“Music owes as much to Bach as religion to its founder.” Robert Schumann
It is astounding how abundant and inexhaustible are his works. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is more than the epitome of baroque music, and one wonders how a single person could accomplish so much in one lifetime. Show others the brilliance of Bach through Stretta!
After a number of engagements as an organist, in which he often confused more than supported parishes with his improvisational skills and harmonic experiments, in 1708, J. S. Bach was appointed Court Organist & Chamber Musician by the Duke of Saxony-Weimar. It was during this period that he composed most of his organ music. In 1714 he was promoted to Concert Master of the Court Orchestra, and one of his duties was to compose weekly cantatas for the Sunday Service, laying the foundations for the 300 or more Bach Cantatas, of which around 200 remain. For his next position, as Kapellmeister to the Prince of Anhalt-Köthen from 1717, Bach’s role no longer required him to compose sacred music, so it was here that many of any his instrumental works were developed, including The Brandenburg Concertos.
With his last role as Cantor of St. Thomas in 1723, Bach held his first and only official position working for the city, the city of Leipzig. He was responsible for the music at the four main churches in Leipzig, and he taught at St. Thomas’ Boarding School. The St. Thomas’ Boys’ Choir is still one of the most important, and traditional boys’ choirs in the world today. In his final years, despite his steadily declining sight, Bach still created works that are the sum, and pinnacle of counterpoint, such as The Musical Sacrifice or the The Art of Fugue.
As was common in the 18th century, Bach’s works were quickly forgotten after his death. People were only concerned with new music. It was Bach’s sons, and his successors at St Thomas’, who preserved his memory. Composers of the First Viennese School, like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven, especially admired Bach’s counterpoint, and learned a great deal from him. In the 19th century Bach Renaissance, the St. Matthew Passion was famously rediscovered, and performed in Berlin in 1829 by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Another important milestone was the first complete edition of Bach’s works, which was created between 1850-1899. Today’s “New Bach Edition” was published between 1954-2007 by Bärenreiter and has become the authoritative Bach edition. The Original Manuscript of Bach’s B Minor Mass was declared a UNESCO World Document Heritage in 2015.
Johann Sebastian Bach came from a long line of musicians, whose family dated back centuries. Four of his sons continued this tradition, also becoming composers, ending up in London and Milan. With their works, they bridge the gap between baroque and classical music.
Cantata for the 3rd day of Christmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 647360
Piano reduction
Item no.: 284395
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 939361
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1004982
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 234242
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 210135
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (SSAA); piano [organ] ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 343617
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (facsimile hardcover)
Item no.: 681383
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 150126
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 477460
for: Violin, piano [organ]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 123462
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1038879
for: 4 euphoniums
Sheet music
Item no.: 596023
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 596022
for: 4 flutes (quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 418665
for: Trumpet (B-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 112494
for: Trumpet, organ
Buch
Item no.: 198858
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 184758
for: Trumpet, string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 591326
from: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 738270
Text: Str. 1: trad. 15. Jahrhundert; Str. 2+3: Mrtin Luther 1524; Mel.: Ebersberg um 1480 (Pfingsten)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730051
Anhang C zum Magnificat BWV 243
for: Mixed choir (SABar), organ
Music score
Item no.: 722936
for: 2 trumpets, 2 trombones (brass quartet)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1094
Weihnachtsoratorium (komplett, Urtextausgabe) (complete, Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 187752
for: Trumpet (C/B-flat), organ [piano]
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 5615
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 6374
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285457
for: tiefe Singstimme und Klavier; Violine (Violoncello) ad libitum
Item no.: 356510
for: Trumpet (C), organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 312679
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ, melodic instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 1669314
aus dem Weihnachts-Oratorium III. Teil
for: 3 trumpets, organ, timpani
Score, Parts
Item no.: 778035
for: Symphonic orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1077092
for: ATB soli, SATB, Keyboard [Organ or Piano], opt. Strings Mixed
Choir score
Item no.: 1004874
Book
Item no.: 585096
for: HRN (+ PK)
Item no.: 580793
for: 4 trumpets, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 310610
für 1-2 Altblockflöten (Flöte) und Cembalo (Gitarre)
Flautando Edition
for: 2 treble recorders, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 671992
für Corno da caccia und Orgel
aus dem Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248
Collection Ebehard Klotz
for: Trumpet, organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 1351745
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, 4 Single part
Item no.: 564169
Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392285
für E-Orgel
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 186602
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 392153
aus dem Weihnachtsoratorium
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 419212
Kantate zum Sonntag nach Weihnachten
Study score
Item no.: 610795
Kantate zum 2. Weihnachtstag
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 624289
eingesungen von der Gaechinger Cantorey unter Leitung von Hans-Christoph Rademann
2 CDs (without sheet music)
Item no.: 673084
for: 3 Trompeten und Klavier
Score, Parts
Item no.: 627946
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317408
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