“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: Horn (F), organ
Score, part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2974
for: 2 violins, string orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116782
for: Trumpet (C/B-flat), organ [piano]
Sheet music, audio file
Item no.: 1411
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 726000
from: Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 733232
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 727417
Classics for Saxophone
for: 2 saxophones
Ensemble score
Item no.: 761332
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 686625
Edition with articulation markings
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Cello
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 674934
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 689728
Baroque Organ Repertoire An Annotated Performer's Edition
for: Organ
Item no.: 139044
for: Flute, piano
Score
Item no.: 100852
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 632309
for: Guitar
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 247188
for: Guitar
Item no.: 112931
for: Treble recorder
Music score
Item no.: 129294
for: Harpsichord [piano], string orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 296589
for Piano
Urtext
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 648770
Studien-Edition
for: Cello
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 471297
for: Flöte, Basso continuo, Cembalo
Spielpartitur, Stimmensatz, Urtextausgabe, Sammelband
Item no.: 273762
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1029
Three Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord (Piano)
Edition Peters Urtext
for: Flute, harpsichord [piano]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 379001
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 116785
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 112307
for: 2 voices (SB), oboe d'amore, strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 266155
Chorale Partitas / Individually transmitted Organ Chorales II
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
Online Versions additional
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition), online media
Item no.: 577768
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285543
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285448
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285417
für Gitarre
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 674025
BWV 1001, BWV 1003, BWV 1005
for: Clarinet (B-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 1050417
Pour Vlc De Vivaldi
for: Trumpet, organ
Buch
Item no.: 312710
Lautenwerk Im Urtext Bd 3
for: Guitar
Item no.: 216075
Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1194732
From Cantata No. 78
for: 2 flutes, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 662166
for: Oboe [cor anglais]
Music score
Item no.: 693216
black
Pencil
Item no.: 479909
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) III/1 (Gesamtausgabe, Urtextausgabe, Sammelband) (Complete edition, Urtext, Collection)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 376092
original for solo cello
for: Bass clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 778891
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 133841
for: 3 violins, piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 121505
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 239952
arranged for guitar
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 638650
for: Piano
Item no.: 401233
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 167633
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 388877
for: 2 guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 780237
for: 2 cellos
Sheet music
Item no.: 1285663
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