Magnificat and Nunc dimittis .- Nunc dimittis (1961)
Collegium Sancti Johannis Cantabrigiense
... Composed for the 450th Anniversay of the Foundation of St. John's College, Cambridge, 1961 ...
Tippett, Michael (1905-1998) [ Great Britain ]
Edition
Published by
Schott Music Ltd
[Great Britain]
, 1962
Ref. :
S & Co. 6429
(6 p.)
, "Schott's contemporary choral music"
Type of material:
Full score
Other titles on the same score:
Magnificat
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
(1960-1969)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Canticle ; Liturgy
Mood of the piece:
adagio ; calm
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
Soprano (1) ad libitum (1 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Organ
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Organ (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
atonal
Duration:
3.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Evensong ; Christmas ; Circumcision
Musicological Sources:
First performed on Tuesday, 13th March 1962 by the St. John's College Chapel Choir conducted by George Guest
Biblical references:
Luke :
2:29-32
Source of text:
Book of Common Prayer
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Princeton, USA
Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under :
Perf. Coll. # 737A (37 copies)
Wetzlar, Germany
Deutsches Centrum für Chormusik
Siegmund-Hiepe Str. 28-32 / D-35579 Wetzlar
Tel. (+49) (0)6431-9717271. Email : kontakt@chorwelt.info . Web: https://www.dcfc.de