“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.
from "Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach"
Alfred Choral Designs
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 745899
Konzertwerk
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 945000
for: Soloist, mixed choir, orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 935815
Orch.
for: SATB or SSAATTBB -SATB
Book
Item no.: 936467
Konzertwerk
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 942927
for: Solo voices, mixed choir, baroque orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 900752
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 968333
Konzertwerk
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 946796
for: Piano 4 hands
Book
Item no.: 347229
from Suite in D
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1690183
from "Suite in D"
Brass Ensemble Series 139
for: Brass ensemble (10 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1561978
2 Percussions - Collection Mutations
for: 2 Percussions
Book
Item no.: 819362
25 solos, 8 duets, 2 trios for trumpet and bass instrument
for: 1–3 trumpet(; bass instrument (C) ad lib.
Ensemble score, online audio
Item no.: 1021565
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1214656
in Kirchenliedsätzen J. S. Bachs
Hänssler Chorblatt
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1664766
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1013184
Transcrits pour 4 violoncelles
for: 4 cellos
Score
Item no.: 771624
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 842932
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 842637
Klassik
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1343464
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 389787
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1583368
for: Piano Reduction
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1634172
Partitur
Score
Item no.: 1203954
für Oboe (Orgel) und Streichorchester
Fagott
for: ORCHESTERWERKE STREICHORCHESTER SOLO-OBOE
Item no.: 1203935
Orchestersuite 3 D-Dur BWV 1068
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 777191
for: Euphonium Solo or with Piano / Organ accompaniment optional
Sheet music
Item no.: 1579842
for: Flexible ensemble (8 voices)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1309633
The Little
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1315509
for: Trumpet, organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1636149
for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1313013
Clarinet Solo
for: Clarinet, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1313004
From Suite No. 3 C Major Bwv 1009
for: Solo for Flute, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, F Horn or Violin & String Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307017
From Orchestral Suite No. 3 D Major Bwv 1068
for: Soprano saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306858
From Orchestral Suite No. 3 D Major Bwv 1068
for: Viola, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306845
for: Solo for Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Alto Recorder, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Trumpet / Cornet, Eb Cornet, F Horn, Eb Horn, Alto Trombone, Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Eb Bass, Bb Bass, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Violoncello or Contrabass & Concert Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650568
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1611592
from Sonata E flat major BWV 1031
for: Solo for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, F Horn, Violin or Viola & String Quartet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307962
from Orchestral Suite N° 2 BWV 1067
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307824
from Sonata E flat major BWV 1031
for: Flute, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307816
from Sonata E flat major BWV 1031
for: Tuba, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307803
from the Orchestral Suite N° 2 in B minor
for: Solo for Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Violin, Viola or Violoncello & String Quartet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307554
for: Trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307545
from the Orchestral Suite N° 2 in B minor
for: Flute, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307540
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307446
for: Euphonium, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1304732
for: Violin, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1304729
for: Voice (baritone), guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306209
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