“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 Feast of Visitation B. V. M.
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 329609
New revised version
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 580400
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 324376
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1549083
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 631230
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 643964
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 584328
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 582432
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 780777
for: Concert Band/Harmonie and Piano
Score
Item no.: 955965
for: Chor und Klavier
Choir score
Item no.: 882046
(pitch notation – notated the way it sounds)
for: Baroque orchestra
Violino piccolo (orchestral part)
Item no.: 428816
for: Piano
Item no.: 413417
for: Violin, piano
Score
Item no.: 821137
for: Women's Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 853850
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 820108
for: Clarinet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 819085
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1178297
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 852688
Chorale from the Cantata No. 147 "Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life"
for: 2 violins, viola, cello; double bass ad lib.
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 688822
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 884947
for: Piano 4 hands
Score
Item no.: 877494
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 882546
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 870478
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht
Item no.: 872228
for: Organ
Gesamtausgabe, Spielpartitur, Sammelband, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 871925
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
Item no.: 871587
for: Baroque orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 677425
for: Flute, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 659950
Reconstructed after BWV 1055
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Oboe d'amore [oboe], string orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 347088
for: Baroque orchestra
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 313417
for: Oboe, violin, strings, basso continuo
Single part oboe solo
Item no.: 278990
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
Item no.: 881067
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
Item no.: 880776
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
Item no.: 878505
for: Organ
Gesamtausgabe, Spielpartitur, Sammelband, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 878490
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
Item no.: 877253
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
Item no.: 875652
Cantata for Whit Monday
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Orchestra part cello piccolo
Item no.: 659875
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 675121
with Insertion Movements for Performances over Christmas
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1673803
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1673805
for: Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Gemischter Chor, Kammerorchester
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 196820
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 234262
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 631123
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 371224
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