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Quia respexit [Magnificat: sop.]
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You are purchasing high quality sheet music PDF files suitable for printing or viewing on digital devices.Johann Sebastian Bach (March 1685 – July 1750) born in Eisenach, was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period.
Known for his prolific output of music across many forms of music, he is regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music.
He died in Leipzig in July 1750.
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"Magnificat" BWV 243 from Luke 1:47
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Soprano aria Quia respexit .
Latin text:
Quia respexit humilitatem,
humilitatem, ancillæ suæ,
ecce enim ex hoc beatam,
beatam me dicent.
English translation:
For he has noticed the modesty (humility)
of his handmaiden,
and so from now onwards,
for all generations,
they will call me blessed.
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) pronunciation of the German text:
kwˈia respˈeksit ʊmilitˈatem,
ʊmilitˈatem, ant͡ʃˈillɛ sˈuɛ,
ˈɛt͡ʃːe ˈenim ˈɛks ˈok beˈatam,
beˈatam mˈe dˈit͡ʃent.