“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.
Cantata for the Sunday of Misericordias Domini
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233705
Cantata for Reformation Day
Scripture Ps 84
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233293
Cantata for the 13th Sunday after Trinity – Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben – revised edition 2017
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233267
Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Trinity
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233243
Cantata for Whit Sunday BWV 74
after the second setting by Bach
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233223
Cantata for the 24th Sunday after Trinity
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233024
Cantata for the 15th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Voice (soprano), trumpet, strings, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232992
BWV 66
Cantata for the Second Easter Day
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 oboes, bassoon, violin solo, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 184795
Cantata for the 21st Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232937
Cantata for the inauguration of a new town council
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Score
Item no.: 232879
Cantata for the 14th Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben · Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232824
"Christ lag in Todes Banden"
Cantata for Easter Sunday
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 232734
Cantata for the 8th Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 155625
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 470990
Cantata for 24th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 463886
for: 2 trumpets
Ensemble score, online audio
Item no.: 499376
for: SATB with SATB Soli
Book
Item no.: 912136
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 929035
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 904542
for: Organ
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 365118
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 839635
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 812413
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 975579
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 564212
"Christ lag in Todes Banden"
Cantata for Easter Sunday
– Graduated prices on request –
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1703391
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 886282
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 216576
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 964681
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 118981
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1100891
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1168699
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 967771
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1030816
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317734
for: Voice (low), piano
Score
Item no.: 316732
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1660825
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 168012
Volume with detailed booklet in English
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 243453
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 373397
for: Chor und Klavier
Choir score
Item no.: 876255
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 428480
Es erhub sich ein Streit
Cantata at St Michael and All Angels
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 328318
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 812623
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 329175
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285560
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285415
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 317727
for medium voice and piano
for: Voice (medium), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 316970
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