SATB choir, violin I,II, viola, trumpet, cello & contrabass - Medium SKU: PL....(+)
SATB choir, violin I,II,
viola, trumpet, cello &
contrabass - Medium
SKU: PL.9325
Composed by Baldassare
Galuppi. Cathedral.
Choral, Evensong,
Festival, General. Sheet
music. Paraclete Press
#9325. Published by
Paraclete Press
(PL.9325).
This
exuberant Magnificat
setting is written
entirely in the 'old
church' polyphonic style
or 'stile antico', based
upon and unified by a
Gregorian chant theme. In
keeping with the long
standing tradition of the
Venetian school, the work
is accompanied by a
traditional Baroque mixed
consort of strings,
trumpets, and continuo.
The strings and continuo
double the chorus parts
while the trumpet adds an
air of brilliance as it
soars above the sopranos.
The Gloria Patri
concludes the work in a
majestic triple
fugue.