“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.
Guitar Ensemble
for: Guitar ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 803363
Methodology Chorals
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 808546
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 556954
Alfred Choral Designs
for: Women's choir (2 parts), piano; trumpet, snare drum ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 745900
for: Solo voices, mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 928523
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 909923
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 933329
Cantata for Ascension Day
BWV 37
STUTTGARTER BACH AUSGABEN
URTEXT
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232921
Hal Leonard Solo and Ensemble
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 809280
Unterrichtsmaterial
for: Harpsichord, Piano
Book
Item no.: 321345
for: Piano, Harpsichord or Organ
Buch
Item no.: 839175
Ausgabe für Violine und Klavier – Rekonstruktion nach dem Cembalokonzert f-Moll BWV 1056
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 679978
Cantata for St. John’s Day
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232779
Acht kleine Präludien und Fugen
for: Organ
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 662709
Soprano et Guitare
for: Voice (soprano), guitar
Buch
Item no.: 1072572
for: Mezzo-Soprano, Bassoon & String Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568826
for: Soprano, Clarinet & String Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568832
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1207296
for: 4 Flöten
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677856
Easy Favourites Series
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 972321
für C-, B-, und F-Instrumente
for: 4 brass instruments
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1351566
Universal Querflöten Edition
BWV 1020, 1031
for: Flute, harpsichord
Music score
Item no.: 1653964
for: Klavier solo, Cembalo solo, Blockflöte, Violine, Viola, Basso continuo
Item no.: 1658178
for: Soprano, Trumpet & String Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568835
Low Voice - Key of B-Flat
for: Voice (low)
Buch
Item no.: 917865
BWV 831
for: Piano
Item no.: 1356616
für Orgel (Gesang/Melodieinstrument ad lib)
for: Organ
Score, part
Item no.: 655643
Fingerstyle Guitar
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 972434
Essential Composer Series
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 972515
for: Mezzo-Soprano, Bassoon & Piano (Organ)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568838
for: Alto Saxophone Solo
Sheet music
Item no.: 1569434
Jesu bleibet meine Freude from Cantata 147
for: Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 975562
für zwei Klarinetten (in C, B oder A)
for: 2 clarinets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1681458
Eingangschor der Kantate BWV 61
bearbeitet für achtstimmigen Chor a cappella
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1677109
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1214332
Your Favorite Classics
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 866649
for: 2 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 777391
Accort B 4
for: Recorder ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1669770
für Orgel
for: Organ
Item no.: 1664099
for: 3 violins, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 689912
for: Oboe, violin, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 689913
aus der 3.Orchestersuite in D-Dur BWV 1068
for: Concert band
Conductors part, set of parts
Item no.: 671598
Collection Anacrouse
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1323955
for: Guitar or Lute
Score
Item no.: 853361
Musikalische (Früh-)Erziehung
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 999226
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 895071
for: Violin
Sheet music
Item no.: 879093
BWV 243
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 906654
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