They give their name to a series of 95 fugues, each written "on" one of the eight tones, by Johann Pachelbel.
A piece of this type is the penultimate movement of Thomas Tallis's Dorian Service, occurring just before the Nunc dimittis. They give their name to a series of 95 fugues, each written "on" one of the eight tones, by Johann Pachelbel. A piece of this type in G minor by Vivaldi uses two oboes only in the penultimate movement and is numbered RV610. Another piece of this type originally contained extra insertions like the hymns (*) "Vom himmel hoch" and "Virga Jesse floruit," and was written for the composer's first Christmas as Thomaskantor in Leipzig. Ten years after the premiere of that piece, the composer took out the extra hymns and transposed the piece from E-flat to D. The text of these pieces is often divided into verses such as "Et exultavit" and "Sicut locutus," and is taken from Luke chapter 1 and often called Mary's "Song of Thanksgiving." For 10 points, name these Marian canticles often performed during Vespers or Evensong, whose title comes from the incipit "My soul doth magnify the Lord."
A piece of this type is the penultimate movement of Thomas Tallis's Dorian Service, occurring just before the Nunc dimittis.
Magnificats [accept Canticle of the Virgin or Canticle of Mary or Song of Mary before Mary's name is read]