“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.
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 916356
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1140907
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 905287
Partition Pour Piano, Chant
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 834594
Hymnen und Choräle
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1090254
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 833807
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1173611
Sonntag Misericordia Domini [2. Sonntag nach Ostern]
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Klavierauszug vokal, Digitalartikel (AODP)
Item no.: 1640197
for: Piano 4 hands
Score
Item no.: 877494
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1137953
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1140970
Breitkopf Urtext
for: Oboe, violin, strings, basso continuo
Single part (Violin solo)
Item no.: 1655030
for: Mixed Choir [SATB] A Cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 998619
for: Violin, piano
Score
Item no.: 821137
for: Orgel (Cembalo)
Urtextausgabe, Digitalartikel (AODP)
Item no.: 1640046
for: Choral
Set of parts
Item no.: 1172489
for: 2 organs (4 hands)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1015462
"Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet"
Bauernkantate - Cantate burlesque
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 302155
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 189119
10 Fugues For String Quartet Vol. 2
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 991373
Breitkopf Urtext
for: String orchestra, basso continuo
Music score
Item no.: 647143
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 766147
for: Instrumental
Buch
Item no.: 1175191
for: Piano and Organ
Book
Item no.: 1331320
Klassik
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 977311
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 300803
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 300799
für 2 Oboen, Fagott, Streicher und Basso continuo
for: 2 oboes, bassoon, strings, basso continuo
Oboe 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1660223
Cantata for Michaelmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 646829
Kantate zum 3. Osterfesttag
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 636905
Passio secundum Marcum
First version, first performed in Weimar around 1713 by J. S. Bach
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 371837
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 213659
for: Harpsichord, strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 191466
Passio secundum Joannem BWV 245 - Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
Fassung II (1725)
for: 5 soloists (SATBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 627461
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 931556
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 343137
for: Wind ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 388308
for: String orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 604710
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 251309
for: Keyboard
Score
Item no.: 253742
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650345
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650344
for: Tuba, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650339
for: Clarinet, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650353
in c
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Single edition
Item no.: 1084769
for: 3 guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1071700
(complete)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 158669
4. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, S, A, T, B, Klavier
Klavierauszug vokal, Digitalartikel (AODP)
Item no.: 1640212
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