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Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis - Instrumental Parts & Choral Score
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Chamber Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.940114 Composed by Christian…
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Chamber Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.940114 Composed by Christian James Jesse. Christmas,Contemporary,Sacred. Score and parts. 74 pages. Christian James Jesse #5733789. Published by Christian James Jesse (A0.940114). The Instrumental parts and Choral Score for Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis by Christian Jesse.-Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis is Christian Jesse's SMU graduate thesis project. This piece is an SATB div. choir, organ, string quintet, and percussion composition. As of June 2020, This piece was awarded The American Prize in Composition-Choral Octavos (student division), 2019-2020. Please visit The American Prize’s Blog post for more information:(http://theamericanprize.blogspot.com/2020/06/winners-composers-shorter-choral-works.html)-https://christianjesse.com/magnificat-nunc-dimittis
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Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis - Conductor Score - Score Only
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Chamber Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.940112 Composed by Christian…
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Chamber Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.940112 Composed by Christian James Jesse. Christmas,Contemporary,Sacred. Score and parts. 46 pages. Christian James Jesse #5733781. Published by Christian James Jesse (A0.940112). Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis is Christian Jesse's SMU graduate thesis project. This piece is an SATB div. choir, organ, string quintet, and percussion composition. As of June 2020, This piece was awarded The American Prize in Composition-Choral Octavos (student division), 2019-2020. Please visit The American Prize’s Blog post for more information:(http://theamericanprize.blogspot.com/2020/06/winners-composers-shorter-choral-works.html)-https://christianjesse.com/magnificat-nunc-dimittis
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Christian James Jesse
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Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis - Conductor Score - Score Only
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Christian James Jesse
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Manchester Magnificat - full orchestral version, score, parts and choral reduction
Choral SATB
Choral Choir (Mixed) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.581260 Composed by David …
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Choral Choir (Mixed) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.581260 Composed by David Warin Solomons. Arranged by Guy Protheroe. 20th Century,Christian,Contemporary. Octavo. 118 pages. David Warin Solomons #941. Published by David Warin Solomons (A0.581260). This version with orchestral accompaniment is the first of 2 settings of the poems of Audrey Vaughan concerning the religious and social history of Manchester (UK). The pdf file contains score, parts and choral score. This version was originally arranged for me by Guy Protheroe in 1994 and it has now been updated in terms of clarity of scoring. For further details on this work (including all the words, mp3s and videos created so far) please see http://www.dwsolo.com/serif/manchestermagnificat.html The pdf file contains the score and parts (including a choral score with cues). I have also uploaded the score only. The version for piano and organ accompaniment is also available on this site. During 2016 there will be new performances of both versions (with orchestra and with piano and organ), which will then be included (as mp3s and as videos) on the above web page (The current audio sample is from the original 1994 performance) Video of recent performance in Budapest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSPG9mL1U1Q
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David Warin Solomons
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Manchester Magnificat - full orchestral version, score, parts and choral reduction
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David Warin Solomons
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Manchester Magnificat - full orchestral version score only
Choral SATB
Choral Choir (Mixed) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.581259 Composed by David …
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Choral Choir (Mixed) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.581259 Composed by David Warin Solomons. Arranged by Guy Protheroe. 20th Century,Christian,Contemporary. Octavo. 33 pages. David Warin Solomons #1193. Published by David Warin Solomons (A0.581259). This version with orchestral accompaniment is the first of 2 settings of the poems of Audrey Vaughan concerning the religious and social history of Manchester (UK). This version was originally arranged for me by Guy Protheroe in 1994 and it has now been updated in terms of clarity of scoring. For further details on this work (including all the words, mp3s and videos created so far) please see http://www.dwsolo.com/serif/manchestermagnificat.html The pdf file contains the score only. I have also uploaded score and parts together. The version for piano and organ accompaniment is also available on this site. During 2016 there will be new performances of both versions (with orchestra and with piano and organ), which will then be included (as mp3s and as videos) on the above web page (The current audio sample is from the original 1994 performance) Video of recent performance in Budapest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSPG9mL1U1Q
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Choral SATB
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David Warin Solomons
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Manchester Magnificat - full orchestral version score only
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David Warin Solomons
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Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis for Mixed Chorus and Brass Quintet
Horn,Medium-High Voice,Medium-Low Voice,Organ Accompaniment,Piano Accompaniment,Trombone,T…
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Horn,Medium-High Voice,Medium-Low Voice,Organ Accompaniment,Piano Accompaniment,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1247941 Composed by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Arranged by Richard Decker. 20th Century,Christian,Multicultural,Praise & Worship,Sacred,World. 92 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #842506. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.1247941). Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis are two of Samuel Coleridge Taylor’s dramatic and expressive sacred choral works for SATB mixed chorus enhanced with brass quintet  accompaniment of two B-flat trumpets (alternate C trumpet parts included), F horn, trombone and tuba. Included are optional organ and piano parts for rehearsal or enlarged performance settings. This edition has two scores - the full score with chorus, brass quintet, rehearsal piano, and optional organ and a vocal score SATB chorus parts with rehearsal piano. The recording is of the entire edition.“The Music of Black Composers Series is a welcome and timely addition to the brass repertoire. Interesting music, expertly arranged, fun to perform, and well received by audiences. Highly recommended!â€Â  Wesley Nance, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Eastman School of Music“I was so pleased to see the great works arranged for brass ensemble by Charles Decker Music Press especially the Music of Black Composers’ Series. It was especially rewarding to perform several of these with Summit Brass and with the students attending the Rafael Mendez Brass institute. Please keep these wonderful settings coming. You have provided the brass world with some real gems.† Joseph Parisi, Director Summit Brass, Fountain City Brass Band, University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory Wind EnsembleThe Interlochen Arts Academy and the University of Denver have purchased the Music of Black Composer Series with Charles Decker Music Press and the summer Rafael Mendez Brass Institute and Eastman School of Music uses the series arrangements in their chamber and brass ensembles music programs. See 50+ homogeneous brass editions for trumpet, horn and trombone ensembles and 75+ mixed brass ensemble publications with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary new works for trios, quartets, quintets, brass choir and brass band. Many of the mixed brass ensemble editions include alternate and substitute parts being alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet parts, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef euphonium substitute for trombone. To see our Music of Black Composers Series enter “Black Composers Series†in the search box at Charles Decker Music Press for 25 arrangements for mixed brass ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others.Use this link to Cherry Classics Music to see Richard Decker arrangements of Cherubini’s Sonata in F for Solo Horn and Wind Ensemble and Coleridge-Taylor’s Sea Drift for Trombone Octet.
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Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis for Mixed Chorus and Brass Quintet
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Magnificat
Choral SATB
Soloists (SMez), mixed choir (SATB) and Tango Orchestra - intermediate to advanced - Digit…
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Soloists (SMez), mixed choir (SATB) and Tango Orchestra - intermediate to advanced - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q54082 Composed by Martin Palmeri. This edition: set of parts. Downloadable, Set of parts. Duration 43' 0. Schott Music - Digital #Q54082. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q54082). Latin.Der argentinische Komponist MartÃn Palmeri legte mit diesem Werk eine ausführliche Magnificat-Vertonung der besonderen Art vor: Mit Bandoneón und Klavier, dazu ein Streichorchester zum gemischten Chor beeindruckt es durch südamerikanischen Sound neben klassischen und traditionellen Elementen.
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Magnificat
Choral SATB
Choral Choir (SATB divisi) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1254923 Composed by…
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Choral Choir (SATB divisi) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1254923 Composed by Nicholas White. 20th Century,Classical,Sacred,Traditional. Octavo. 56 pages. Nicholas White Music #848510. Published by Nicholas White Music (A0.1254923). A full, six movement Latin setting of the Magnificat text, also incorporating an Ave Maria. The piece was written in 1997, and is scored for soprano soloist, chorus, brass, percussion, and organ. Also available for full orchestra. Scores and parts available separately.
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Magnificat - La Danza della Vergine e Gabriele
Choral 3-part
Choral Choir (SSA) - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.962570 Composed by G.F. Ski…
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Choral Choir (SSA) - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.962570 Composed by G.F. Skipworth. Contemporary. Octavo. 136 pages. George Skipworth #6441655. Published by George Skipworth (A0.962570). Scored for SSAA Chorus and Chamber Orchestra, Magnificat is suitable as a concert piece or as a ballet movement. Difficulty level is 'advanced.' Not suitable for church use. Disparate musical styles are overly progressive for use in traditional worship. Unusual instrumentation includes use of accordion in a classical format. Included in purchase are full score, parts, vocal-piano for chorus.
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Magnificat for Trombone or Low Brass Octet
Brass Ensemble,Chamber Orchestra Euphonium,Trombone,Tuba - Level 4 - Digital Download S…
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Brass Ensemble,Chamber Orchestra Euphonium,Trombone,Tuba - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.508214 Arranged by Eric Burger Music. 20th Century. Score and parts. 13 pages. Eric Burger Music #3529621. Published by Eric Burger Music (A0.508214). Please review the score and playback for additional information of this work. View the score with playback at:https://youtu.be/dX-Zq0bjLrM This quality work is published by Eric Burger Music: http://www.EricBurgerMusic.com Each of these Trombone and Low Brass Ensemble works is arranged and transcribed with the intent of provide the musician with an opportunity to play works from notable composers otherwise not available to them, using the construct and voicings the compose intended. Please review the video for questions on range and difficulty, or go to my website and download the spreadsheet with ranges, keys, tempos and other important information. If you need parts modified to different clefs or keys, please write me direct at: EricBurgerMusic@gmail.com Custom work also available. If you are unhappy with any of my works, write me directly for a replacement.
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Magnificat
Bass solo, vocal ensemble (7 male voices), 2 mixed choirs (each 24 parts), boy's voices an…
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Bass solo, vocal ensemble (7 male voices), 2 mixed choirs (each 24 parts), boy's voices and orchestra - difficult - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q2783 Für Bass-Solo, Vokalensemble (7 Männerstimmen), 2 gemischte Chöre (je 24-stimmig), Knabenstimmen und Orchester. Composed by Krzysztof Penderecki. This edition: study score. Music Of Our Time. Downloadable, Study score. Duration 40 minutes. Schott Music - Digital #Q2783. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q2783). Latin.3 (1. u. 2. auch Picc., 3. auch Altfl. in G) * 3 (3. auch Engl. Hr.) * 4 (4. auch Bassklar. in B) * 3 (3. auch Kfg.) - 5 * 3 * 2 Bachtrp. * 3 * 1 - P. S. (Glsp. * Rohrengl. * Tamt. * Bong. * gr. Tr.) (1 Spieler) - Hfe. * Cel. * Harm. * Klav. - Str. (24 * 0 * 8 * 8 * 8)3 (1. u. 2. auch Picc., 3. auch Altfl. in G) · 3 (3. auch Engl. Hr.) · 4 (4. auch Bassklar. in B) · 3 (3. auch Kfg.) - 5 · 3 · 2 Bachtrp. · 3 · 1 - P. S. (Glsp. · Röhrengl. · Tamt. · Bong. · gr. Tr.) (1 Spieler) - Hfe. · Cel. · Harm. · Klav. - Str. (24 · 0 · 8 · 8 · 8).
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Magnificat
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Magnificat D major
5 solo parts, choir and orchestra - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q21395 Composed by Joh…
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5 solo parts, choir and orchestra - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q21395 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. This edition: study score. Ernst eulenburg - mass - score. Eulenburg Miniature Scores. Downloadable, Study score. Ernst Eulenburg & Co. GmbH - Digital #Q21395. Published by Ernst Eulenburg & Co. GmbH - Digital (S9.Q21395). Key: D major. Latin.With more than 1,200 titles from the orchestral and choral repertoire, from chamber music and musical theatre, Edition Eulenburg is the world's largest series of scores, covering large part of music history from the Baroque to the Classical era and looking back on a long tradition.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Magnificat D major
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Magnificat (Battmann)
Small Ensemble Cello,Clarinet,Flute,High Voice,Horn,Oboe,Percussion,Piano,Trumpet,Violin -…
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Small Ensemble Cello,Clarinet,Flute,High Voice,Horn,Oboe,Percussion,Piano,Trumpet,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.842978 Composed by Jacques-Louis Battmann. Arranged by Dico. Praise & Worship,Romantic Period,Sacred,Wedding. Score and parts. 22 pages. Dico #6438127. Published by Dico (A0.842978). WEDDING SERIES - a set of popular songs and wedding standards that I have arranged for years. The formations are varied, from duos to orchestras with choir. The majority are mixed/flexible sextets in which some instruments can be replaced and the ensembles can be totally changed. Some arrangements have shortened versions. These options are provided in my catalogue.MAGNIFICAT (Battmann) - Can be played without voice solo too. Woodwinds can be mixed. Brasses, don't.- Voice & piano- Part 1: Trumpet (Clarinet | Flute | Oboe | Horn in F)- Part 2: Trumpet (Clarinet | Flute | Oboe | Horn in F)- Percussion- Piano- Violin- Cello
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Magnificat (Battmann)
Small Ensemble B-Flat Trumpet,Cello,Clarinet,Flute,Horn,Oboe,Percussion,Piano,Violin,Voice…
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Small Ensemble B-Flat Trumpet,Cello,Clarinet,Flute,Horn,Oboe,Percussion,Piano,Violin,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.513304 By Various. By Jacques-Louis Battmann. Arranged by Dico. Praise & Worship,Romantic Period,Sacred,Wedding. Score and parts. 22 pages. Dico Ferreira #124069. Published by Dico Ferreira (A0.513304). WEDDING SERIES - a set of popular songs and wedding standards that I have arranged for years. The formations are varied, from duos to orchestras with choir. The majority are mixed/flexible sextets in which some instruments can be replaced and the ensembles can be totally changed. Some arrangements have shortened versions. These options are provided in my catalogue.MAGNIFICAT (Battmann) - Can be played without voice solo too. Woodwinds can be mixed. Brasses, don't.- Voice & piano- Part 1: Trumpet (Clarinet | Flute | Oboe | Horn in F)- Part 2: Trumpet (Clarinet | Flute | Oboe | Horn in F)- Percussion- Piano- Violin- Cello
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Magnificat
Soli, Mixted choir and accompaniment
Composed by John Rutter (1945-). Score. 88 pages. Oxford University Press Digital #9…
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Composed by John Rutter (1945-). Score. 88 pages. Oxford University Press Digital #9780193702523. Published by Oxford University Press Digital
ISBN 9780193702523.<br> <br> For soprano or mezzo-soprano solo, SATB chorus and either full orchestra or chamber orchestra. Minimum recommended string forces for the chamber ensemble are 2.2.2.1.1. Full scores, vocal scores, and instrumental parts are available on hire.
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John Rutter (1945-)
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Magnificat
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Magnificat - Chamber Orchestra Score and Parts
Orchestra
Arranged by Jonathan Willcocks. For Full Orchestra. Major Work. Advent. Published by Roger…
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Arranged by Jonathan Willcocks. For Full Orchestra. Major Work. Advent. Published by Roger Dean Publishing
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Magnificat - Chamber Orchestra Score and Parts
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Carson Cooman: The Acts of the Apostles (2009), an oratorio for baritone, chorus, congregation/audie
Chamber Orchestra
Chamber Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.533578 Composed by Carson Co…
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Chamber Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.533578 Composed by Carson Cooman. Christian,Contemporary,Spiritual. Score and parts. 189 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #3025409. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533578). The Acts of the Apostles (2009), an oratorio for baritone, chorus, congregation/audience, and chamber orchestra (piano, organ, strings-suggested minimum of 3.3.3.2.1),was commissioned by The Memorial Church at Harvard University. It is dedicated to Edward Elwyn Jones and theHarvard University Choir.The biblical books of Luke and Acts form a pair of documents from a single author and with a single audience (thelikely-metaphorical “Theophilusâ€), yet they are unusual for being composed in such contrasting genres. Luke’sgospel, using Mark as a primary source throughout, features a comparable literary style to that of the otherevangelists. Acts, by contrast, is a historical monograph that charts the birth of the Church with dramatic storiesabout—and speeches from—the apostles, painting a vivid, if not necessarily chronological, picture of their victoriesand struggles. As such, it is a book that provides excellent source material for a dramatic choral libretto of this scale.Although much of Acts is focused on the ministry of Saul/Paul, this oratorio draws most of its material from thefirst third of the book, prior to and including the conversion of Saul. In the Prologue, Christ’s ascension is narratedand—following an orchestral Sinfonia—the chorus sings words of Jesus from the Sermon on the Plain in Luke’sgospel that foreshadow many of the trials the apostles go on to face. The astounding account of Pentecost follows:here, words from the book of Ruth, customarily read on the feast of Shavuot (Pentecost), are included, telling thestory of a Moabite woman who converted to the Israelite faith—a parallel to the expansion of the Christian messageto all nations by the gift of the Holy Spirit. The Prayer for Boldness, quoting Psalm 2, asks God for protection fromthe threats of persecution that the apostles will now face.Stephen, regarded as the proto-martyr of the Christian Church, offers one of the most developed speeches in Acts,only a small portion of which is presented here. Full of scriptural references, including the quotation from Isaiah“Heaven is my throne…â€, the end of the narrative is remarkable for two reasons: firstly, Stephen’s final wordsmirror those of Christ on the cross in Luke’s gospel—where Jesus forgives his executioners and prays “Father, intoyour hands I commend my spirit†(Luke 23:46); secondly, Saul is specifically mentioned as one who approved ofStephen’s stoning, indicative of the redemptive possibilities of the Christian message.The account of the baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch here in the oratorio ends with the First Song of Isaiah—whilenot quoted in Acts, it seems a fitting conclusion to the scene as Philip and the eunuch were reading Isaiah together,and the canticle has often been associated by Christians with the rite of baptism. Similarly, the story of Saul’sConversion is followed here by a Christological poem found in Paul’s letter to the Philippians, though it is likely aquotation from an earlier source. It is often regarded as the earliest extant Christian hymn.The Acts of the Apostles concludes with Luke’s realistic assessment that in spite of Paul’s energetic evangelism manyremained unconvinced by the Christian message. At the heart of both Luke’s gospel and Acts is the tension betweenthe uniquely important role of the Jewish traditions that Jesus himself practiced and the expansion of the gospel togentiles, of whom Luke himself is one. It is appropriate, therefore, to follow Paul’s message of salvation to thegentiles with the Magnificat: a canticle that emphasizes the promises of God to the people of Israel throughouthistory.Three traditional hymn texts are found in the oratorio, each set congregationally to a pre-existing tune. The first,“Spirit of mercy, truth, and love†is an eighteenth century poem that e.
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Carson Cooman
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Carson Cooman: The Acts of the Apostles
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