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Magnificat in E-flat major, BWV 243a

BWV 243a ; BC E 13 Magnificat à 3 Trombe Tamburi 2 Hautb. Basson. 2 Vioinin. Viola 5 Vociè Continuo
Baroque E♭ major
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Composed
1723/07/02, rev. 1723/12/25 (with 4 Christmas inserts)
First published
1862 (BGA)
Period
Baroque
Catalogue
BWV 243a ; BC E 13
Dedication
Movements
12

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12 movements + 4 insertions (appendix):; 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; 4 insertions (Christmas, 1723):; Vom Himmel hoch (SATB) (after Et exultavit); Freut euch und jubiliert (SSAT, continuo) (after Quia fecit mihi magna); Gloria in excelsis Deo (SSATB with colla parte instruments & violino obligato) (after Fecit potentiam); Virga Jesse Floruit (fragment) (S, B, continuo) (after Esurientes implevit bonis)

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