“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.
from: The Well-Tempered Piano I
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 761725
for: Flute
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1051276
Choralvorspiel, BWV 639
bearbeitet für drei Gitarren
for: 3 guitars
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 2712
Analysis, Fingering and Bowing by Enrico Mainardi
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 728772
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1048351
Chorale from the Cantata No. 147 "Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life"
for: Streichquartett (Kontrabass ad libitum) oder Streichorchester
Score
Item no.: 752751
from Organ Sonata No. 4 E minor
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1209531
aus der Orchestersuite h-Moll, BWV 1067
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1040
Eb
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1044375
Motet
for: gemischter Chor (SATB/SATB); Basso continuo und/oder Instrumente ad libitum
Stimmensatz B.c.-Cembalo/B.c.-Violoncello
Item no.: 781693
G-Dur, BWV 796
bearbeitet für Holzbläsertrio
for: Oboe [flute], clarinet (B-flat), bassoon
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3319
Easiest Piano Pieces by J. S. Bach
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 756992
Adapted By Heribert Breuer
for: 3 saxophones (ATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1209516
for: 2 trumpets, organ
Item no.: 1631763
aus der Orchestersuite Nr. 3, BWV 1068
for: 2 violins, viola, basso continuo [string orchestra, basso continuo]
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1028
Aria from the Birthday Cantata No. 208
for: Sopran, 2 Alt-Blockflöten (Flöten) und Basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 748821
Choral aus der Kantate "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", BWV 147
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 725148
based on BWV 1013
for: Oboe
Music score
Item no.: 780310
for: Tuba (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1216019
aus der Kantate BWV 140
bearbeitet für Trompete (Klarinette) und Orgel
for: Trumpet (B-flat) [clarinet], organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 2804
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 750975
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Music score
Item no.: 760615
B minor
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 759731
for: 2 violins
Ensemble score
Item no.: 752448
for: 2 guitars
Spielbuch
Item no.: 761278
Choralbearbeitung, BWV 645
for: Trumpet (B-flat), horn (E-flat), trombone
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1058
C-Dur, BWV 772
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1438
aus "Das Wohltemperierte Klavier" Teil 1, BWV 846
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1035
for: 5 saxophones
Sheet music
Item no.: 1599633
from Suite No. 3
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759091
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553183
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 732119
bearbeitet für Klavier von Michael Proksch
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1557146
from Suite No. 3
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 722238
from Suite No. 3
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722284
for: Trombone, Accordion
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1638862
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 1565926
Bm
for: Violin, Cello, Viola
String Quartet
Item no.: 1638523
Bb
for: Piano, Oboe
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1589479
Eb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1030816
aus der Kantate "Himmelskönig, sei willkommen", BWV 182
bearbeitet für zwei Blockflöten und Orgel (Klavier)
for: 2 recorders (SA), organ [piano]
Score, part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2208
Choralbearbeitung, BWV 645
bearbeitet für 3 Gitarren
for: 3 guitars
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 2402
nach Antonio Vivaldi, BWV 1065
für 4 Claviere, 2 Violinen, Viola und Basso continuo
for: 4 harpsichords, strings, basso continuo
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3994
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: Flöte, Oboe, Trompete, Violine, Streicher und Basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 736235
Chorale from the Cantata No. 147 "Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life"
for: Oboe, piano
Music score
Item no.: 736825
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 725998
from: The Well-Tempered Piano 1
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 751028
Transcription for Guitar
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 739799
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