“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.
Zeitschrift für Spielmusik
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Score, part
Item no.: 693660
Woodwind Solo
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 316786
für vier Saxophone (SATBar)
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 611244
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 303047
for: Flute, strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 300147
for: Trumpet, organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 1351627
Bärenreiter Werkeinführungen
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 131367
Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392231
(Urtext)
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 291238
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285554
BWV 971
for: Piccolo trumpet, piano [organ]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1272766
für Viola
for: Viola
Music score
Item no.: 316398
Kantate zum 14. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 470992
Brass Band
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 590161
BWV 539
for: Euphonium, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 593319
BWV 867
for: Bass trombone, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 593316
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 207883
Heft 1: Werke von Bach, Gluck, Händel
for: Youth string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 106207
for: 5 wind instruments
Score, Parts
Item no.: 492033
For Electric Bass
for: Bass guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 636857
for: 3 VL VC KLAV
Item no.: 403057
275 Choräle in alten Schlüsseln
Band 7 Nr. 155-206
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 458282
Repertoires der Zeit vor 1750
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) III/2/1
for: Choir
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 880127
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/34
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Gesamtausgabe, Partitur, Urtextausgabe, Sammelband
Item no.: 869047
for: Piano
Item no.: 302851
Bach-Choräle
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Chorpartitur, Sammelband
Item no.: 117142
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 143223
on the first eight notes of the Aria ground from the "Goldberg Variations"
Bärenreiter Urtext
Ensemble score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116749
für Violine (mit spielpraktischen Hinweisen)
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 669612
Woodwind Solo
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 905184
Klassische Meisterwerke - in neuer Gestalt
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 768282
Woodwind Solo
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 395360
FUER BRASSQUINTETT
PARTITUR+STIMMEN
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 597074
Solo für Percussion
for: Guitar, marimba, handbells
Music score
Item no.: 1548809
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 723062
for: SATB, Keyboard, Chamber Ensemble
Choir score
Item no.: 913235
BMV 971
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1193240
Kantate
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 922724
The Lord my Guide, BWV 104
for: SATB and Keyboard
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1040680
(complete)
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 443010
for: Oboe, clarinet, bassoon
Score, Parts
Item no.: 559239
für Oboe und Orgel (Cembalo), nach der Orgeltriosonate Nr.6 BWV530
for: Oboe, organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 471839
for: 6 Instrumente
Score, Parts
Item no.: 365072
Essays zu Werk und Wirkung
Studien und Materialien zur Musikwissenschaft 91
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 661139
Kantate zum 14. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 485323
bearbeitet von Johann Sebastian Bach
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 475474
Rekonstruktion von Klaus Hofmann
for: Soli SATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Oboe, Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1336718
aus: Die Elenden sollen essen
for: Gemischter Chor (SATB), Orgel, [Melodieinstrument]
Score
Item no.: 1340291
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