For He That Is Mighty from “The Magnificat” by Johann Sebastian Bach

Solo Title: For He That Is Mighty from “The Magnificat”
Composer and Arranger: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arr. Peter Figert
Publisher Code: Kendor Music Inc., Kn. 12400
Date Published: 1974
Clef: Bass
Purchase Link: Sheet Music Plus
Recording: YouTube

Taken from Bach’s The Magificant, the solo is filled with running sixteenth notes. While the tempo is marked 66 bpm, the sixteenth notes should be played with a consistent tempo. With the slower tempo, the soloist should be as expressive as possible playing the various sixteenth-note passages. There are two measures containing thirty-second notes that act more as ornaments leading into the next beats respectively. A trill is indicated over a dotted-eighth note. The last note is marked as a pedal Bb with an optional Bb2 for the soloist who is not able to play the lower note.

Movements and Tempo MarkingsDuration
Andante con moto (q=66)2'
Organization’s Class and Grade Levels FMEAISSMAITANYSSMAOMEAPMEAUIL
(What is This?)NLNL33NL32
Grading Points ScaleLevelTotal PointsRangeRhythmTempoDurationBonus
(What is This?)--Bb1 to E432nd66 bpm2'Ornamentation
2 (2.3)11.52.54221