities have Elizabeth, rather than Mary, speaking the Magnificat. [3] [4] The Magnificat is one of the eight most ancient Christian hymns and perhaps the earliest Marian hymn.
Harker in A flat . Harris in A . Harwood in A flat . Harwood in E minor . Hawes in D . Hemingway in E . Hemingway The King's Service . Howells in B minor . Howells in E major (Men's voices) ...
The service has been recorded several times, [5] including a 1988 collection The Music of St. Paul's Cathedral, performed by the cathedral choir conducted by John Scott with organist Christopher Dearnley, [6] and a 1997 overview of ten settings of Magnificat and Nunc dimittis by English composers, performed by the Choir of York Minster conducted by Philip Moore and with organist John Scott ...
The Catholic personal ordinariates follow the practice for days from the 17th to the 23rd (Magnificat antiphon at Evensong [69] and Alleluia Verse at Mass, either in the traditional order as indicated in Divine Worship: The Missal or in the order indicated in the Lectionary, [70] but also use O Virgo virginum on the morning of 24 December, both ...
Timothy Dudley-Smith wrote the hymn in May 1961 when he and his wife had just moved into their first house in Blackheath.He was inspired to write the text when he was reading a modern paraphrase of the Magnificat in Luke 1:46–55 in the New English Bible, a translation which begins with the phrase, "Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord".
This depiction of Madonna and Child poses both Mary and the Infant Jesus in the center of the image, framing the gaze between Mary and her son with a blue background. The position of Mary and Child is also framed by a church-like arch supported by Composite order pillars.
Tonus XII (twelfth tone): Magnificat duodecimi toni – for later composers using this see e.g. Magnificat compositions by Moritz von Hessen; Apart from the Magnificat sung to the psalm tones, in Gregorian chant there are also the Magnificat antiphons or O Antiphons inspiring composers like Arvo Pärt.
The Magnificat setting consists of seven movements for the text of the canticle (Luke 1:46-55), concluded by two movements of the doxology. The following table shows the title, voices, tempo marking, time , key and text source for the nine movements, based on the vocal score, edited by Günter Graulich after the autograph.