Magnificat octo tonum, Liber 2 (Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da)

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Mnoah (2024/12/8)

Editor Franz Xaver Haberl (1840-1910)
Publisher. Info. Opera omnia Ioannis Petraloysii Praenestini, Vol.XXVII 
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1885. Plate 17069.
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Work Title Magnificat octo tonum, Liber 2
Alternative. Title Magnificat octo tonum liber secundus
Composer Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 8 magnificats
Magnificat octo tonum – Liber primus [Magnificat octo tonum, Liber 1]
  • 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 [Magnificat octo tonum liber secundus]
  • 8 magnificats à 5,6 (even verses only)
  1. Primi toni à 4,5
  2. Secundi toni à 4,5,6
  3. Tertii toni à 3,4,5
  4. Quarti toni à 3,4,5
  5. Quinti toni à 4,5
  6. Sexti toni à 4,5
  7. Septimi toni à 4,6
  8. Octavi toni à 4,5
Magnificat octo tonum – Liber tertius [Magnificat octo tonum, Liber 3]
  • 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.
  1. Primi toni à 4,5,6
  2. Secundi toni à 4,5,6
  3. Tertii toni à 4,5,6
  4. Quarti toni à 4,5,6,7
  5. Quinti toni à 4,5,6
  6. Sexti toni à 3,4,5,6,7
  7. Septimi toni à 4,5,6
  8. Octavi toni à 4,6
Appendix
Magnificat primi toni à 8 (double choir, through-composed) [Magnificat primi toni, IGP 816, 8 voc.]
Magnificat quarti toni à 3,4 (even verses, SSAA upper voices only)
Magnificat sexti toni à 3,4,5 (even verses only)
First Publication. 1591
Librettist Jerome, Biblia Vulgata; Luke 1:46–55
Language Latin
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Renaissance
Piece Style Renaissance
Instrumentation for 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 voices