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BACH – The Magnificat Cello Sextet No.1 (‘Et misericordia’) – 6 CELLOS

Other Identification:
The Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243 by Johann Sebastian Bach is truly a jewel of the oratorio repertoire. Originally written in 1723 in E flat Major and first performed on Christmas Day, 1723, at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig under the composer’s direction. Bach subsequently revised the work substantially (1728–31), changing the key to D Major to accommodate trumpets, adding flutes, and bettering the orchestration and most notably removing all four interjections of the previous Christmas texts. These revisions allowed the Magnificat to be performed at any time of year. It is a masterpiece of the choral repertoire.

Movements or sections:
Bach’s Magnificat consists of eleven movements for the text of Luke 1:46–55, concluded by a twelfth doxology movement.

David Johnstone has prepared two movements for a cello sextet (or for larger cello ensemble). These are:
Movement 6 – “Et misericordia ejus a progenie in progenies timentibus eum” / Andante tranquillo (transposed into A minor)
Movement 11 – “Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros Abraham et semini ejus in saecula” / Fugal movement (in D Major)
These two will work perfectly performed as a small double-set.

Instrumentation:
SEXTET OF SIX CELLOS
Arranged by David Johnstone

This music is in 3 PDFs:
[1 – General Score
[2 – Cellos 1, 2, and 3
[3 – Cellos 4, 5, and 6

Approximate difficulty:
Cello 1 – Medium to Difficult
Cellos 2 to 6 – Medium

In Johnstone’s hand, the first two cello parts use a fair amount of thumb position, but are fully playable for moderate to advanced players. The other parts are technically easier, and all are conceived in an instrumental rather than in a choral way.

Dedicatee of this presentation (if applicable):
David Johnstone affectionately dedicates these new ‘creations’ to his friend, the German cellist MATTHIAS WEINMANN, a long-time cellist in the Liceo Opera Orchestra of Barcelona.

Links (Audio – Visual), and known performances given by:
BACH – Cello Sextet No.1 – Magnificat ‘Et misericordia’ – arr. for cello sextet #Bach #cello
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