Magnificat, Op.164 (Stanford, Charles Villiers)

Contents

Performances

Sheet Music

Scores

PDF scanned by US-R
Rob Peters (2012/9/30)

PDF scanned by US-R
Rob Peters (2012/9/30)

Publisher. Info. London: Boosey & Co., 1919. Plate H. 9653.
Copyright
Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

Javascript is required to submit files.

General Information

Work Title Magnificat
Alternative. Title
Composer Stanford, Charles Villiers
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.164
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICS 40
Key B-flat major
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1918 September
First Publication. 1919
Librettist Traditional (Bible: Luke 1: 46-55)
Language Latin
Dedication To the memory of Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (Hubert Parry)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 10 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Double chorus (SSAATTBB) a capella

Navigation etc.

Manuscript (copy) at the British Library (MS Mus. 920).

Finished while Parry was alive, in September 1918, but (From Dibble's notes to the Hyperion recording of this work):

"Unfortunately Parry died before the work was published the following year. As an indication of the composer’s regret, the piece bore the following inscription: ‘This work, which death prevented me from giving Charles Hubert Hastings Parry in life, I dedicate to his name in grief. C.V.S.'"