The first verse ("Magnificat") is sung by the soprano soloist. The next verses are sung as an Arioso alternatingly by the soloists and the choir. The setting is followed by the doxology Gloria Patri, starting by an unison on "Gloria Patri", the retake of the melody of the first verse on "Sicut erat", and concludes with a 23-bar long fugal Amen. Mean duration: 5 minutes.
Date of composition | 1852 |
Premiered | 1852, August 15th in Sankt Florian, Austria |
First published | 1996, Paul Hawkshaw |
Dedicated to | Ignaz Traumihler |
Tonality | B-flat Major |
Catalogue | WAB 24 |
Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
- SATB
Voice - Solo voices ; Orchestra Organ |
Autotranslations beta |
Anton Bruckner: Magnificat en si bémol majeur, WAB 24 Anton Bruckner: Magnificat in si bemolle maggiore, WAB 24 Anton Bruckner: Magnificat B-dur, WAB 24 |