Sheet Music: ScoreMagnificat II : for soprano, flute, cello and harp / by Jennifer Fowler.by Jennifer Fowler (2000)
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Magnificat II is a setting in Latin of the text which has inspired many composers over the centuries. Being a unique combination of the human joy of a young woman who finds that she is nurturing a new life, with the religious fervour of someone who finds she has gained a new insight into the nature of God, it has obvious attractions for a woman composer, despite the huge wealth of previous settings.
Musically, I have tried to reflect the fact that the text contains elements of both rapt inner contemplation and awe, combined with exuberance and joy. Sections and phrases which begin with a centred inward circling, open out into greater exuberance, and the reverse also happens. The music progresses in waves - either opening out, or withdrawing inward.
The combination of soprano voice with flute, cello and harp contains sources of sound which are produced in quite different ways. I have drawn on both the similarities and differences between the instruments, and each instrument has a chance to make a solo contribution within the piece.
Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 facsimile score (22p. -- B4 (portrait))
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 15 min.
Includes programme note and performance notes for flute and cello.
Notation programme: Sibelius 1.22 for PC
Computer-notated score.
Manuscript with composer.
Copyright held by Jennifer Fowler.
Parts: players play from score, printed one side only, on separate sheets.
Text: Magnificat from the Bible (St Luke i).
Winner of a Miriam Gideon Prize from the International Association of Women in Music (IAWM), 2003.
Typeset edition.
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