Magnificat
composer: Nancy Galbraith (2002)
text source: "Gospel of Luke"
genre: Concert Choir or Chamber Choir (accompanied)
length: 7 movements, 32:00 minutes
orchestration: Concert Choir: SATB (divisi); strings
 
Chamber Choir: SATB (divisi); organ;
*v1,*v2,*vla,*vcl, cb(opt) [*at least 2 each]
 
Concert Choir or Chamber Choir: SATB (divisi); organ
world premiere: 15 December 2002
Bel Voce & Music Gettysburg Festival Choir,
conducted by Teresa Bowers
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
audio samples: 1. My soul doth magnify the Lord 5. He hath put down the mighty
  2. For He that is mighty 6. As He spake to our forefathers
  3. And His mercy is on them 7. Glory be the the Father
  4. He hath showed strength  
program notes: "Magnificat" was commissioned by Music Gettysburg in 2002 for a Lutheran Theological Seminary program titled "A Christmas Offering." In 2004, it was featured at the 7th Festival of Women Composers International in a performance by the Carnegie Mellon Repertory Chorus, conducted by Robert Page.
publisher note: Some movements are also published separately.
  Magnificat

My soul doth magnify the Lord: and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.
For He hath regarded the lowliness of His handmaiden.
For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
For He that is mighty hath magnified me: and holy is His name.
And His mercy is on them that fear him throughout all generations.
He hath showed strength with His arm;
He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat and hath exalted the humble and meek.
He hath filled the hungry with good things and the rich He hath sent empty away.
He remembering His mercy hath holpen His servent Israel:
As He spake to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed, forever.

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