Magnificat (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
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Volume XXXV of the Opera omnia (1885) comprises the 1591 Magnificat Octo tonum, liber primus and collected magnificats from manuscript sources, gathered by Haberl as 'Liber secundus' and 'Liber tertius'.
Magnificat octo tonum – Liber primus
- 16 magnificats à 4 (with sections à 3, or different voicing à 4)
- These comprise 8 alternatim settings of the odd verses (primi toni through to octavi toni), followed by 8 alternatim settings of even verses.
Magnificat octo tonum – Liber secundus
- 8 magnificats à 5,6 (even verses only)
- Primi toni à 4,5
- Secundi toni à 4,5,6
- Tertii toni à 3,4,5
- Quarti toni à 3,4,5
- Quinti toni à 4,5
- Sexti toni à 4,5
- Septimi toni à 4,6
- Octavi toni à 4,5
Magnificat octo tonum – Liber tertius
- 8 magnificats à 5,6 (verse 1, then even verses only)
- All settings bar the tertii ad octavi toni add an extra voice for the Sicut erat verse, resulting in up to 7 voices.
- Primi toni à 4,5,6
- Secundi toni à 4,5,6
- Tertii toni à 4,5,6
- Quarti toni à 4,5,6,7
- Quinti toni à 4,5,6
- Sexti toni à 3,4,5,6,7
- Septimi toni à 4,5,6
- Octavi toni à 4,6
Appendix
- Magnificat primi toni à 8 (double choir, through-composed)
- Magnificat quarti toni à 3,4 (even verses, SSAA upper voices only)
- Magnificat sexti toni à 3,4,5 (even verses only)
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