Magnificat in E-flat major, BWV 243a (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 12 movements + 4 insertions
Composition Year 1723/07/02, rev. 1723/12/25 (with 4 Christmas inserts)
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Related Works Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 (Second Version)

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1723.
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach P 38
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1723-12-25.
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie II, Band 3 (pp.1-64)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1955. Plate BA 5003.
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches.
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Copyist Johann Heinrich Michel (1739–1810)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1760-89).
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach P 37
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Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822–1892)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 11.1 (pp.101-12)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1862. Plate B.W. XI (1).
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
Eduard Müller (1912–1983), transposition
Publisher. Info. Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1969.
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Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A3339.
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Misc. Notes Measures 30-45 of Virga Jesse Floruit adapted from BWV 110. WorldCat
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Gloria in excelsis Deo (No.7b)

For Organ (Best)
Arranger William Thomas Best (1826–1897)
Publisher. Info. Arrangements from the Scores of the Great Masters, Vol.2 (pp.272)
London: Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d. Plate 2229.
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Sicut locutus est (No.11)

For Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Alto Flutes and Bass Flute (Zehar)

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Misc. Notes 1 Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Flutes in G, 1 Bass Flute
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For 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, Bassoon and Contrabassoon (Zehar)

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For 4 Clarinets and 2 Bass Clarinets (Zehar)

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Misc. Notes 4 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bass Clarinets
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For 3 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and Contrabassoon (Zehar)

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For 3 Trumpets, 2 Trombones and Tuba (Zehar)

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Misc. Notes 3 Trumpets in Bb, 2 Trombones, 1 Tuba
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Virga Jesse Floruit (Insertion No.4)

For 3 Recorders (Tennent)
Arranger R.D. Tennent
Publisher. Info. R.D. Tennent
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection, and are also included in the Mondrup Recorder Collection. Transposed to B♭ major. Measures 30-45 adapted from BWV 110.
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General Information

Work Title Magnificat in Es-Dur
Alternative. Title Magnificat à 3 Trombe Tamburi 2 Hautb. Basson. 2 Vioinin. Viola 5 Vociè Continuo
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 179694268; LCCN: no2006040491; GND: 300630859; [3 more...]BNF: 13909559b; NLA: 36038302; BNE: XX3386003
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 243a ; BC E 13
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJB 383
Key E-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 12 movements + 4 insertions (appendix):
  1. Chorus: Magnificat anima mea
  2. Aria: Et Exultavit
  3. Aria: Quia respexit
  4. Chorus: Omnes generationes
  5. Aria: Quia fecit mihi magna
  6. Duetto: Et Misericordia
  7. Chorus: Fecit potentiam
  8. Aria: Deposuit
  9. Aria: Esurientes
  10. Terzetto: Suscepit Israel
  11. Chorus: Sicut locutus est
  12. Chorus: Gloria Patri
  • 4 insertions (Christmas, 1723):
  1. Vom Himmel hoch (SATB) (after Et exultavit)
  2. Freut euch und jubiliert (SSAT, continuo) (after Quia fecit mihi magna)
  3. Gloria in excelsis Deo (SSATB with colla parte instruments & violino obligato) (after Fecit potentiam)
  4. Virga Jesse Floruit (fragment) (S, B, continuo) (after Esurientes implevit bonis)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1723/07/02, rev. 1723/12/25 (with 4 Christmas inserts)
First Performance. 1723/07/02 in Leipzig; rep. 1723/12/25 in Leipzig
First Publication. 1862 (BGA)
Librettist Bible, Luke 1:46–55
Language Latin
Dedication Feast of Visitation of Mary
Christmas Day
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass; mixed chorus (SSATB), orchestra
InstrDetail 2 oboes, bassoon, 3 trumpets, timpani, strings, continuo
Related Works Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 (Second Version)
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia article
Bach-Cantatas.com
Bach.de (German)
Magnificat -  Scores at Sheet Music Plus
Extra Information This original version was first performed on the Feast of Visitation, 1723 at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig under the composer's direction (and repeated on Christmas Day, 1723, with 4 insertions). The work was subsequently revised as the Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 (1732/1735) and performed in its revised version in 1733.

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