Magnificat

The Magnificat is a vocal symphony of surpassing beauty and difficulty. Equal parts love song and High Mass, it was originally composed by Saint Uriel, the Composer, to his true love, the Archangel Hagar. Though she had spurned the mortal's love, the beauty of the music softened her heart, and she fell for him.

The Magnificat is generally considered to be the most difficult vocal music composition that is still performable by mortals. At that, only two mortal men have ever successfully performed the tenor part in public - the Composer himself, and the bard-priest Gabriel. Only one mortal woman, Gabriel's wife, Rachel Lost Child, has ever successfully performed the soprano part in public.

Generally, the woman's part is split between two women, and the male part split between three men. It has, on occasion, broken singers who attempted it and failed.

There are rumors beginning to circulate amongst the musical community in Luminaux that the Temple-bringer, Sir Jericho Arnon, together with his love Baelwren SummerStorm, intend to stage a concert of this work sometime soon. If true, this event will surely sell out virtually instantly, as people flock to see if the voice that restored a temple can accomplish this unsurpassed musical feat - or to see him fail.