Royal Tone Magnificat
  • WittManWilsonWittManWilson
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    Does anyone know if there is sheet music available for the Royal Tone Magnificat that is sung at Notre Dame in Paris? I've looked all over google and can't find it anywhere. It is a stunning piece...not lavish or difficult, but beautiful in its simplicity.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvQ1YRN5Pr8
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  • Protasius
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    This was the second result of my Google search for "magnificat ton royal":
    Magnificat en ton royal. However in this sheet music the polyphonic and unison verses are reversed compared to the above video.
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  • M. Jackson Osborn
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    This is very nice. Can anyone say why it's called the 'ton royal'? Is there some pedigree with the ancien regime? This would make a nice offertory anthem on Advent IV, or would be really nice at a Latin vespers.
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  • WittManWilsonWittManWilson
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    It is really nice as a solo as well. The link below is split between and female/male.

    http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/IMG/mp3/07_Magnificat_du_ton_royal.mp3

    I wish I could find the accompaniment for it.
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  • SalieriSalieri
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    Does this have anything to do with Henri DuMont who wrote the Messe Royal, and two other chant Masses found in the back of French Libers?
  • SamuelDorlaque
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    Henri DuMont was Maitre de la musique at the Chapelle Royal at Versailles under Louis XIV. He wrote over 100 motets and at least 5 Messes de Plein-chant, some of which are available at the Petrucci website. He was the predecessor of Lully & Couperin. There is a very interesting recording from Versailles that includes music of DuMont. I have it at my office, will reference it later.
  • Royce Nickel
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    In a footnote at the end of his chapter on Antiphonal Psalmody of the Office, in vol. 3 of Einfuehrung in die gregorianischen Melodien, Peter Wagner notes that the "ton royal" purportedly derives from Louis XIII.
  • SamuelDorlaque
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    Re: Henri Dumont, a very interesting recording is a 5 CD set from EMI, "Musique a la Chapelle Royale de Versailles," containing sacred works of DuMont, Campra, Lully,
    de LaLande and Couperin. If you like the French Baroque, it's a fine set to have.
  • ThurlowThurlow
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    Last year I decided to try to figure out the score to this, as sheet music seems to be unavailable. There are various recordings on YouTube, some are ST, others SAT, and a couple seem to be SSAT. I've also encountered some slight variations on the organ accompaniment.

    Drawing from several recordings, I was able to piece together this Magnificat. One thing I noticed is that the text is a slightly different version from the norm: "...recordatus misericordiae suae..."

    The Tenor maintains the chant itself throughout.
    Magnificat Ton Royal.pdf
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  • JulieCollJulieColl
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    Thanks so much for this! It's gorgeous and has that inimitable French baroque sound. Very elegant.

    BTW, I recently found this SATB version of the Dumont's Missa Regia I online. It's really lovely and not difficult.
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  • WittManWilsonWittManWilson
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    Thurlow: This is fantastic, and exactly what I was looking for.
  • Chrism
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    Protasius's link has moved:

    http://www.musique-liturgique.com/en/telechargement/item/magnificat-ton-royal
    http://www.musique-liturgique.com/en/telechargement/item/magnificat-ton-royal-2

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  • andreasadiandreasadi
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    Hi
    need permission to make music video from 'SATB version of the Dumont's Missa Regia' using music and notation software
  • chonakchonak
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    The copyright notice at the bottom of the first page says that it may be "freely distributed, duplicated, and performed". If you have any questions for the arranger Hervé Lecomte, perhaps you could contact him through the web site that has the score: partitionschoeur.fr .
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