Magnificat - Oostenbrug, Wytze

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"I wanted to write a piece in which the choir can be heard in different ways. Sometimes in single voices, sometimes in two voices, in broad, appealing melodies. The accompaniment is purely supportive. In addition, the text sometimes calls for more dynamism or movement, as in the opening words Magnificat, the Fecit potentiam and Deposuit, and the Gloria and final Amen. The 10 lines of the text are summarized here in 4 parts according to atmosphere and content. Each line consists of a introduction and a conclusion (pastor and people), which are often set with their own colour. Melodic twists of the Phrygian and Lydian modes are used. The piece is set for SATB choir and organ with pedal. There is now also a version with accompaniment for string quintet or string orchestra. Other accompaniments are conceivable."

◈ Genre → Hymns

♯ Key D minor

⁄ Time Signature 2/2

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range D-2 – G6

¶ Language → Latin

Measures 394

Texture Homophonic

Parts 7

Instruments String ensemble or Organ

Pages 30

CPDL # 64739

Editor Wytze Oostenbrug

Posted 2021-06-11

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

SOPRANO

D4 – A5

ALTO

C4 – E5

TENOR

C3 – A4

BASS

F2 – E4

Organ

D-2 – F5

Pedals

E2 – G4

¶Lyrics / Text

Magnificat anima mea Dominus, Et exsultavit spiritus meus, in Deo salutari meo. Quia respexit humilitatem ancillæ suæ: ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes, Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est, et sanctum nomen eius, Et misericordia eius a progenie in progenies timentibus eum. Fecit potentiam in bracchio suo, dispersit superbos mente cordis sui. Deposuit potentes de sede, et exaltavit humiles. Esurientes implevit bonis et divites dimisit inanes. Suscepit Israel puerum suum, recordatus misericordiæ suæ, Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros, Abraham et semini eius in sæcula. Gloria Patri et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.