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Magnificat
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56 pages
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279x216mm
978-0-19-335948-2
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Paperback
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21 August 2008
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for SATB choir, soprano solo, mezzo-soprano solo, and chamber orchestra or piano
McDowall has skilfully united luscious harmonies with fresh melodies and crisp rhythms in this vibrant work. Divided into six movements, Magnificat is ideal for SATB choirs seeking fresh and inspiring new repertoire suitable for church or concert use.
Instrumental parts and vocal scores are available on hire/rental. Forces or CategorySATB, soprano solo, mezzo-soprano solo & chamber orchestra/pianoDuration28
minutesDifficultyEasy to Moderately difficultOrchestration2 ob (II+ca), bn, str
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Cecilia McDowall (b.1951) Born in 1951, educated at Edinburgh and London Universities, and a prize-winning student at Trinity College of Music, Cecilia McDowall has a distinctive style which speaks directly to listeners, instrumentalists, and singers alike. Her choral output has been described as having a 'freshness and vitality' about it, combining flowing melodic lines and occasionally astringent harmony with rhythmic vitality. Her music has been commissioned and performed by leading choirs, ensembles, and festivals, among them the choir of New College, Oxford, the Fibonacci Sequence, the Presteigne Festival, and St Albans Choral Society.Cecilia McDowall's website
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"Her setting of the Magnificat is quite splendid, in that it 'grows' in intensity as the text progresses; by the time of the concluding chorus, Deposuit potentes, a genuine sense of exultation (without exaggeration) has been achieved." - International Record Review, March 2005 "This graceful, reflective work adorned with deft, Baroque flourishes, has already been recorded by the Canterbury Chamber Choir . . . and their assured singing radiated with the confidence of a team with this elegant choral piece in their blood." - Tempo 2006 "Comes highly recommended for choral societies looking for something a bit different that isn't the Mozart Requiem but won't scare off the audience. It's an uplifting and
interesting setting." "The choral parts present no technical difficulty; the textures are fresh, harmonically uncomplicated and with an admiral balance between contrapuntal and homophonic writing - clearly rewarding to prepare and perform. The soloists are presented with more challenging material and an appealing and imaginative duet, Fecit potentiam, with fearless dissonances." - Patric Standford, Choir & Organ, June 09
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Magnificat
Ecce enim ex hoc beatam
Quia fecit mihi magna
Et misericordia
Fecit potentiam
Deposuit potentes
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