“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.
formerly ascribed to Johann Sebastia Bach
Bärenreiter Urtext
previously 15,50 € (save 68 %)
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 117317
mit Fingersatz (Michael Schneidt)
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 630388
Part 1: BWV 846-869
Henle Urtext Edition
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401105
for: Cello
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1582653
BWV 988
für Streichtrio
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Study score
Item no.: 111892
for: Flute
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401439
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1582673
Urtext Primo – A new concept for the beginner
Edition with German and English Commentary
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition, anthology)
Item no.: 498364
Bärenreiter Urtext
previously 15,50 € (save 68 %)
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 370393
arranged for Viola solo
for: Viola
Music score
Item no.: 1011750
Fünf Sinfonien mit obligater Oboe(Oboe d'amore) bearbeitet für Soloinstrument und Orgel (Cembalo). Stimme für beide Instrumente
for: Oboe [oboe d'amore], organ [harpsichord/piano]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 117734
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401124
Urtext from the New Bach Edition – Revised (NBArev)
for: Violin
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 773593
Aria mit verschiedenen Veränderungen BWV 988
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 283258
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Flute
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116361
Transcriptions for piano four hands
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 563496
BWV 244
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116686
Nach dem Autograf und Abschriften
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 125048
Henle Urtext Editions
for: 2 violins, orchestra
Piano reduction, 2 solo parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 298883
revised edition
replaces HN 169
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 638975
Sonatas / Trios / Concertos
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition), online media
Item no.: 561478
aus der Geburtstagskantate BWV 208
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 486304
Part 2: BWV 870-BWV 893
Edition without fingering
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401228
Edited from the autograph and manuscript copies
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 125047
From Organ Sonata No. 4 E minor
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1209890
with marked and unmarked string parts
Fingering and bowing for Violin: Wolfgang Schneiderhan
for: Violin
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401335
symphonic transcription
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 494369
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 668329
Bearbeitung für Klavier zu 4 Händen
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 360598
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Posaune
Book
Item no.: 311208
BWV 245
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116685
from Suite No. 3
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722311
Preludes and Fugues I
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
You will find supplementary material online
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition), online media
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adapted for Great Organ
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Music score
Item no.: 762529
Study score
for: Piano
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 310617
für Viola
for: STREICH- UND ZUPFINSTRUMENTE VIOLA VIOLA SOLO
Item no.: 392801
BWV 1007-1012
for: Guitar
Item no.: 348401
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Cello
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 114668
Choralbearbeitung, BWV 668
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1104
from the Orchestral Suite No. 3
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 726043
For Alto Recorder & Keyboard
Volume II: Sonatas 3-4
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 462626
transcription for guitar with (few) fingerings
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 292447
Including Suite de Clavecin by Christian Petzold
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition, anthology)
Item no.: 194732
and 69 Chorale Melodies with figured bass
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 317836
Bärenreiter Urtext
with Fingerings
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 172511
with fingering
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401068
Choralbearbeitung, BWV 691a
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1050
without fingering
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 493451
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