5. Fecit potentiam

From Magnificat, Wq 215, Hamburg Version

Composer	Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Key	A major
Meter	2/4
Tempo	Allegro

German text	English translation
Fecit potentiam in brachio suo; dispersit superbos mente cordis sui.	He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
	Translation © The Packard Humanities Institute

About the text

• Author: Bible
• (Probably mostly) Luke I: 46-55

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: The Packard Humanities Institute, p. 55
• Bach Digital ›
• cpebach.org ›
• Scores at IMSLP ›
• Wikipedia ›

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