“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.
Motette für zwei vierstimmige gemischte Chöre
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Violone
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 580819
for: Flute [oboe/violin], bassoon [cello]
Item no.: 474848
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) IV/10
for: Organ
Gesamtausgabe, Sammelband, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 472298
(Urtext)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 472135
for: 3 bassoons
Score, Parts
Item no.: 554302
BWV 1015
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 556345
for: Bassoon
Item no.: 563265
aus der Orchestersuite Nr. 3BWV 1068
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 557748
Urtext of the New Bach Edition
for: Violin, recorder, oboe, trumpet, strings, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 196594
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 366591
Zeichen und Psalmhinweise in der Kantate "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut"
mit zahlreichen Abbildungen und eingelegtem Facsimile des Autographs
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 375649
BWV 772-786
for: 2 guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 375413
BWV 1010/ 1011/ 1012
transcribed for the viola
Musiques pour l'alto
for: Viola
Music score
Item no.: 429341
Six Pieces arranged for Electric Guitar
for: Electric guitar
Music score (with tabs), online audio
Item no.: 467483
for: 2 Clarinets / Bass Clarinets
Book
Item no.: 333806
(complete)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 462668
Kantate zum 1. Advent
endgültige Fassung
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Oboe d'amore (2)
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 345606
Der zufirengestellte Aeolus - Dirigierpartitur
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 421853
for violoncello and piano
for: Cello, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 346155
(Urtext)
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 487303
(BWV 787–801) en 2 volumes
for: 3 recorders (ATB)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 466061
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 362490
for: 2 accordions (duet)
Item no.: 349665
Kantaten BWV185-215
for: BLECHBLASINSTRUMENTE TROMPETE TROMPETE SOLO
Item no.: 467000
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 432371
Cantata for the 14th Sunday after Trinity
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 463706
Kaffeekantate
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 427819
for: 5 Posaune, (FAG/VC)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 433711
Kantate BWV 129 – Trinitatisfest
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 189901
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 136820
BWV 1021, 1023
Urtext
for: Violin, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 136241
Baroque Organ Repertoire An Annotated Performer's Edition
for: Organ
Item no.: 139044
bearbeitet für unterschiedliche Besetzung
for: Violine, Viola, (Violoncello) / 2 Viole, (Violoncello)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 432833
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 427947
Zeitschrift für Spielmusik
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 142354
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 456177
Heft 1: Kantaten BWV 1- 112
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 393040
Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392259
aus der Partita für Violine soloBWV 1002
for: Guitar
Item no.: 393965
BWV 772-786
for: 2 guitars
Item no.: 393915
mit Klavierbegleitung versehen von Robert Schumann (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 285961
for: 2 guitars
Item no.: 285788
for: GES-T (A) VL KLAV (ORG)
Item no.: 285602
am 17. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285508
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285466
am Sonntag nach Neujahr
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285452
Kantate Nr. 52
23. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285446
Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig
zum 24. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285420
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