“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: Solo voice [choir], basso continuo; melodic instrument ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 114695
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 118416
for: 8 Blechbläser und Schlagwerk
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1108749
for: HOLZBLASINSTRUMENTE BLOCKFLÖTE MIT TASTENINSTRUMENT SA UND KLAVIER
Set of parts
Item no.: 392849
for: Bassoon
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 880404
for: 2. Violine
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 880066
for: 2. Viola
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 879089
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 877665
Score for winds in C
Item no.: 674873
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 631582
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 108341
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 475006
for: 4 bassoons
Score, Parts
Item no.: 135402
for: 1–2 treble recorders
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1355876
for: Guitar
Item no.: 108630
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 108553
for: Flute, basso continuo
Item no.: 109080
for: Oboe, strings, basso continuo
Set of parts (Strings)
Item no.: 410200
for: 4 bassoons
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1563604
for: Organ (manuals)
Music score
Item no.: 628261
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1214564
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 145462
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 491749
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 472477
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 337491
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 326320
(complete)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 349300
(complete)
for: Bassoon
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 304014
am Palmsonntag oder am Fest Mariae Verkündigung (komplett) (complete)
for: FL (BFL)
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 298143
Es erhub sich ein Streit
Cantata at St Michael and All Angels
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 691041
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 675108
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 631130
for: Oboe, clarinet, bassoon
Score, Parts
Item no.: 349408
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 160460
for: 3 recorders (SAB)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 148264
for: Oboe, strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 246539
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 556380
rekonstruiert für Streicher nach Ouvertüre (Suite) Nr. 2 BWV 1067 (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 206610
rekonstruiert für Streicher nach Ouvertüre (Suite) Nr. 2 BWV 1067 (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 206607
(Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 182628
for: GES-H (T) FL BC
Score, Parts
Item no.: 414221
(complete)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 457170
for: GES-H (T) GES-T (B) OB BC
Score, Parts
Item no.: 207434
am Sonntag Estomihi (komplett) (complete)
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 341252
(complete)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 241336
for: Violin
Item no.: 284983
English Edition (Faksimile) (Facsimile)
Item no.: 557149
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 177207
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