“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.
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Single part Basso continuo
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Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 302543
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1644967
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 655251
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
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Viola (orchestral part)
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Cantata for the first Advent
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 145466
Cantata for the first Advent
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 145464
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 300803
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 300799
for: Harpsichord, strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 191466
for: 2 harpsichords, strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 157200
for: 2 treble recorders, violin, strings, basso continuo
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 156920
for: 2 treble recorders, violin, strings, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 156917
for: Harpsichord [piano], string orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 147301
for: Harpsichord [piano], string orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 147299
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 333991
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 213659
11th Sunday after Trinity
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra
Single part Harpsichord
Item no.: 461912
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 295667
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 343137
for: Cello
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 130734
for: Flute
Single part
Item no.: 130149
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1621065
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1621042
"Triple Concerto"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Harpsichord, flute, violin, strings, basso continuo
Single part Cello (Double bass/Violone)
Item no.: 817352
Funeral motet
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 638141
Funeral motet
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 373120
Funeral motet
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 373119
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 373327
"Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir"
Cantata for a penitential service (Version in a minor)
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 370799
Cantata for Purification
BWV 83
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1317316
Funeral motet
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 373118
1st Sunday after Trinity
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo (Organ)
Item no.: 576773
Funeral motet
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 373121
Kantate zum Ratswechsel in Leipzig
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 233786
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 373351
Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Epiphany
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 233798
"Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir"
Cantata for a penitential service (Version in a minor)
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 370800
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 295601
Peasant Cantata ("Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet")
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 voices (SB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Harpsichord
Item no.: 687397
Cantata for the 6th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Solo voice (alto), organ (obl.), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 684714
Kantate zum Sonntag Exaudi
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 660033
Cantata for the Sunday of Misericordias Domini
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 693259
Passio secundum Joannem BWV 245 - Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
Fassung II (1725)
for: 5 soloists (SATBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 627246
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSATTB), orchestra, organ
Single part (Organ solo)
Item no.: 645198
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