Composer / Author:	Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel
Title:	Magnificat Wq 215
	arranged for soloists (SATB) mixed choir (SATB) and organ
Detailed instrumentation:	Soprano solo, Alto solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Mixed choir (SATB), Organ
Volume / Series:	Choir & Organ
Arranger:	Köhs, Andreas
Product format:	Score
Includes the following individual parts:	Voice, Mixed choir, Organ
Level of difficulty (D):	3
Publisher:	Bärenreiter
Binding:	Paperback
Pages / Format:	27,0 x 19,0 cm
Weight:	265 g

 

- Description

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach wrote his first great vocal composition, the Magnificat , in 1749 at the age of 35. It bears all the earmarks of “audition music”, i.e. a piece that organists and choir directors had to submit when applying for a new position. This feature is especially evident in its stylistic variety, which makes the work a rewarding and colorful challenge for all church choirs.

 

Special attractions are the work's contrapuntal passages, which are very similiar in sound and structure to those of J. S. Bach’s B minor Mass. The present arrangement for soloists, chorus and organ is intended as a self contained version accessible to a wide range of choirs , even those with limited financial means.

 

 

- Self contained version for soloists (SATB), chorus (SATB) and organ

- Ideal for use in church and concert hall

- Clear and well presented organ part

- Duration: ca. 40 minutes