Composition: Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Magnificat in D-Dur |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 243 |
| Instrumentation | 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 12 |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | 1732 |
| First published | 1811 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Magnificats |
| Language | Latin |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorus: Magnificat anima mea | — | — | — |
| Aria: Et Exultavit | — | — | — |
| Aria: Quia respexit | — | — | — |
| Chorus: Omnes generationes | — | — | — |
| Aria: Quia fecit mihi magna | — | — | — |
| Duetto: Et Misericordia | — | — | — |
| Chorus: Fecit potentiam | — | — | — |
| Aria: Deposuit | — | — | — |
| Aria: Esurientes | — | — | — |
| Terzetto: Suscepit Israel | — | — | — |
| Chorus: Sicut locutus est | — | — | — |
| Chorus: Gloria Patri | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | organ | Emmanuel Legrand |
| view | Selections | organ | Robert Schaab |
| view | Selections | 3 trumpets, timpani and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Chorus: 'Magnificat anima mea' (No.1) | 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Chorus: 'Magnificat anima mea' (No.1) | 3 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Et Exultavit' (No.2) | 3 violins, viola and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos violin, 3 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Et Exultavit' (No.2) | 2 violins, viola and cello violin, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Quia respexit' (No.3) | oboe damore, violin and cello oboe damore, viola and cello oboe damore and 2 cellos 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Quia respexit' (No.3) | soprano, cello and continuo | Alain Brunet |
| view | Aria: 'Quia respexit' (No.3) | soprano, cello and keyboard | Alain Brunet |
| view | Aria: 'Quia respexit' (No.3) | organ and soprano | Alain Brunet |
| view | Aria: 'Quia respexit' (No.3) | organ | Alain Brunet |
| view | Chorus: 'Omnes generationes' (No.4) | 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Quia fecit mihi magna' (No.5) | violin and viola violin and cello 2 violas viola and cello 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Duetto: 'Et Misericordia' (No.6) | 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | Peter Lang |
| view | Duetto: 'Et Misericordia' (No.6) | alto, tenor and organ | Alain Brunet |
| view | Aria: 'Deposuit' (No.8) | 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Esurientes' (No.9) | 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos 2 flutes, violin and cello 2 flutes, viola and cello 2 flutes and 2 cellos flute, 2 violins and cello flute, violin, viola and cello flute, violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Esurientes' (No.9) | alto and organ | Alain Brunet |
| view | Aria: 'Esurientes' (No.9) | 4 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' (No.10) | piccolo, 2 flutes, alto flute and bass flute | Farid Zehar |
| view | Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' (No.10) | oboe, 3 clarinets and bass clarinet | Farid Zehar |
| view | Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' (No.10) | oboe, 3 clarinets and bassoon | Farid Zehar |
| view | Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' (No.10) | piccolo clarinet, 3 clarinets and bass clarinet | Farid Zehar |
| view | Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' (No.10) | 3 trumpets and 2 trombones | Farid Zehar |
| view | Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' (No.10) | 4 trumpets and trombone | Farid Zehar |
| view | Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' (No.10) | 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, 2 violins and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' (No.10) | — | Farid Zehar |
| view | Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' (No.10) | organ | Peter Bækgaard |
| view | Chorus: 'Sicut locutus est' (No.11) | 5 recorders | Jaap Wiebes |
| view | Chorus: 'Sicut locutus est' (No.11) | piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 alto flutes and bass flute | Farid Zehar |
| view | Chorus: 'Sicut locutus est' (No.11) | 4 clarinets and 2 bass clarinets | Farid Zehar |
| view | Chorus: 'Sicut locutus est' (No.11) | 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon and contrabassoon | Farid Zehar |
| view | Chorus: 'Sicut locutus est' (No.11) | 3 clarinets, 2 bassoons and contrabassoon | Farid Zehar |
| view | Chorus: 'Sicut locutus est' (No.11) | 3 trumpets, 2 trombones and tuba | Farid Zehar |
| view | Chorus: 'Sicut locutus est' (No.11) | 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Chorus: 'Sicut locutus est' (No.11) | organ | William Thomas Best |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1700 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | 1924 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | 1. Chorus: 'Magnificat anima mea' (Choir SSATB) · view 2. Aria: 'Et Exultavit' (Soprano) · view 3. Aria: 'Quia respexit' (Soprano) · view 4. Chorus: 'Omnes generationes' (Choir SSATB) · view 5. Aria: 'Quia fecit mihi magna' (Bass) · view 6. Duetto: 'Et Misericordia' (Alto, Tenor) · view 7. Chorus: 'Fecit potentiam' (Choir SSATB) · view 8. Aria: 'Deposuit' (Tenor) · view 9. Aria: 'Esurientes' (Alto) · view 10. Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' (Soprano, Soprano, Alto) · view 11. Chorus: 'Sicut locutus' (Choir SSATB) · view 12. Chorus: 'Gloria Patri' (Choir SSATB) · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1700 | 4. Chorus: 'Omnes generationes' 5. Aria: 'Quia fecit mihi magna' · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 Oboe d'amore 1, 2 (or Clarinet 1, 2 (A)) · view Bassoon · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (D) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view Harpsichord · view Organ · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Bärenreiter | 1955 | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 (both optionally also Oboe d'amore) · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (D) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses/Bassoons · view Organ (Continuo) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1, Oboe d'amore 1 · view Oboe 2, Oboe d'amore 2 · view Trumpet 1 (D) · view Trumpet 2 (D) · view Trumpet 3 (D) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos and Basses · view Continuo · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1, Oboe d'amore 1 · view Oboe 2, Oboe d'amore 2 · view Trumpet 1 (D) · view Trumpet 2 (D) · view Trumpet 3 (D) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo (Cellos, Basses, Organ) · view Chorus Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Emmanuel Legrand | 2018 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Robert Forberg | — | Complete Score (Nos.6, 9, 11) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 3 trumpets, timpani and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Magnificat anima mea' (No.1) | Arrangement for 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Magnificat anima mea' (No.1) | Arrangement for 3 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Et Exultavit' (No.2) | Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos violin, 3 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Et Exultavit' (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello violin, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Quia respexit' (No.3) | Arrangement for oboe damore, violin and cello oboe damore, viola and cello oboe damore and 2 cellos 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Quia respexit' (No.3) | Arrangement for soprano, cello and continuo |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: 'Quia respexit' (No.3) | Arrangement for soprano, cello and keyboard |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: 'Quia respexit' (No.3) | Arrangement for organ and soprano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: 'Quia respexit' (No.3) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Omnes generationes' (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Quia fecit mihi magna' (No.5) | Arrangement for violin and viola violin and cello 2 violas viola and cello 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts ( C major ) · view |
| view | Duetto: 'Et Misericordia' (No.6) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Duetto: 'Et Misericordia' (No.6) | Arrangement for alto, tenor and organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: 'Deposuit' (No.8) | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Esurientes' (No.9) | Arrangement for 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos 2 flutes, violin and cello 2 flutes, viola and cello 2 flutes and 2 cellos flute, 2 violins and cello flute, violin, viola and cello flute, violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts ( C major ) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Esurientes' (No.9) | Arrangement for alto and organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: 'Esurientes' (No.9) | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score (SATB recorders) · view Soprano Recorder · view Alto Recorder · view Tenor Recorder · view Bass Recorder · view |
| view | Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' (No.10) | Arrangement for piccolo, 2 flutes, alto flute and bass flute |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' (No.10) | Arrangement for oboe, 3 clarinets and bass clarinet |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' (No.10) | Arrangement for oboe, 3 clarinets and bassoon |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' (No.10) | Arrangement for piccolo clarinet, 3 clarinets and bass clarinet |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' (No.10) | Arrangement for 3 trumpets and 2 trombones |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' (No.10) | Arrangement for 4 trumpets and trombone |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' (No.10) | Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, 2 violins and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' (No.10) | Arrangement |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' (No.10) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score (with cantus firmus*) · view Complete Score ( D minor , transposed) · view About the transcription · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Sicut locutus est' (No.11) | Arrangement for 5 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Sicut locutus est' (No.11) | Arrangement for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 alto flutes and bass flute |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Sicut locutus est' (No.11) | Arrangement for 4 clarinets and 2 bass clarinets |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Sicut locutus est' (No.11) | Arrangement for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon and contrabassoon |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Sicut locutus est' (No.11) | Arrangement for 3 clarinets, 2 bassoons and contrabassoon |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Sicut locutus est' (No.11) | Arrangement for 3 trumpets, 2 trombones and tuba |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score (E) · view Complete Score (D) · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Sicut locutus est' (No.11) | Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Sicut locutus est' (No.11) | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | — | Complete Recording · file | ||
| view | Synthesized | — | Karl Richter (conductor) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | — | Complete Recording · file | ||
| view | Synthesized | — | Héctor Valls (piano) | — | 3. Aria. 'Quia respexit humilitatem' (soprano 1) · file 9. Aria. 'Esurientes implevit bonis' (alto) · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | 1. Chorus: 'Magnificat anima mea' · file 2. Aria: 'Et Exultavit' · file 3. Aria: 'Quia respexit' · file 4. Chorus: 'Omnes generationes' · file 5. Aria: 'Quia fecit mihi magna' · file 6. Duetto: 'Et Misericordia' · file 7. Chorus: 'Fecit potentiam' · file 8. Aria: 'Deposuit' · file 9. Aria: 'Esurientes' · file 10. Terzetto: 'Suscepit Israel' · file 11. Chorus: 'Sicut locutus' · file 12. Chorus: 'Gloria Patri' · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Chorus: 'Magnificat anima mea' (No.1) | For 3 Trumpets, Timpani and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Aria: 'Esurientes' (No.9) | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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