This little piece was commissioned by King's College, Cambridge in 2002 as the then-latest in their celebrated annual Christmastide service of Nine Lessons and Carols for their unique Chapel - it is dedicated to the choir and its director Stephen Cleobury. 'Little', but already a mini-cantata telling the start of the familiar story - Gabriel's Annunciation - praise to the Virgin before she too sings 'my soul doth magnify the Lord': the shepherds a-watching their flocks by night - the angelic chorus in the sky - the fusion of celestial and earthy around the crib holding the baby who is also 'lord of Time and Space'. Here we stop, for now. In fact this is only the first panel of a Christmas Sequence that continues and concludes the whole tale. Seeking out unhackneyed texts, I found such attractive material in the byways that I couldn't resist weaving together from it a composite tapestry, then setting the lot! The words of this section are from the Gospel account, anonymous carols of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, Edmund Bolton (1611, 'Sweet music, sweeter far...'), the Gloria from the Mass, a couple of lines from well-loved Anglican Christmas hymns - with neutral link-lines of my own. The music, also, has elements of such wider referencing, which will surely not be lost on the attentive hearer! / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Orgue

Favoritchor/OrgelBc. Par SCHUTZ HEINRICH. Concerto for four-part select (solo) choir, two four-part ripieno choirs (ad lib), a three-part solo Violin ensemble, a three-part solo Trombone ensemble and Basso continuo (Cello or Organ). My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Schutz 's impressive and musically colourful setting of the Magnifcat from 1665 shows the influence of Monteverdi following Schutz 's studies in Italy. Our full score contains a comprehensive preface (German, English) outlining the sources and particular consideration for the use of instruments and chorus. The preface also includes a German and English translation ofthe Latin text. - Full score and performance material available for sale (BA4334)/ Répertoire / SATBasse (2 Grands Choeurs Mixtes à 4 Voix Ad Libi

Capellchor 1. Par SCHUTZ HEINRICH. Concerto for four-part select (solo) choir, two four-part ripieno choirs (ad lib), a three-part solo Violin ensemble, a three-part solo Trombone ensemble and Basso continuo (Cello or Organ). My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Schutz 's impressive and musically colourful setting of the Magnifcat from 1665 shows the influence of Monteverdi following Schutz 's studies in Italy. This full score contains a comprehensive preface (German, English) outlining the sources and particular consideration for the use of instruments and chorus. The preface also includes a German and English translationof the Latin text. - Full score and performance material available for sale (BA4334)/ Répertoire / SATBasse (2 Grands Choeurs Mixtes à 4 Voix Ad Libi

Par SCHUTZ HEINRICH. Concerto for four-part select (solo) choir, two four-part ripieno choirs (ad lib), a three-part solo Violin ensemble, a three-part solo Trombone ensemble and Basso continuo (cello or organ) My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Schutz's impressive and musically colourful setting of the Magnifcat from 1665 shows the influence of Monteverdi following Schutz's studies in Italy. This full score contains a comprehensive preface (German, English) outlining the sources and particular consideration for the use of instruments and chorus. The preface also includes a German and English translation of the Latin text. - Full score andperformance material available for sale (BA4334)/ Répertoire / SATBasse (2 Grands Choeurs Mixtes à 4 Voix Ad Libi

Par SCHUTZ HEINRICH. Concerto for four-part select (solo) choir, two four-part ripieno choirs (ad lib), a three-part solo Violin ensemble, a three-part solo Trombone ensemble and Basso continuo (cello or organ) My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Schutz's impressive and musically colourful setting of the Magnifcat from 1665 shows the influence of Monteverdi following Schutz's studies in Italy. This full score contains a comprehensive preface (German, English) outlining the sources and particular consideration for the use of instruments and chorus. The preface also includes a German and English translation of the Latin text. - Full score andperformance material available for sale (BA4334)/ Répertoire / SATBasse (2 Grands Choeurs Mixtes à 4 Voix Ad Libi

Par SCHUTZ HEINRICH. German Magnificat - Meine Seele erhebt den Herren SWV 494 from 'Schwanengesang' (1671) Heinrich Schütz (1858-1672) was a German composer and organist who studied in Venice with Giovanni Gabrieli. Gabrieli's influence can be heard in many of Schütz's compositions. Towards the end of his life, in 1671, he wrote a large volume 'Schwanengesang' including this setting in German of the Magnifcat (My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord) for double SATB chorus./ Répertoire / 2 Choeurs Mixtes à 4 Voix

Partitions piano et chant (choeur et soliste) de Christmas Oratorio de Camille Saint-Saëns. Version angalise / Chant Et Piano