De Victoria/ Tenebrae/ Short - Tomas Luis de Victoria: Tenebrae Responsories AEC Music While the canticle Magnificat has

While the canticle Magnificat has often been set to music as it is a regular part of Catholic vespers and Anglican evensong

Mel Ferrer

whose classical style belies the composer's quintessential fierceness

'Elephant' and 'Kangaroos'

De Victoria/ Tenebrae/ Short - Tomas Luis de Victoria: Tenebrae Responsories AEC Music While the canticle Magnificat hasTenebrae return to the sublime music of Tomas Luis De Victoria on Signum with this recording of his timeless Tenebrae Responsories. The works mix the words of the Gospels with other texts commenting on collective suffering written around the fourth century, and would traditionally have been performed as part of a moving service in which candles are slowly extinguished to mark the progress and suffering of Christ that forms the Passion story.