“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: 2 Violoncelli and Piano
Book
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Choral aus der Kantate Nr. 147 in der Bearbeitung für Trompete und Orgel
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Score, Parts
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for: Piano
Score, parts (pdf download)
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for: 2 pianos
2 piano scores
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: 4–5 recorders
Score, Parts
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for: Alt, 2 Alt-Blockflöten und Basso continuo; Violoncello ad libitum
Score, Parts
Item no.: 557966
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 416658
from the Christmas Oratorio
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 726121
for: Voice (high/medium), basso continuo
Sheet music
Item no.: 2815
Volume 3: Cantatas, Masses, Christmas Oratorio, Works for Orchestra
Musica Rara
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 193984
Cantata for the 27th Sunday after Trinity
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116738
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285536
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 625164
for: Voice (bass), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1698
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1682
Music for Recorder
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 117274
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285504
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 496648
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 2233
Choral from Cantata No. 147 BWV 147
arranged for piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 123679
for: Trumpet, piano
Item no.: 283195
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 378383
Feast of the Annunciation
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232691
Arrangement for organ
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1478480
Feast of the Annunciation
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232692
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 336168
Cantatas I–VI
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (XL format, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 677223
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285534
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 233930
Cantata for the 3rd day of Christmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 618714
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 886092
for: Recorder Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 392711
Arranged for choir and organ
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 606518
Cantata for the 2nd day of Christmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir, orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232951
Cantata for the Sunday after Christmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 voices (SB), descant (soprano) recorder, oboe, viola d'amore, viola da gamba, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 655993
Cantata for the 2nd day of Pentecost
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 132543
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
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for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 311107
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285462
Cantata for the feast of Epiphany
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score with piano accompaniment
Item no.: 233093
Cantata for the Sunday after Christmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 3 recorders, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 499159
for: Clarinet Quintet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 446920
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 233929
for: Piano
Music score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317716
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285451
for: Voice (high/medium/low), piano
Music score
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