“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.
Urtext (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Flute
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for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Choir score
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for: SAB a cappella
Choir score
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for: String orchestra
Score
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for: Soprano saxophone, piano
Sheet music
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for: Cello
Music score
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for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Score
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for: Flute
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for: Voice (high), piano [organ/ harpsichord]
Score
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for: Piano
Music score
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Cantata for the 15th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Voice (soprano), trumpet, strings, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 674883
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 285039
for: Violin
Item no.: 284983
Toccatas
BWV 910–913
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 284515
for: Cello
Music score
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Cantata for Whitsunday
C major version
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 164650
for: 2 trumpets (B-flat), 2 trombones (tenor, bass) [2 trumpets (B-flat), horn (F), bass trombone]
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1336
for: Flute, basso continuo
Score, parts (pdf download)
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for: 4 harpsichords, strings, basso continuo
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3994
for: Violin, viola, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 477834
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 472477
for: GES-T (A) 2 FL KLAV
Score, Parts
Item no.: 349087
rekonstruiert für Streicher nach Ouvertüre (Suite) Nr. 2 BWV 1067 (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 206610
rekonstruiert für Streicher nach Ouvertüre (Suite) Nr. 2 BWV 1067 (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 206607
rekonstruiert für Streicher nach Ouvertüre (Suite) Nr. 2 BWV 1067 (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 206606
(Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 182628
for: GES-H (T) FL BC
Score, Parts
Item no.: 414221
for: Organ
Sheet music
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for: 2 trumpets, organ
Score, ensemble scores
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for: 3 guitars
Score, parts (pdf download)
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for: 2 recorders (SA), organ [piano]
Score, part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2208
for: Organ
Sheet music
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for: Harpsichord [piano]
Sheet music
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CD
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for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
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for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1034
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357244
for: Piano
Sheet music
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for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357231
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351140
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351138
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 296552
for: Piano 4 hands
Score
Item no.: 822198
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 239634
for: 3 Recorders
Book
Item no.: 267242
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 880539
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 863347
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