Heinrich Kaminski
Magnificat
Short instrumentation: 2 1 1 2 - 2 2 0 0 - timp, perc, hp, cel, harm, str
Duration: 18'
Choir: choir off-stage SATB
Solos:
viola
soprano
Instrumentation details:
1st flute
2nd flute
oboe
clarinet in Bb
bassoon
contrabassoon
1st horn in F
2nd horn in F
1st trumpet in F
2nd trumpet in F
timpani
percussion
celesta
harp
violin I
violin II
viola
violoncello
contrabass
harmonium
Kaminski - Magnificat for soprano, viola, small off-stage choir and orchestra
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Heinrich Kaminski
Kaminski: MagnificatOrchestration: für Sopran, Viola, kleinen Fernchor und Orchester
Type: Klavierauszug
Language: Lateinisch
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Heinrich Kaminski’s work is rich in sacred music; it includes psalm settings, sacred choruses and songs and a Magnificat for soprano solo, viola solo, orchestra and small offstage choir. It is the composer’s rendition of Mary’s ecstatic song of praise to the Lord, the viola symbolising her virgin’s soul and the invisible choir representing the angels. The composer said it was “. . .Mary’s hymn of praise, elicited by the shining message of the Annunciation and thus the rejoicing of every soul illuminated by that light.” Kaminski’s Magnificat was frequently performed, sometimes paired with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, until the Nazis banned his works.