Magnificat (Israel Holdroyd)
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- (Posted 2020-01-22) CPDL #56730:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2020-01-22). Score information: 7 x 10 inches, 4 pages, 84 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: In this edition, one measure for each line. Unbarred sixteenth-notes changed to eighth-notes in the first line and the last two lines. Uncertain where Chorus is to appear; in this edition, after each stanza. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- (Posted 2020-01-22) CPDL #56729:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2020-01-22). Score information: 7 x 10 inches, 2 pages, 58 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: In this edition, one measure for each line. Unbarred sixteenth-notes changed to eighth-notes in the first line and the last two lines. Uncertain where Chorus is to appear; in this edition, at the end, as printed in 1724. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Magnificat
First Line: My soul doth magnify the Lord
Composer: Israel Holdroyd
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Chant
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1724 in The Spiritual Man's Companion, Edition 2
Description: A chant, mostly for Contra, Tenor, and Bassus; eleven stanzas with a four-part chorus at the end. Original marked 2:4 time, but there are no barlines. There are variable number of beats per line, sometimes an odd number. Words based on Luke 1:46-55, from the Church of England Book of Common Prayer, 1662.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Magnificat.