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*[[Evening Service in G (Charles Macpherson)|Charles Macpherson]] | *[[Evening Service in G (Charles Macpherson)|Charles Macpherson in G]] SATB & organ | ||
*[[Magnificat in E (Arthur Henry Mann)|Arthur Henry Mann]] | *[[Magnificat in E (Arthur Henry Mann)|Arthur Henry Mann in E]] SATB.SATB | ||
*[[Luca Marenzio]] | *[[Luca Marenzio]] | ||
**[[Magnificat Octavi Toni (Luca Marenzio)|Octavi toni]] | **[[Magnificat Octavi Toni (Luca Marenzio)|Octavi toni]] SATB (all verses) | ||
**[[Magnificat a 8 (Luca Marenzio)|a 8]] | **[[Magnificat a 8 (Luca Marenzio)|a 8]] (all verses) | ||
*[[Magnificat secundi toni (Johannes Martini)|Johannes Martini (secundi toni)]] SATB (odd vv.) | *[[Magnificat secundi toni (Johannes Martini)|Johannes Martini (secundi toni)]] SATB (odd vv.) | ||
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, 3 Faux Bourdon Settings (Denis Mason)|Denis Mason]] (in English) | *[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, 3 Faux Bourdon Settings (Denis Mason)|Denis Mason]] 3 separate settings, for SSA, ATB and ATBB (in English) | ||
*[[Tiburtio Massaino]] | *[[Tiburtio Massaino]] | ||
**[[Magnificat Secundi Toni a 7 (Tiburtio Massaino)|Secundi toni a 7]] SSAAATB | **[[Magnificat Secundi Toni a 7 (Tiburtio Massaino)|Secundi toni a 7]] SSAAATB | ||
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**[[Magnificat Sexti toni (Tiburtio Massaino)|Sexti toni a 5]] SATTB | **[[Magnificat Sexti toni (Tiburtio Massaino)|Sexti toni a 5]] SATTB | ||
*Francis Melville | *Francis Melville | ||
**[[Collegium Imperialis (Francis Melville)|Collegium Imperialis]] SSAATTBB + T solo | **[[Collegium Imperialis (Francis Melville)|Collegium Imperialis]] SSAATTBB + T solo with organ | ||
**[[Kensington Service (Francis Melville)|Kensington Service]] SATTB | **[[Kensington Service (Francis Melville)|Kensington Service]] SATTB (English, with alt. French Gloria Patri) | ||
**[[Melville in A "The Service of Terrible Thirsts" (Francis Melville)|in A]] SSAATTTBB | **[[Melville in A "The Service of Terrible Thirsts" (Francis Melville)|in A]] SSAATTTBB | ||
*[[Magnificat, Op. 69, No. 3 (Felix Mendelssohn)|Felix Mendelssohn]] SATB (in English) | *[[Magnificat, Op. 69, No. 3 (Felix Mendelssohn)|Felix Mendelssohn]] SATB (in English) | ||
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***[[Magnificat a 6 voci (Claudio Monteverdi)|Magnificat a 6 voci]] bc. | ***[[Magnificat a 6 voci (Claudio Monteverdi)|Magnificat a 6 voci]] bc. | ||
**[[Magnificat primo, a 8 (Claudio Monteverdi)|Magnificat primo a 8]] SATB.SATB 2 vln. bc (& 4 viole o tromboni ad lib.) | **[[Magnificat primo, a 8 (Claudio Monteverdi)|Magnificat primo a 8]] SATB.SATB 2 vln. bc (& 4 viole o tromboni ad lib.) | ||
**[[Magnificat secondo, a 4 (Claudio Monteverdi)|Magnificat secondo a 4]] SATB | **[[Magnificat secondo, a 4 (Claudio Monteverdi)|Magnificat secondo a 4]] SATB (odd) | ||
*[[Cristóbal de Morales]] | *[[Cristóbal de Morales]] | ||
**[[Magnificat Primi Toni 'Et exultavit' (Cristóbal de Morales)|Primi toni – even verses]] SATB | **[[Magnificat Primi Toni 'Et exultavit' (Cristóbal de Morales)|Primi toni – even verses]] SATB | ||
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**[[Vesperae solennes de Dominica, KV 321 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)|Vesperae solennes de Dominica KV 321]] SATB, solo S & orchestra | **[[Vesperae solennes de Dominica, KV 321 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)|Vesperae solennes de Dominica KV 321]] SATB, solo S & orchestra | ||
**[[Vesperae solennes de confessore, KV 339 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)|Vesperae solennes de confessore KV 339]] SATB & orchestra | **[[Vesperae solennes de confessore, KV 339 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)|Vesperae solennes de confessore KV 339]] SATB & orchestra | ||
*[[Magnificat (William Mundy)|William Mundy]] (in English) | *[[Magnificat (William Mundy)|William Mundy]] SAATB.SAATB (in English) | ||
*[[James Nares]] | *[[James Nares]] | ||
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C (James Nares)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C]] | **[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C (James Nares)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C]] | ||
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**[[Magnificat septimi toni (Diego Ortiz)|septimi toni (pares)]] S(S)AT(T)B | **[[Magnificat septimi toni (Diego Ortiz)|septimi toni (pares)]] S(S)AT(T)B | ||
**[[Magnificat octavi toni (Diego Ortiz)|octavi toni (impares)]] SA(A)TB | **[[Magnificat octavi toni (Diego Ortiz)|octavi toni (impares)]] SA(A)TB | ||
*[[Magnificat (Asprilio Pacelli)|Asprilio Pacelli]] | *[[Magnificat (Asprilio Pacelli)|Asprilio Pacelli]] SATB.SATB | ||
*[[Magnificat in D (Johann Pachelbel)|Johann Pachelbel]] called #13, in D | *[[Magnificat in D (Johann Pachelbel)|Johann Pachelbel]] called #13, in D SATB & basso seguente | ||
*Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina | *Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina | ||
**'''Magnificats, Book 1:''' (4 voice settings of odd verses in each of 8 tones, followed by 8 even-verse settings) | **'''Magnificats, Book 1:''' (4 voice settings of odd verses in each of 8 tones, followed by 8 even-verse settings) | ||
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** [[Magnificat primi toni a8 (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)|Magnificat primi toni a 8]] | ** [[Magnificat primi toni a8 (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)|Magnificat primi toni a 8]] | ||
*Robert Parsons | *Robert Parsons | ||
**[[Magnificat (from The First Service) (Robert Parsons)|Magnificat (from ''The First Service'')]] (in English) | **[[Magnificat (from The First Service) (Robert Parsons)|Magnificat (from ''The First Service'')]] SATB.SATB (in English) | ||
**[[Magnificat (Robert Parsons)|Magnificat]] (in Latin) | **[[Magnificat (Robert Parsons)|Magnificat]] SSAATB (in Latin) | ||
*[[Magnificat (Susan Partlan)|Susan Partlan]] SATB (in English) | *[[Magnificat (Susan Partlan)|Susan Partlan]] SATB (in English) | ||
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G minor (Nathaniel Patrick)|Nathaniel Patrick]] | *[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G minor (Nathaniel Patrick)|Nathaniel Patrick in g]] | ||
* Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: now attributed to [[Magnificat (Francesco Durante)|Francesco Durante]] | * Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: now attributed to [[Magnificat (Francesco Durante)|Francesco Durante]] | ||
*[[Magnificat IV toni (Giacomo Perlatio)|Giacomo Perlatio]] | *[[Magnificat IV toni (Giacomo Perlatio)|Giacomo Perlatio]] SSB (odd) | ||
*[[Magnificat (Lorenzo Perosi)|Lorenzo Perosi]] | *[[Magnificat (Lorenzo Perosi)|Lorenzo Perosi]] SATB & organ | ||
*[[Magnificat in D major, No. 13 (Giacomo Antonio Perti)|Giacomo Antonio Perti]] SATB & strings (Latin, English) | *[[Magnificat in D major, No. 13 (Giacomo Antonio Perti)|Giacomo Antonio Perti]] SATB & strings (Latin, English) | ||
*[[Magnificat (Giuseppe Pitoni)|Giuseppe Pitoni]] SATB | *[[Magnificat (Giuseppe Pitoni)|Giuseppe Pitoni]] SATB | ||
*[[Magnificat (John Playford)|John Playford]] (STB + cont.) | *[[Magnificat (John Playford)|John Playford]] (STB + cont.) | ||
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G (Richard Portman)|Richard Portman]] | *[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G (Richard Portman)|Richard Portman in G]] SATB | ||
*[[Michael Praetorius]] | *[[Michael Praetorius]] | ||
**[[Magnificat a 8 (Michael Praetorius)|Magnificat a 8]] SSAT.ATTB (mode 5 intonation) | **[[Magnificat a 8 (Michael Praetorius)|Magnificat a 8]] SSAT.ATTB (mode 5 intonation) | ||
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**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B flat, Z 230/7 & 8 (Henry Purcell)|in B flat, Z 230/7]] SSAATB (in English) | **[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B flat, Z 230/7 & 8 (Henry Purcell)|in B flat, Z 230/7]] SSAATB (in English) | ||
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G minor, Z 231 (Henry Purcell)|in G minor, Z 231]] SATB (in English) | **[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G minor, Z 231 (Henry Purcell)|in G minor, Z 231]] SATB (in English) | ||
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (Robert Ramsey)|Robert Ramsey]] | *[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (Robert Ramsey)|Robert Ramsey in F]] SATB | ||
*[[Magnificat VIII toni, op. 66/27 (Oreste Ravanello)|Oreste Ravanello]] SSA | *[[Magnificat VIII toni, op. 66/27 (Oreste Ravanello)|Oreste Ravanello]] SSA | ||
*[[Magnificat (Jeremy Rawson)|Jeremy Rawson]] (in English) | *[[Magnificat (Jeremy Rawson)|Jeremy Rawson]] Soprano & piano, with Flute or Oboe (in English) | ||
*[[Magnificat a 7 con Istromenti (Giovanni Antonio Rigatti)|Giovanni Antonio Rigatti]] SSATTBB ‘con instrumenti’ (2vl, 3 tromb. & bc) | *[[Magnificat a 7 con Istromenti (Giovanni Antonio Rigatti)|Giovanni Antonio Rigatti]] SSATTBB ‘con instrumenti’ (2vl, 3 tromb. & bc) | ||
* [[Vesperae solemnis (Georg Valentin Röder)|Georg Valentin Röder]] (from Vespers, SATB with orchestra) | * [[Vesperae solemnis (Georg Valentin Röder)|Georg Valentin Röder]] (from Vespers, SATB with orchestra) | ||
*[[Benjamin Rogers]] | *[[Benjamin Rogers]] | ||
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor (Benjamin Rogers)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor]] | **[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor (Benjamin Rogers)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor]] SATB | ||
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D (Benjamin Rogers)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D]] | **[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D (Benjamin Rogers)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D]] SATB | ||
**[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (Benjamin Rogers)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F]] | **[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (Benjamin Rogers)|Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F]] | ||
*[[Magnificat primi toni (Cipriano de Rore)|Cipriano de Rore]] primi toni (odd) SAT(T)B | *[[Magnificat primi toni (Cipriano de Rore)|Cipriano de Rore]] primi toni (odd) SAT(T)B | ||
*[[Magnificat (Giovanni Rovetta)|Rovetta]] SSATTB, 2 violins & bc | *[[Magnificat (Giovanni Rovetta)|Rovetta]] SSATTB, 2 violins & bc | ||
*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A (William Russell)|William Russell]] | *[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A (William Russell)|William Russell in A]] SATB | ||
*[[Magnificat VI toni (Thomas Sailly)|Thomas Sailly]] | *[[Magnificat VI toni (Thomas Sailly)|Thomas Sailly vi toni]] SATB (odd) | ||
*[[Damiano Scarabelli]] | *[[Damiano Scarabelli]] | ||
**[[Magnificat septimi toni a 11 (Damiano Scarabelli)|septimi toni]] a 11 | **[[Magnificat septimi toni a 11 (Damiano Scarabelli)|septimi toni]] a 11 | ||
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**[[Magnificat (with German interpolations for Christmas), SSWV 299 (Samuel Scheidt)|Magnificat with German interpolations]] SSATTB | **[[Magnificat (with German interpolations for Christmas), SSWV 299 (Samuel Scheidt)|Magnificat with German interpolations]] SSATTB | ||
*[[Vesper solemne (Johann Baptist Schiedermayr)|Johann Baptist Schiedermayr]] (from Vespers, SATB with orchestra or organ) | *[[Vesper solemne (Johann Baptist Schiedermayr)|Johann Baptist Schiedermayr]] (from Vespers, SATB with orchestra or organ) | ||
*[[Magnificat, D486 (Franz Schubert)|Franz Schubert]] SATB | *[[Magnificat, D486 (Franz Schubert)|Franz Schubert D 486]] SATB & orchestra | ||
*[[Magnificat (Burkhart M. Schürmann)|Burkhart M. Schürmann]] (v. 1 only; 4 equal voices) | *[[Magnificat (Burkhart M. Schürmann)|Burkhart M. Schürmann]] (v. 1 only; canon for 4 equal voices) | ||
*[[Heinrich Schütz]] | *[[Heinrich Schütz]] | ||
**[[Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, SWV 344 (Heinrich Schütz)|SWV 344]] S solo, 2 treble instr. & bc (in German) | **[[Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, SWV 344 (Heinrich Schütz)|SWV 344]] S solo, 2 treble instr. & bc (in German) |
Revision as of 23:35, 10 February 2020
Originating from the Latin word for “magnify” (although originating in the Greek New Testament), the Magnificat is the name given to the words of Mary in Luke’s Gospel, beginning “My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” According to the gospel, Mary, while pregnant with Jesus, visited her cousin Elisabeth, who was at the time pregnant with John the Baptist. In response to Elisabeth’s salutation Ave Maria, she spoke the words of the Magnificat.
The Magnificat is the canticle appointed to be sung at Vespers in the Roman Rite; it is the first canticle used at Evening Prayer (called “Evensong” when sung) in Anglican tradition, the second canticle being the Nunc dimittis. The latter canticle is appointed as the proper canticle of Compline in the Roman rite. Composers writing for the Anglican tradition typically treated the Magnficat and Nunc dimittis as a related pair; those writing for use in the Roman Rite typically treated the two independently.
For more detailed discussion, the reader is invited to refer to these wikipedia pages:
Musical settings at CPDL
See Category:Evening Canticles for a list of all evening canticles on CPDL.
Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above
- Nathaniel Adam — Evening Service (Tone II)
- Nathaniel Adam — Evening Service (Tone III)
- Johann Kaspar Aiblinger — 14 Vesperpsalmen
- John Amner — Second (Caesar's) Service
- Anonymous — Beatam me dicent
- Anonymous — Esurientes implevit bonis
- Anonymous — Et misericordia eius
- Anonymous — Magnificat octavi toni (Lambeth Choirbook)
- Anonymous — Magnificat septimi toni (Lambeth Choirbook)
- Alexander Arkhangelsky — Evening Service in G
- Benedict Anton Aufschnaiter — Vesper 1
- Richard Ayleward — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Short Service)
- Johann Sebastian Bach — 185 Bach Chorales
- Edward Bairstow — Evening service in D Major
- Edward Bairstow — Evening service in G
- Adrian Batten — Fourth Service
- John Bertalot — Fauxbourdon
- Simon Biazeck — Evening Service for Men's Voices (Magnificat & Nunc dimittis)
- Simon Biazeck — Evening Service: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis
- Herbert Brewer — Evening canticles in D
- Herbert Brewer — Evening canticles in E flat
- William Byrd — Short Service
- Franz Bühler — Vesperae Solennes
- Johann Melchior Caesar — Magnificat B-moll
- Cristoforo Caresana — Deposuit a 4 B
- Cristoforo Caresana — Magnificat a5 voci da capella
- Francesco Cavalli — Magnificat a 8
- William Child — Service in G
- William Child — Sharp Service
- Antonio Cifra — Magnificat (1629)
- Antonio Cifra — Magnificat
- Antonio Cifra — Magnificat a 4
- Henry Bird Collins — Magnificat Tone VIII / III
- Horatio Colombano — Magnificat primi toni
- Horatio Colombano — Magnificat secundi toni
- Johann Crüger — Geistliche Kirchen-Melodien
- Colin Davey — Evening Service in B minor
- Henry Walford Davies — Evening Service in E flat
- Hugo Distler — Magnificat
- Guillaume Dufay — Magnificat octavi toni
- Francesco Durante — Magnificat con VV à cinque voci (a minor)
- George Dyson — Evening Service in D Major
- George Dyson — Magnificat in D Major
- Francesco Feroci — Magnificat octavi toni
- Johann Kaspar Ferdinand Fischer — Magnificat brevius
- Johann Kaspar Ferdinand Fischer — Magnificat longius
- Robert Führer — Vesperpsalmen
- Mathieu Gascongne — Magnificat octavi toni
- Mathieu Gascongne — Magnificat septimi toni
- Giovanni Gastoldi — Magnificat
- Orlando Gibbons — Second Service
- Charles Gounod — Magnificat in D
- Gregorian chant — Magnificat (Seventh tone)
- Gregorian chant — Vesper Psalms & Magnificat
- Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat Octavi toni 1 (odd verses)
- Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat Octavi toni 2 (even verses)
- Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat quarti toni (even verses)
- Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat quarti toni (odd verses)
- Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat quinti toni (even verses)
- Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat quinti toni (odd verses)
- Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat Septimi toni 1 (odd verses)
- Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat Septimi toni 2 (even verses)
- Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat sexti toni (even verses)
- Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat sexti toni (odd verses)
- Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat tertii toni (even verses)
- Conrad Hagius — Mein Seel macht grosz den Herrn
- Basil Harwood — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in E flat
- Johann Michael Haydn — Canticum Beatæ Mariæ Virginis (Magnificat) MH 294
- Johann Michael Haydn — Magnificat, MH 321-6
- Johann David Heinichen — Magnificat in A, S. 90
- Guillaume Le Heurteur — Magnificat Primi Toni
- Guillaume Le Heurteur — Magnificat quarti toni
- Israel Holdroyd — Magnificat
- Georg August Holler — Vesperae Solemnes in D
- William Horwood — Magnificat
- Václav Emanuel Horák — Vesperae de Confessore
- Herbert Howells — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G
- I) — Magnificat (Robert Jones (I))
- Pierre Phalèse II — Litaniae Septem Deiparae Virgini Musice Decantandae
- John Ireland — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in F major
- Heinrich Isaac — Alleluia Magnificat
- Ross Jallo — Crediton Service
- Ross Jallo — Short Evening Service
- Philip James — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in D
- Hugh Kellyk — Magnificat
- Thomas Knyght — Evening Service for Men
- MB Krueger — Evening Service
- Gierolamo Lambardi — Magnificat Sexti toni
- Pietro Lappi — Magnificat à 5
- Tanmoy Laskar — Magnificat a 8
- Orlando di Lasso — Esurientes implevit bonis II
- Orlando di Lasso — Esurientes implevit bonis III
- Orlando di Lasso — Fecit potentiam in brachio suo II
- Giovanni Legrenzi — Magnificat
- Giovanni Legrenzi — Magnificat a 2 chori con strumenti
- Caroline Lesemann-Elliott — Short Service
- Richard Lloyd — Magnificat (Hereford)
- Arthur Henry Mann — Evening Service in E
- Domenico Massenzio — Magnificat
- John Henry Maunder — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in D
- Rupert Ignaz Mayr — Magnificat
- Giovanni Battista Mazzaferrata — Magnificat
- Jonathan Merrett — Magnificat and Nunc dimittis
- Ernest John Moeran — Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D
- Henry Molle — First Service
- Henri Du Mont — Magnificat (Ton Royal)
- Cristoforo Montemayor — Magnificat a 8
- John Mundy — Service for Men in 3 parts
- William Mundy — Magnificat (Latin)
- William Mundy — Service in medio chori
- Herbert Murrill — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
- Donat Müller — Vesperae solemnes in D
- Edward Woodall Naylor — Evening Service in A
- Edward Woodall Naylor — Evening Service in D Major
- T. Tertius Noble — Evening Canticles in b minor
- Antonio Nola — Magnificat a 4 chori con violini
- Vincent Francis Novello — Evening canticles in E
- Vincent Francis Novello — Grand Magnificat in C
- José Maurício Nunes Garcia — Alleluia Confitemini Domino
- José Maurício Nunes Garcia — Magnificat for the Vespers of Our Lady
- José Maurício Nunes Garcia — Magnificat for the Vespers of St. Joseph
- Georg Otto — Deutsches Magnificat
- Robert Page — Evening Service in B flat
- Robert Page — Evening Service in G
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Esurientes implevit bonis
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Magnificat primi toni a 8
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Magnificat primi toni a5
- Jacques Guislain Pamart — Magnificat
- Paolo Pandolfo — Magnificat
- William Pashe — Magnificat
- Stefano Pasino — Magnificat in canon
- Francesco Passarini — Deposuit potentes de sede
- Malcolm Pearce — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Childrey Service)
- Pascal Picard — Magnificat, Op. 34
- Pietro Pontio — Sicut erat in principio
- Tim Pratt — Evening Canticles in F
- Tim Pratt — Magnificat (St. Finian's)
- Pancratius Rampis — Magnificat
- James Hotchkiss Rogers — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in D
- Davide Da Ros — Magnificat
- Giovanni Rovetta — Magnificat concertata a 8
- Franz Schöpf — Vespers & Magnificat in B Flat
- John Sheppard — Magnificat
- Caleb Simper — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in D
- Heathcote Statham — Magnificat in E Minor
- Charles Steggall — Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B flat
- Konstantin Steingaden — Magnificat
- Charles Hylton Stewart — Evening Service in C Major
- Oliver Stoning — Magnificat
- John Sygar — Magnificat
- Thomas Tallis — Evening Service in Latin
- Thomas Tallis — Magnificat (fauxbourdon)
- Thomas Tallis — Short (Dorian) Service
- Thomas Tomkins — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis from the Third Service
- Thomas Tomkins — Morning and Evening Canticles from the Fourth Service
- John Ebenezer West — Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E flat
- Charles Wood — Evening Service in C Major
Texts used in settings and translations
Latin text 1 Magnificat, anima mea, Dominum
Milanese composers (e.g. Cima) set the text according to the Ambrosian Rite, which has the following differences: |
English translation
1 My soul doth magnify the Lord. |
English text
1 My soul doth magnify the Lord:2 and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. |
1 My soul doth magnify the Lord, |
- Most musical settings in English use the Book of Common Prayer text, including the minor doxology, Gloria Patri. The King James Version is provided for comparison.
French translation 1 Mon âme exalte le Seigneur. |
Spanish translation 1 Mi alma canta la gandeza del Señor |
Portuguese translation 1 A minha alma glorifica o Senhor |
German translation 1 Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, |
Chinese translation Modern Chinese |
Classical Chinese |
Dutch translation 1 Mijn ziel prijst en looft de Heer, |
Danish translation 1 Min sjæl ophøjer Herren, |
Greek text Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον |
Μεγαλύνει η ψυχή μου τον Κύριον |
Church Slavonic text Величай, душе моя, честнейшую горних воинств, |
Russian translation Величит душа Моя Господа, |
Norwegian translation
1 Mi sjel høglovar Herren, |
Bokmål |
Tagalog translation Traditional |
Modern Text |
English text
My soul and spirit, filled with joy, |
Vietnamese translation Vespers External links |
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