“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.
Kantate zum 11. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 233722
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 913355
Passio secundum Marcum
First version, first performed in Weimar around 1713 by J. S. Bach
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 230433
Joseph Joachim Raff und Hans von Bülow
Jahresgabe der Internationalen Bach-Gesellschaft Schaffhausen 2004
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 153837
Kantate zum 1. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 424065
Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392233
Es erhub sich ein Streit
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392228
Schauet doch und sehet
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392226
Christ lag in Todesbanden
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392212
Synoptic Facsimile Volume
for: Cello
Music score (reprint)
Item no.: 770918
Twenty-Four Studies In All Keys
for: Tenor trombone
Music score
Item no.: 1556679
Studie und Vervollständigung
zahlreiche Notenbeispiele, Notenteil (Vervollständigung), Faksimiles (Autograph und Originaldruck)
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 581546
Mythen des 20. Jahrhunderts
Taschenbücher zur Musikwissenschaft 42–45
Das Werk wird nur geschlossen abgegeben
4 Books
Item no.: 261045
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 464396
for: Trumpet [oboe], organ
Item no.: 246685
for: Singstimme (S), Flöte, OB-DAMORE 2 Violinen, Viola, Violone, Basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 482566
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 153656
Cantata for the 2nd day of Pentecost
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
Complete orchestral parts
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 684569
Cantata for the 8th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 683897
Schule
for: Analysis
Book
Item no.: 988067
Klassik
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 1195173
Item no.: 615585
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 971861
nach der Sonate BWV 1027
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 459476
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 432216
Cantata for the Sunday of Estomihi
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 233802
BWV 34
Kantate zum Pfingstfest (1. Pfingsttag)
Neue, revidierte Ausgabe.
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 232906
extraits des Variations Goldberg
for: Oboe, clarinet, bassoon
Score, Parts
Item no.: 349408
From Cantata No. 156
for: Cello, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1619742
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 269400
Schule
for: Analysis
Book
Item no.: 988711
Klassik
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 988889
for: Flötenquartett
Book
Item no.: 994817
for: Flötenquartett
Book
Item no.: 994525
for: Flötenquartett
Book
Item no.: 638139
for: Flute ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 994779
for: 2 flutes, piano
Book
Item no.: 994536
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 356976
für Sopranblockflöte, Altblockflöte und Klavier
Stimmen
for: HOLZBLASINSTRUMENTE BLOCKFLÖTE MIT TASTENINSTRUMENT SA UND KLAVIER
Set of parts
Item no.: 392849
Kantate Nr. 53 – Trauermusik
früher J.S. Bach zugeschrieben (BWV 53)
for: Voice (alto), strings, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 392245
Sacri Concentus Ratisbonenses
Reihe geistlicher Musik
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1646210
for: Flötenquartett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 963628
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 963517
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 963472
Cantata for Reformation Day
Scripture Ps 84
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 233294
Kantate zum 1. Pfingsttag
Ausgabe nach der 1. Fassung; Entstehung evtl. früher, Niederschrift spätestens zu Pfingsten 1723
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 233014
für die Jugend
Leichte Originalstücke von Johann Sebastian Bach und Georg Friedrich Händel
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 397175
Kantate zum 14. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 485556
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