Magnificat (disambiguation)
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The Magnificat
is a canticle.
Magnificat may also refer to:
In music:
In other media:
In schools:
Magnificat
The Magnificat — also known as the Song of Mary or the Canticle of Mary — is a canticle frequently sung liturgically in Christian church services. It is one of the eight most ancient Christian hymns and perhaps the earliest Marian hymn...
is a canticle.
Magnificat may also refer to:
In music:
- Magnificat (Bach)Magnificat (Bach)The Magnificat in D major, BWV 243, is a major vocal work of Johann Sebastian Bach. It was composed for orchestra, a five-part choir and four or five soloists. The text is the canticle of Mary, mother of Jesus, as told by Luke the Evangelist .Bach composed an initial version in E flat major in 1723...
, a choral work by Johann Sebastian Bach - Magnificat (Bruckner)Magnificat (Bruckner)The Magnificat WAB 24 by Anton Bruckner is a setting of the Magnificat for vocal soloists, chorus, orchestra and organ written in 1852. It was premiered in Sankt Florian, as Bruckner had specifically composed it for the Vesper service of the church there...
, a choral work by Anton Bruckner - Magnificat (Pärt)Magnificat (Pärt)Magnificat was composed in 1989 by Arvo Pärt. A setting of the Latin Magnificat text, it is in tintinnabuli style, which was invented by Pärt in the mid 1970s. It is scored...
, a choral work by Arvo Pärt - Magnificat Baroque EnsembleMagnificat Baroque EnsembleThe Magnificat Baroque Ensemble, or Magnificat, is an early music ensemble of voices and instruments specializing in the Baroque music of the 17th century under the artistic direction of Baroque cellist Warren Stewart. Stewart founded the ensemble in San Francisco in 1989 with Baroque...
, an American early-music ensemble - Magnificat, an album by David and the GiantsDavid and the GiantsDavid and the Giants began as a rock band in Laurel, Mississippi; with the Huff brothers: David, Clay, and Ray—with Jerry Parker on drums, touring the Southeast during the 1960s. In 1977 they switched to a Christian rock format. They continued to sing and record together through 1999. Recording...
In other media:
- Magnificat (film)Magnificat (film)Magnificat is a 1993 Italian drama film directed by Pupi Avati. It was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Luigi Diberti - Lord of Malfole* Arnaldo Ninchi - Folco* Massimo Bellinzoni - Baino* Dalia Lahav - Rozal...
, a 1993 Italian drama - "Magnificat" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Magnificat (novel), a novel in the Galactic Milieu Series by Julian May
In schools:
- Magnificat AcademyMagnificat AcademyMagnificat Academy is a Catholic middle school and high school located in Warren, Massachusetts, which opened in 2005 in the Parish Hall and Rectory of St. Paul Church with 20 students. It is operated independent of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester....
, a Catholic middle school and high school in Warren, Massachusetts, U.S. - Magnificat High SchoolMagnificat High SchoolMagnificat High School is a Catholic all-girls college preparatory high school located in Rocky River, Ohio, a residential suburb west of Cleveland, Ohio. It was founded in 1955 and is sponsored by the Sisters of the Humility of Mary...
, an all-girls high school in Rocky River, Ohio, U.S.
See also
- Madonna of the Magnificat, a 1481 painting by Sandro Botticelli