“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 four Flutes
Score and Parts
for: 4 flutes (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 296505
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 159005
for: Recorder and Clavecimbal [Organ]
Buch
Item no.: 429156
aus "Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach", 1725
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar/AATBar)
Score, 5 Single part
Item no.: 477513
for: Clarinet Solo or with Piano / Organ accompaniment optional
Sheet music
Item no.: 1579844
for: Piccolo, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1578109
Hinshaw Sacred
for: Unison [Treble Voices], Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1058934
for: Tenorsaxophon und Combo
Book
Item no.: 1327680
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1202647
Klassik
for: Bass clarinet
Buch
Item no.: 1549244
for: Unison, Keyboard, Treble C or B-flat Instr, BC
Choir score
Item no.: 919891
für Cembalo mit Begleitung von 2 Violinen, Viola und Continuo
Bearbeitung des Violinkonzertes E-Dur BWV 1042
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction
Item no.: 645781
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Parts (2)
Item no.: 1563702
Hinshaw Secular
for: 2-Part, Treble, a Cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1056961
Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392252
Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 392238
for: Solo for Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Recorder, Tenor Recorder, Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Euphonium Violin, Viola or Violoncello & String Quartet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242561
Das Handbuch in 2 Teilbänden
50 Abbildungen und 69 Notenbeispiele
(Das Bach-Handbuch 5)
2 Books (Hardcover)
Item no.: 295765
Sein Leben, sein Schaffen, seine Zeit
Festschrift für Henning Müller-Buscher zum 70. Geburtstag
mit 97 teils farbigen Abbildungen und einem Werkregister
(Das Bach-Handbuch Teil 7)
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 659879
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1272060
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1272043
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1271943
Klassik
for: Alto saxophone, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1288053
Klassik
for: Bass trombone, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1288045
Klassik
for: Tuba (B-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1288041
Klassik
for: Cello, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1288038
Klassik
for: Flute, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1288035
Klassik
for: Cello, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1288014
Klassik
for: Clarinet, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1288010
Klassik
for: Cornet (E-flat), piano [organ]
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 1288007
Klassik
for: Bass trombone, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1288003
Universal Querflöten Edition
BWV 1020, 1031
for: Flute, harpsichord
Music score
Item no.: 113824
for: für Klavier
Item no.: 300393
Klassik
for: Bass clarinet, organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1282860
Klassik
for: Horn (E-flat), organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 1282852
for: Tenor saxophone, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1282834
Piano, Timpani, Glockenspiel, Cymbal, Snare Drum optional
for: 8 saxophones (octet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1309288
aus dem "Wohltemperierten Klavier" Band 1
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 695550
for: 3 clarinets, bass clarinet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 689772
Orchestersuite 3 D-Dur BWV 1068
for: Panpipe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 777193
BWV 865
for: Flute, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1296325
for: 2 euphoniums, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1602532
for: Trumpet, Horn & Piano (Organ)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1602520
for: Trumpet, Euphonium & Piano (Organ)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1602518
for: Brass band, organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643516
for: Soprano, Flute & Piano (Organ)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597637
for: Mezzo-Soprano, Bassoon & Piano (Organ)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597629
for: Soprano, Violin & Piano (Organ)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1597608
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