Magnificat and Nunc dimittis | |
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For the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Indivisible Trinity Gloucester | |
Sacred choral music by Herbert Howells | |
Other name | Gloucester Service |
Text | |
Language | English |
Composed | 1946 |
Published | 1947 |
The Magnificat and Nunc dimittis for Gloucester Cathedral, also known as the Gloucester Service, is a setting by the English composer Herbert Howells of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis for the Anglican service of Evensong. Scored for four-part choir and organ, it was written in 1946 for Gloucester Cathedral. It was published by Novello in 1947.