“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.
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1122044
Für sechs Hörner
for: 6 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 673346
5. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Score
Item no.: 1639901
From Cantata 80 "Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 791493
Symphonic Transcription
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 696321
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 905266
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1175252
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1175167
für Flöte, Streicher und Basso continuo
for: Flute, strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1653331
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1540232
Vorspiel der Ratswahlkantate No. 29
for: Organ, orchestra
Einzelstimme Trompete II in D
Item no.: 781990
Item no.: 614995
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 135066
Study score
Item no.: 261295
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 218392
Southern Music
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 927142
for: Voice (bass), violin, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 430936
Motette
for: Choir
Download (Audio)
Item no.: 1336748
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
CD
Item no.: 1209711
for: Soli, Gemischter Chor (SATB), SATB, Sopran solo in ripieno (Cantus-firmus-Chor für Sopran), Orchester (2): I: Blockflöten (2), Flöten (2), Oboen (2), Oboe d'amore (2), Oboe da caccia (2), Violinen (2), Viola, Cello, Kontrabass, Gambe, Obligate Orgel, II: Flöten (2), Oboen (2), Oboe d'amore (2), Violinen (2), Viola, Gambe, Cello, Kontrabass, Obligate Orgel
Download (Audio)
Item no.: 1337045
for: Soli SSATB, Chor SSAATTBB, Flöten (2), Oboen (3), Oboe d'amore (2), Fagotte (2), Horn, Trompeten (3), Pauke, Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Download (Audio)
Item no.: 1337012
Cantata for the 11th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 233969
Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Epiphany
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233789
Kantate zum 3. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233701
Kantate zum 3. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233700
Kantate zum Sonntag Misericordias Domini
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233607
Cantata for the Feast of John the Baptist
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 648066
für Flöte, Streicher und Basso continuo
for: Flute, strings, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1667190
(Urtext)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 428251
for: TRP (OB/KLAR/A-SAX/HRN)
Item no.: 349805
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 343260
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 457174
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 457011
Englische Suiten Nr. 2-3, Französische Suite Nr. 5
Score
Item no.: 581426
for: 2 violins, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 470459
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 479973
Audio-CD
Item no.: 159633
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1136578
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 648712
for: Low Flute Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 993609
for: Various Instruments
Buch
Item no.: 1172990
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1118119
for: BFL QUARTETT / POLYPHONIC PUBLICATIONS
Item no.: 225057
for: VL ABFL OB TRP STR CEMB
Study score
Item no.: 380152
Set of parts
Item no.: 366808
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