“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: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1031529
Hosianna
for: Sopran (Tenor) oder Alt (Bariton) und Klavier
Music score
Item no.: 1341189
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar/AATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1671075
A collection of eighteen chorale preludes for organ.
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1659874
from Violin Sonata N° 4 in C minor BWV 1017
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1289700
Kantate zum Sonntag Jubilate
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 485328
aus dem Violinkonzert BWV 1041 für Brass Quintett
Time for Brass
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1560355
Transkription für Violine und Violoncello
Transkriptionen für Violine und Violoncello Bd. 7
for: Violin, cello
Score (2)
Item no.: 189228
für Oboe und obligates Cembalo
for: Oboe, harpsichord
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 673605
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 1531855
from The well tempered Clavier vol.1
for: 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 626540
aus "Das Wohltemperierte Klavier“
Flautando Edition
for: 3 recorders (SSB)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 694022
for: 2 clarinets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 367792
Aus dem "Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach
Viva la musica. Schul- und Hausmusiken
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 367558
Neue Akkordeonmusik M 3
for: Accordion
Item no.: 367120
Cantata for the 19th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Soloist (bass), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 341031
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 476269
Edition Grassauer Blechbläserensemble
for: 4 trumpets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1351475
for: Trumpet
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1053179
Kantate zum 9. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 233474
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554079
80. kantáta "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" BWV 80
EMB Study Scores
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 1655224
aus der h-Moll-Messe BWV 232
für Horn und Klavier (oder Orgel)
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 676913
für Panflöte und Orgel Panflöte und Klavier
for: PAN ORG
Item no.: 657344
for: Tuba, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 656096
aus der Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 482501
für Saxophonquartett
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 277825
for: Organ
Item no.: 277444
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 278788
for: Organ
Item no.: 326928
BWV 686
for: Brass ensemble (6 voices)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 302384
for: 3 recorders (SST)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 417889
Saxophon-Quartett
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 105863
Fontana Di Musica 77
for: Treble recorder, harpsichord [piano]
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 421185
For Solo Violin BWV 565
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 606741
für Trompete und Orgel
for: Trumpet, organ
Item no.: 119849
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666032
Veröffentlichungen zur Musikforschung 8
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 468033
for: Viola da gamba
Music score
Item no.: 457453
for: TTBB opt. Two Flutes
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1004999
Klassik
Book
Item no.: 1213962
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1045369
Bm
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1046453
Am
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1046452
D
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1479097
for: SATB, or Children's Choir, Keyboard, 2 C or B-flat Instr, opt Strings
Choir score
Item no.: 1094266
Oratorium
Zusammenstellung aus Sätzen Bachscher Kantaten
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1659618
Cantata for the 5th Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1658992
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