“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.
Gloria sei dir gesungen BWV 140
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1041594
aus dem Magnificat (Weihnachten)
for: 3-stimmiger gemischter Chor (SABar) a cappella und Orgel
Music score
Item no.: 730043
from: Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 722996
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1366432
BWV 780
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357238
from: Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 733232
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 759642
from 12 little Preludes
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 744608
from: Six Little Preludes
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 761727
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 732352
from the „Christmas Oratorio”
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 780010
from Cantata No. 161
for: gemischter Chor, Blockflöte (S/T), Klavier und Streicher ad libitum
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 792486
Raymond Hoffman Co
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1001708
for: SSA [Women or Children], Keyboard [Organ or Piano] or Orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1005014
for: 2-part Treble Voices [SA Children or Women], Keyboard [Organ or Piano]
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1039940
for: SSA , Keyboard [Organ or Piano]
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1040402
D Major
for: 2 Oboen, Fagott, Streichorchester und Basso continuo (Cembalo oder Orgel)
Single part Oboe 2
Item no.: 783796
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1037407
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 756095
Oratorium
for: SATB and Keyboard
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 904407
BWV 801
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351152
BWV 798
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351149
Auf, auf! mein Herz, BWV 441
for: Two-Part Treble Voices [SA] and Organ
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1041839
from: Twelve Little Preludes
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 761716
from: 12 little Preludes
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 751025
from: 12 little Preludes
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 751026
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 780003
from Orchestral Suite No. 3 D major BWV 1068
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1209252
from: Kantate BWV 147
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 760626
Lieder des 17. bis 19. Jahrhunderts
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 725390
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1039522
for: SATB, Keyboard [Organ or Piano] or Orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1038362
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1037688
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 738514
Aus BWV 248 Nr. 42: Choral "Jesus richte mein Beginnen"
for: Mixed choir (SABar), organ
Music score
Item no.: 759466
Der Leib zwar in der Erden
for: SATB and Keyboard
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1040226
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1040889
from: Twelve Little Preludes
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 761737
from: Suite BWV 996, "Praeludio con la Suite da Giov. Bast. Bach"
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 732311
BWV 783
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357241
BWV 775
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357233
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 723161
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 723166
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 723167
from: Twelve Little Preludes
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 761721
Choralsatz aus der Kantate
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 756481
Schlusschoral aus der Johannes-Passion
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 751725
D Major
for: 2 Oboen, Fagott, Streichorchester und Basso continuo (Cembalo oder Orgel)
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 783835
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