- Magnificat Quinti Toni
[15:18]
The subject of Fugue faults but one note of a traditional Hebrew chant (Maoz Tzur, or Rock of Ages), which it precedes by at least a couple of
centuries. Fugue 2 is in 4 voices, Fugue 3 switches meters to 12/8 and ends with a rocking pattern. Fugue 4 returns to common meter and the subject
appears to modulate within. Fugue 5 is brightened by a sassy repeated note and a few extra ornaments. Fugue 6 is a bit fanfare-like. Fugue 7 is very
brief. Fugue 8 has a naïve, childlike subject based on the interval of a second. Fugue 9 also uses an almost identical motiv for the subject.
Fugue 10, in 12/8 meter, has a gentle rocking rhythm. Fugue 11 wakes the listener from the previous reverie. Fugue 12 brings this set of fugues to a
stately conclusion with virtually the entire extended sample set.
Instrument:
Virtual organ set from 1698 Starck organ at Monastery Church of Zlata Koruna, Czech Republic - Samples by Jiri Zurek
- Chorale Text
German:
Meine Seele erhebet den Herrn, und mein Geist freuet sich Gottes meines Heilands.
English:
My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my Spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
--St. Luke 1:46-47
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