Magnifi Cat

The arrival of a stray cat at the Pearly Gates brings chaos to a computerland heaven where he is believed to be an emissary of Satan.

A choral worship cantata by Franz Schubert, edited by Robert S. Hines in SATB voicing.

This edition, edited by Clayton J. Westermann, actually represents both versions of Vivaldi’s work named Magnificat. Editorial and performance suggestions are presented in brackets, including tempo and dynamic markings. There are alternate versions of several of the sections and the choir and soloist parts are presented on separate staves over the piano reduction. This sacred work is for SATB with SSATB Soli. Includes: * Magnificat * Et Exultavit * Et Misericordia * Fecit Potentiam * Deposuit * Esurientes * Suscepit Israel * Sicut Locutus * Gloria * Et Exultavit (2nd version for Apollonia) * Quia Respexit (2nd version for La Bolognese) * Quia Fecit (2nd version for Chiaretta) * Sicut Locutus (2nd version for Albetta)

“Fascinating . . . May has cemented her position as one of this generation's foremost storytellers. . . .This satisfying end to a remarkable feat of the imagination is a necessary purchase.”—Library Journal By the mid-twenty-first century, humanity is beginning to enjoy membership in the Galactic Milieu. Human colonies are thriving on numerous planets, life on Earth is peaceful and prosperous, and as more humans are being born with metapsychic abilities, it will not be long before these gifted minds at last achieve total Unity. But xenophobia is deeply rooted in the human soul. A growing corps of rebels plots to keep the people of Earth forever separate, led by a man obsessed with human superiority: Marc Remillard. Marc's goal is nothing less than the elevation of human metapsychics above all others, by way of artificial enhancement of mental faculties. His methods are unpalatable, his goal horrific. And so Marc and his coconspirators continue their work in secret. Only the very Unity he fears and abhors can foil Marc's plans. And only his brother, Jack the Bodiless, and the young woman called Diamond Mask can hope to lead the metaconcert to destroy Marc, Unify humanity, and pave the way for the Golden Age of the Galactic Milieu to begin . . . “A certain crowd-pleaser.”—Kirkus Reviews

MAGNIFICAT PUNS gives new meaning to the word PURRseverance. --Joan O'Brien, Andover, VT PURRsonally speaking, I had lots of fun trying to figure out these brain teasers. --Barbara Murray, Mesa, AZ MAGNIFICAT PUNS accomplished its PURRPUSS of making me laugh. --Joe Martz, New York City I found the puns to be very CATchy. --Pat Chaplain, Easton, MD We hope to PURRsuade everyone we know to buy this book! --Fritz and Mary Kautz, Mahwah, NJ