Magnificat primi toni a5 (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)

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• (Posted 2021-03-13)  CPDL #63451: 

Original key (high chiavette):   (MIDI)    

Transposed down a fourth:   (MIDI)   - Alto in transposed violin clef.

Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2021-03-13).   Score information: A4, 14 pages, 226 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from Palestrina Werke Band 27. Original note values. The edition contains only the polyphonic (even) verses, the odd verses are to be sung on plainchant.

General Information

Title: Magnificat primi toni a5
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB, - The performance of this Magnificat calls for 8 voices, 2 each of S, A, T and B.
Genre: Sacred, Evening Canticles

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1885
Description: This Magnificat was first published by Haberl in 1885. It can be found in two manuscripts, one in Cappella Giulia without Verse 1, and one in the Lateran with Verse 1. Following Haberl we typed also Verse 1, which may not have been originally part of this Magnificat. Verse 1 is considerably shorter (13 measures) than the other verses (35-40 measures), and it also breaks the symmetrical pattern of voice distribution: Verse 2 SATTB, Verse 4 SSAA, Verse 6 SATTB, Verse 8 TTBB, Verse 10 SATTB, and Verse 12 (Doxology) for 6 voices: SAATTB, wheras Verses 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 are to be sung on plainchant.
Performers may choose to sing Verse 1 polyphonically as typeset here, or to plainchant as the other odd verses.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Magnificat.