“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.
for: Treble recorder, harpsichord
Ensemble score, solo part
Item no.: 418710
for: 2 treble recorders (duet)
Parts (2)
Item no.: 418735
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) II/5 (Gesamtausgabe, Urtextausgabe) (Complete edition, Urtext)
for: Soloists, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
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Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116784
for string bass solo
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 164194
"Goldberg-Variationen"
Klavier-Übung, Teil 4
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 379003
BWV 1039
for: 2 flutes, basso continuo
Item no.: 401307
für Violoncello und Klavier
Melodisch-kontrapunktische Studien
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 677455
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 615180
Bewegende Kantaten–Arien 3
for: 2 descant recorders [tenor recorders]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1012743
aus der Orchestersuite Nr.3, D-Dur
Zeitschrift für Spielmusik
for: BFL QUARTETT (SATB/AATB)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 142656
aus "Sämtliche Werke für die Laute"
Musik für Gitarre (Scheit)
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 113219
Cantata for the feast of John the Baptist
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 673075
for: 2 descant recorders
Ensemble score
Item no.: 419689
22 Masterpieces for Trumpet Solo
Frits Damrow Trumpet Collection
for: Trumpet
Music score (anthology), Playback-CD
Item no.: 611173
Orgelwerke 7
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 101266
from the "Well-Tempered Clavier" by Bach, in the arrangement by Mozart
for: String quartet, string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 394876
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 630318
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 665113
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285500
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, piano [harpsichord]
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401167
Embellished Version
Bärenreiter Trtext
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116761
with Accompanying Brochure (german)
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Voice (alto), piano
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 358106
Übertragung für Kontrabass solo
for: Double bass
Item no.: 180638
for: Cello, piano
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 603345
nach den vorhandenen Quellen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Abschrift Anna Magdalena Bachs
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 308189
nach Alessandro Marcello
for: Piano
Item no.: 409170
für Violoncello solo
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Cello
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 683209
für Violine, Viola und Bc
for: Violin, viola, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 433850
Complete Organ Works 1
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 101261
aus dem Wohltemperierten KlavierBWV 853
for: 3 guitars
Score, part
Item no.: 167341
BW 862
for: Trumpet, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1296286
for: Piccolo, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299225
Cantata for Purification
BWV 83
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 233345
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 298881
Organ Chorales of the Leipzig Manuscript
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition), online media
Item no.: 577766
h-MollBWV 1067
for: Flute, strings, basso continuo
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 393383
for: Trumpet [cornet]
Music score
Item no.: 489700
for: Piano
Item no.: 401187
Aria mit verschiedenen Veränderungen. Nach der neuen Bach-Ausgabe. (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 182135
Choral aus der Kantate Nr. 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben"
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 566164
Kantate zum 4. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Piano reduction
Item no.: 620239
for: 4 flutes (quartet)
Music score
Item no.: 775821
für Violoncello solo, bearbeitet für Altblockflöte
Music for Woodwind Instruments 3
for: Treble recorder
Music score
Item no.: 129294
Studien-Edition
for: Violin
Study score
Item no.: 223363
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Viola da gamba [cello], basso continuo
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 298884
Revised Urtext of the New Bach Edition
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116747
for: 2 violins, viola (trio)
Item no.: 164608
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