“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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Study score
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Set of parts
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Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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Teilband 1: Ausgabe nach dem Originaldruck – Teilband 2: Ausgabe nach den autographen Quellen
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) VIII/2
Book (critical commentary, hardcover)
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Orgelwerke, Band 1
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) IV/1
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
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Viola (orchestral part)
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Actus tragicus. Trauermusik
BWV 106
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Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
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Incorporating Still, Still, Still and Ave Maria
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Choir score
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for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
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Motette für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
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Cor anglais (orchestral part)
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22. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
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Single part Organ
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Trauungskantate
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Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
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Trauungskantate
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Viola (orchestral part)
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Konzertwerk
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Score
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Kantate zum Ratswechsel in Leipzig
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Choir score
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Kantate zum Sonntag Rogate
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Choir score
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Single part Organ
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for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
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Kyrie-Gloria-Messe (Lutherische Messe)
Entstehungszeit vermutlich späte Leipziger Jahre
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Violin 2 (orchestral part)
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Cantata for the 19th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
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Single part(n)
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Bestimmung unbekannt
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Harmony parts (complete winds)
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BWV 80; Kantate zum Reformationsfest
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Single part Oboe 3
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Kantate zum Sonntag Quasimodogeniti
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Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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Kantate zum 1. Advent
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Violin 2 (orchestral part)
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(Urtext)
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Solo part(s)
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Viola (orchestral part)
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Kyrie-Gloria-Messe (Lutherische Messe)
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Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
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pieces by Bach, Gluck, Händel
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Single part Viola
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Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt
Weimarer Fassung
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Single part
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Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt
Weimarer Fassung
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Single part
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Eulenburg Studienpartituren
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Study score
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Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) V/12
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Book (critical commentary, hardcover)
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Kantaten BWV 36 (ältere und endgültige Fassung), 61, 62, 132
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/1
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
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for: Violin, 2 violas, cello
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Cantata for the Feast of John the Baptist
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
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Set of parts
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Ensemble score
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Set of parts
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Sheet music
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Sheet music
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for: Tuba (E-flat)
Music score
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Cantata for the 4th Sunday of Advent
Bärenreiter Urtext
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Organ (orchestral part)
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Cantata for the Sunday Estomihi
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
complete orchestral parts
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Set of parts
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Sheet music
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for: Alto trombone
Sheet music
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