Magnificat (C. P. E. Bach)

Magnificat
by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Heimsuchung, occasion of Mary's song of praise, Rubens school, Unionskirche, Idstein
KeyD major
Catalogue
  • Wq 215
  • H.772
Bible textLuke 1:46–55
Composed1749 (1749): Berlin
Published1829 (1829): Bonn by N. Simrock
Movements9
VocalSATB choir and solo
Instrumental
  • 2 horns
  • 2 traverse flutes
  • 2 oboes
  • bassoon
  • 2 violins
  • viola
  • continuo
  • (optional:) 3 trumpets
  • timpani
The composer, 1773

The Magnificat, Wq 215, H.772, by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach is a musical setting of the biblical canticle Magnificat as an extended composition for voices and orchestra in nine movements, composed in Berlin in 1749. It is the composer's first extant major choral composition.