Magnificat in G, Op 81

Edited for recorder ensemble.

Originally composed for treble solo voice, SATB choir and organ, the voice parts have been kept intact in the "top choir" and the organ part has been shared out amongst the "bottom choir" which comprises six parts. Includes introductory notes by the arranger.

Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (30 September 1852 – 29 March 1924) was an Anglo-Irish composer, music teacher, and conductor of the late Romantic era. Born to a well-off and highly musical family in Dublin, Stanford was educated at the University of Cambridge before studying music in Leipzig and Berlin. He was instrumental in raising the status of the Cambridge University Musical Society, attracting international stars to perform with it.

1. Allegro

Score 10 pages.  11 parts @ 2 pages ea.