“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.
for: Children's choir (2 voices), pian; strings ad lib.
Score
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Book (Hardcover)
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for: Cello
Music score
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for: 5 soloists (SATBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
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for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
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for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 485324
for: 2 soloists (SA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 234061
Cantata for the Purification of Mary or 3rd day of Easter
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), oboe, violin, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 233922
Cantata for the 5th Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233461
Cantata for the 13th Sunday after Trinity – Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben – revised edition 2017
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233268
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 470991
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 151261
16th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232791
Cantata for Ascension Day
BWV 37
STUTTGARTER BACH AUSGABEN
URTEXT
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 683068
Cantata for the 23rd Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 683029
Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Epiphany – "Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren"
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben (revised edition)
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 681136
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 657036
Actus tragicus. Trauermusik
BWV 106
for: Mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233629
Wedding cantata
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 666740
Cantata for the 8th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 662993
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 661349
Cantata for the 18th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bachausgaben
for: Soloist (alto), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 661119
for: Accordion orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 884076
Cantata for funeral service / Purification of Mary.
Reconstruction Klaus Hofmann
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1671981
Klassik
for: Alto Voice and Piano
Book
Item no.: 964692
Klassik
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 964739
Book
Item no.: 932546
for: Solo voices, mixed choir, baroque orchestra
Choir score
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for: Brass band
Score, Parts
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for: Blechbläserquartett
Score, Parts
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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for: Organ
Music score
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for: Voice, guitar
Music score, online media
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for: 2 violins
Sheet music
Item no.: 1646515
for: Guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1591579
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 246577
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 975925
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317746
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317729
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317711
15 well-known original pieces in progressive order of difficulty
(with practical comments)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 665556
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285456
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285397
1st Sunday after Trinity
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 576776
Presented by Daniel Grimwood
more than the score...
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 675026
for: Choir, piano
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 746239
Cantata for the Feast of Reformation
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 261144
for tenor and piano (en/dt)
Volume with detailed booklet in English
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 334480
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