“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.
Kantate für Soli, Chor und Orchester
Urtext der NBArev
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Fagott, 1. Trompete, 2. Trompete, 3. Trompete, Pauke
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 877061
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1185902
for: Concert Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1187464
during the church calendar year
for: Blockflöten-Ensemble (AA/BB/AAB/ATB/ASB/AAS/SSSTB/AATB)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 171660
mit Frühfassungen von BWV 912 und 913 sowie verzierte Fassung von BWV 916. Nach den Quellen (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 125070
Trompete und Klavier
for: Trumpet, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 358425
Kantate zum Sonntag Trinitatis
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Sopran solo, Alt solo, Bass solo, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Oboen (2), Oboe da caccia, Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo (Cello, Violone, Fagott, Orgel)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 196751
Die schönsten Kompositionen in mittelschweren Bearbeitungen
for: Classical guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 697128
1722 & 1725 (Urtext - Paperback)
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 1017233
Urtext Edition without fingering
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1558305
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1272044
for: Tuba, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1271949
Klassik
for: 2 bass clarinets (B-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1285687
Klassik
for: 2 treble recorders (duet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1285684
Klassik
for: 2 bass recorders
Sheet music
Item no.: 1285682
Klassik
for: Clarinet, bassoon
Sheet music
Item no.: 1285659
Klassik
for: 2 saxophones (TBar)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1285652
Klassik
for: Horn (F), trombone
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1285643
Klassik
for: Tuba, organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1287086
BWV 62
for: Tuba (E-flat), organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 1287062
BWV 972
for: Tenor Recorder & Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1288265
bearbeitet für Violine 1 (Oboe), Violine 2 (Viola) und Violoncello (Fagott)
Band 3
Band 3
for: 2 VL (OB/VA) VC (FAG)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 211901
24 kleine Klavierstücke nach dem Notenheften von Anna Magdalena Bach und Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 121360
Kantate zum Sonntag Cantate
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Gesang, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Orchester
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116718
BWV 854-861
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 285289
after BWV 593
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Cello, strings, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 620951
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 160019
for: SAX QUARTETT (AAAT)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 294446
Bwv 244
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1183536
En Re Mineur
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1185068
Klassik
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1185466
Klassik
for: Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 1180703
Das Blockflötenrepertoire
for: 2 treble recorders, basso continuo
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 413699
Oratorio for Easter Sunday
Dt./Engl.
Piano reduction
Item no.: 284787
Single Works
BWV 820, 821, 823, 824, 996, 997
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 284522
from the Suite No. 3 in D major, S. 1068
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 404328
und Klavier
for: HOLZBLASINSTRUMENTE BLOCKFLÖTE MIT TASTENINSTRUMENT ALT-BLOCKFLÖTE UND KLAVIER
Item no.: 392819
Autographe Notenhandschrift im Faksimile, Auszug aus der Corno-da-caccia-Stimme, Leipzig 1733
Postcard
Item no.: 298920
Johann Sebastian Bach und seine "blinden Passagiere"
Unvermutete Choralmelodien in bekannten Klavierwerken
for: Organ
Item no.: 631194
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 197441
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 violins, string orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction, 2 solo parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116783
Jazz Play-Along Volume 120
10 Favorite Classics including "Air On The G String", "Be Thou With Me", "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring" etc.
for: Voice; piano ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 495842
Für Querflöte (Traversflöte) und Cembalo
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 130900
From Orchestral Suite No. 3 D Major Bwv 1068
for: Solo for Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, F Horn, Violin, Viola or Violoncello & String Quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307006
From Suite No. 3 C Major Bwv 1009
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306935
From Suite No. 3 C Major Bwv 1009
for: Bass trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306929
From Orchestral Suite No. 3 D Major Bwv 1068
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306854
for: Voice, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310777
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