“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.
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392208
for: CEMB STR BC
Study score
Item no.: 391953
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 663420
Urtext Edition,
Study score (pocket score)
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 166942
for: 2 guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 553626
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score, CD
Item no.: 491904
for: 4 flutes (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 429167
14 Pieces arranged for Violin and Piano
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 675335
for: Panpipe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 777179
Illustrated book, CD
Item no.: 615749
for: 2 trumpets (C/B-flat), 2 trombones, organ; timpani ad lib.
Ensemble score
Item no.: 689596
Cantata for the 20th Sunday after Trinity.
Leipzig Version.
Reconstruction Masaaki Suzuki
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 663107
for: Piano
Item no.: 304347
for: ORG (+ ORCH)
Item no.: 303439
for: Trompeten (2), Posaunen (2)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 302382
Piano reduction
Item no.: 563559
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 584541
for: SAX ENSEMBLE (SSAATTBARBAR)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 314804
Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB); instruments ad lib.
Choir score with piano accompaniment
Item no.: 289297
for: 2 saxophones
Item no.: 214045
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 217132
for: Oboe, violin, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 210459
With a second violin part for two soloists (Collection, Urtext)
for: 1–2 violins
2 music scores
Item no.: 205533
for: Sopran solo, Alt solo, Bass solo, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Flöten (2), Streicher, Basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116776
for: Voice (high), piano [organ/ harpsichord]
Score
Item no.: 114824
Appendix: Chorale "Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit"
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 196612
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285568
for: VL VA BC
Score, Parts
Item no.: 131841
for: Flute, violin, basso continuo
Item no.: 401266
for: Oboe, organ
Score, solo part
Item no.: 418750
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 413555
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392491
Part 1: BWV 846-869
Edition without fingering
Henle Studien-Edition
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 155692
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 296552
for: String orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1570860
for: 4 bassoons
Sheet music
Item no.: 1570843
for: Alto Trombone Solo
Sheet music
Item no.: 1569429
for: Bass Trombone Solo
Sheet music
Item no.: 1569426
for: Euphonium Solo (Treble Clef)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1569424
for: Cello
Sheet music
Item no.: 1569417
for: Soprano, Trumpet & String Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568859
for: Soprano, Alto Trombone & Piano (Organ)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568842
for: Soprano, Violin & String Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568829
for: Mezzo-Soprano, Trumpet & String Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568827
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 269152
for: Flute, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1578108
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1578098
for: Tuba (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1578089
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