• Mattias Sjöberg
  • Magnificat & Nunc dimittis (2018)
    (Version for SATB and organ)

  • C.F. Peters GmbH & Co. KG (World)
  • SATB; org
  • SATB
  • 7 min
  • Luke 1:46–55 and Luke 2:29–32

Programme Note

The Magnificat is a powerful statement of a powerful text – Mary’s praise and prophesying are not the words of a timid person but of a young woman filled with the spirit of God. The music shows this vitality and expressive spirit in a very direct setting of the words, along with musical symbols and clues to be discovered.

Nunc dimittis, the Canticle of Simeon, is by contrast the song of a person at the very end of his life. This setting brings out the everlasting trust in God’s fulfillment, even when life is coming to an end.

Two different songs of trust and praise, the first at the beginning of life and the second at the end.

Magnificat c. 5 minutes
Nunc dimittis c. 4 minutes