“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: 3 recorders (SAB/STB)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 657686
2 Books (softcover)
Item no.: 223925
Chorale from the Cantata No. 147 "Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life"
for: 2 violins, viola, cello; double bass ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 607356
after the version for harpsichord
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 779251
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
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for: 2 violins
Ensemble score
Item no.: 288943
for: Clarinet
Music score
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for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 385461
for: Guitar
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for: Brass ensemble (12 parts)
Score
Item no.: 205512
for: 3 BFL (ATB/SAT)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 418664
for: 2 treble recorders, basso continuo
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 413693
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 134313
for: Violin, cello
Item no.: 132781
for: Women's choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 553524
for: für Orchester
Study score
Item no.: 213322
for: 2 guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 553625
for: Piano
Music score
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for: FAG (VC POS) STR
Score, Parts
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for: Piano
Item no.: 172116
for: GES-H (S) VC (KB/FAG/BASS-POS) ORG
Item no.: 184292
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 3 trombones, organ
Score
Item no.: 636744
for: Mixed choir, orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 234089
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 296545
for: 2 guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 553792
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 216497
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 277447
for: Organ
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for: Panpipe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 777193
for: Piccolo trumpet (solo), trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba
Score (C), Parts
Item no.: 370909
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Ensemble score
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for: Voice (tenor), violin, piano [organ]
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for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
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for: Flute, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 117435
Vorspiel der Ratswahlkantate No. 29
for: Organ, orchestra
Organ reduction
Item no.: 729503
from: J.S. Bach, Suite BWV 1006a
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 731776
Choralvorspiel, BWV 659a
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 731761
Hosianna
for: Sopran (Tenor) oder Alt (Bariton) und Klavier
Music score
Item no.: 1341189
All solo for one and two oboes d’amore from cantats and oratories
for: 1 und 2 Oboen d’amore
Music score
Item no.: 794553
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 597096
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 597095
for: Tuba, string orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 596962
Edition Schott
for: 2 violins, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo parts
Item no.: 746674
Contrapunctus XI from "The Art of Fugue"
for: 20 Vokalisten (5S/5A/5T/5B)
Choir score
Item no.: 736868
from: Partita for Luth C minor
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 749428
Come ye, our way is up to Jerusalem
for: 4 Soli, Chor und Kammerorchester
Study score
Item no.: 749285
For God Has Loved the World so Well
for: 2 Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester
Study score
Item no.: 749284
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