Palestrina | Magnificat primi toni [á 8; Voces8]

Canticle of Blessed Virgin Mary for eight voices composed by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

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Source: Ioannis Petraloysii Praenestini, XXXV Magnificat. Hæc Cantica B.M.V. in tres libros cum Appendice divisa ex codicibus tam impressis tam manuscriptis redegit Franciscus Haberl. Lipsiæ, Breitkopf et Haertel, suis sumptibus et typis presserunt. Liber tertius - Appendix. Edited by Franz Xaver Haberl (1840-1910). Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, (1885).
Notes → Transcription: Andrea Francesco Scalia

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[RealDukeOfEarl]

Exultavit spiritum meum in Deus salutaris noster. <3

[jlrv]

so tendre, o o o a a a e e e the Gloria : the best of the song (for me)

[djmudflaps]

It's not a race, enjoy the music and slow down

[AlainNaigeon]

I'm not known for liking slow tempi, but I find this too quick, I'd like to taste Palestrina's counterpoint a little more

[Ammazzadraghi]

Buona esecuzione, vocalmente, ma ho dovuto rallentarla al 75% della velocità. Ma che avevate fretta di finire?

[NoiseGrinder]

Far too fast. Some of the smaller value notes are so fast and slurred as to be hardly discernible. A crass 21st Century mutilation of renaissance Catholic piety. Devout religious in the 16th Century had a slower and more contemplative lifestyle. more patience and more robust attention spans. They weren't in such a rush to get back to their iphones to see what the latest facebook update.