the magnificat: facets and research paths

The Magnificat: Facets and

Research Paths

December 16, 2009

LSC831 Fall 2009

Elizabeth F. McLean

“The Magnificat is such a beautiful prayer that

the Church uses it every day at Evening

Prayer, in the Liturgy of the Hours. It perfectly

summarizes Mary's faith and trust in God and

is also the longest direct quote from any

woman in the New Testament. In the

Women's Bible Commentary, author Jane

Schaberg writes: "The Magnificat is the great

New Testament song of liberation—personal

and social, moral and economic—a

revolutionary document of intense conflict and

victory."

(McCloskey, 2004.

http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/May2004/Wiseman.asp)

Subject facets

Religious Significance

Criticism, interpretation

Performances, Performers, Practices

History and Criticism

Geographic survey

Recital repertoire

Instrumental history

Monophony, Polyphony

Modern forms

General Research Strategies

Library Catalogs

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Subject or Composer Bibliographies

Indexes (Indices)

Dissertations & Theses (EDTs)

Discographies, Streaming Audio Services

Special Works or Resources

Special sets or resources

International Societies

Musicological Publication of the

International Bruckner Society plus

companion score

Special Archives & Collections

Libraries and their Catalogs

What libraries will you want to check

Special Collections

Subject Expertise

Explore the Catalogs

http://libraries.cua.edu/musicoll/index.ht

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http://libraries.cua.edu/relicoll/index.html

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Broad topic coverage

Begins to familiarize aspects of the

topic for further study

Identifies important and historically

valuable sources to consult

Used in this project:

Grove Music Online

Oxford Music Online

Bibliographies

Comprehensive reference tools

Provide extensive, scholarly

annotations and descriptions

May help to broaden or narrow scope

of project

Bibliographies-in this project

Music Reference and Research

Materials

The Sources of Polyphonic Magnificat

and Te Deum Settings until the

Middle of the 16th Century

Bibliographies-in this project

German Sacred Polyphonic Vocal

Music between Schütz and Bach

Sacred Music. Part 1. Hymns,

Magnificats, Motets and Passions

Choral Music: A Research and

Information Guide (Routledge Music

Bibliographies)

Indexes: Periodicals, Dissertations

RILM Abstracts

JSTOR/Project Muse

Directory of Open Access Journals

RISM

IPM Online incorporate of Heyer and Hill & Stevens editions of historical sets, collected editions and musical monuments

ProQuest Dissertation Abstracts International (CUA)

Discographies

Serve a similar function as song indexes

for score anthologies

Historical and musicological studies

Repertory studies, reception histories,

performance histories

Facilitate access to every title on disc

International Bibliography of Discographies:

Classical Music & Jazz & Blues*

NAXOS*

SONIC (Library of Congress)

WorldCAT*=used in this project

Facets for research:

Recordings

Modalities, Forms

Contemporary

Geo-political

Instrumentation, voicing

Repertory

Criticism

Composers, Compositions

Theological

Musicological

Magnificat