Benedictusn.
1. The fifth movement in the service of the Mass, beginning with the words ‘Benedictus qui venit’; (the name is given both to the words of the service, and to their musical setting).
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Benedictus1880
1880 G. Grove Dict. Music II. 233/1 After the Elevation..the Choir begin the Benedictus, in soft low tones.
2. The hymn of Zacharias (Luke i. 68), used as a canticle in the morning service of the Church of England.
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Benedictus1549
benedicitec1661
prophecy1730
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MagnificatOE
nunc dimittisOE
Benedictus1549
benedicitec1661
requiem1772
prophecy1853
Agnus1961
1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Mattyns f. iiiv And after the seconde lesson..shalbe vsed Benedictus..in Englishe as foloweth.
1641 S. Marshall Peace-offering 33 Uttering a Benedictus or Te Deum laudamus.
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