“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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for: Viola, piano
Music score
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for: 2 Violas and Piano
Book
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Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Harpsichord [piano], string orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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for: 2 Violins and Cello
Book
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for: 2 Violins and Cello
Book
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Openingskoor Uit De Mattheus Passion
for: Organ
Music score
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Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
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for: Oboe
Sheet music
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for: Bass trombone
Sheet music
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for: euphonium (bass clef)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650368
(Urtext)
for: Soloists, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 328536
Motette für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor und Kammerorchester
Violine 2
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 292910
Motette für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor und Kammerorchester
Violine 1 (Oboe)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Violin 1 [Oboe 1] (orchestral part)
Item no.: 292908
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); instruments ad lib.
Violin 1 [Oboe 1] (orchestral part)
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for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 488370
for: SAX ENSEMBLE (SSAATTBARBAR)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 274765
Rekonstruiert nach BWV 1060
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Oboe, violin, strings, basso continuo
Single part Harpsichord
Item no.: 188151
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); instruments ad lib.
Single part Violin 3 [Viola]
Item no.: 177797
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) IV/9
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
Item no.: 878307
for: Flexible ensemble
Part 3 in F (horn)
Item no.: 388306
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1178926
Klassik
for: Trumpet ensemble
Book
Item no.: 1178847
Cantate 79
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1014890
for: Flexible ensemble
Part 4 in C (bassoon / trombone / euphonium / cello / double bass)
Item no.: 299899
for: Bassoon
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649731
for: Cornet (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649713
for: String orchestra, basso continuo
Viola 3 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 462133
for: String orchestra, basso continuo
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 261682
for: String orchestra, basso continuo
Cello 3 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 462136
Arrangement of the "Stabat Mater" by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
STUTTGARTER BACH-AUSGABEN
Urtext
for: 2 voices (SA), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 234276
Arrangement of the "Stabat Mater" by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
STUTTGARTER BACH-AUSGABEN
Urtext
for: 2 voices (SA), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234273
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
Item no.: 296606
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1043083
with Insertion Movements for Performances over Christmas
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1673803
mit Einlagesätzen der Es-dur-Fassung für die Aufführung zur Weihnachtszeit
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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4. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Klavierauszug vokal, Digitalartikel (AODP)
Item no.: 1640216
Fassung für Sopran
am Fest Mariae Reinigung
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Klavierauszug vokal, Digitalartikel (AODP)
Item no.: 1640221
aus: Sämtliche Klavierwerke in 25 Bänden
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1640353
Score
Item no.: 1639895
25. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1640193
Sonntag Misericordia Domini [2. Sonntag nach Ostern]
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Klavierauszug vokal, Digitalartikel (AODP)
Item no.: 1640197
Soloworks Series
for: Concert Band/Harmonie and Piano
Score
Item no.: 955965
for: 4 Klarinetten
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996061
2. Osterfesttag [Ostermontag]
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Klavierauszug vokal, Digitalartikel (AODP)
Item no.: 1640199
from "The Little Organ Book"
for: 4 Blockflöten (SSAT od. Sopranino, S, A, T)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 726790
– Print on demand –
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Flute 2
Item no.: 696687
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