“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.
"Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet"
Bauernkantate - Cantate burlesque
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 165736
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 165278
Cantata for the first Advent
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 146739
(Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 145091
Bassstimme. Streichquartettfassung: Vc / Originallage: T-Vagb2/Violone
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Single part Cello
Item no.: 188739
for: 2 pianos
Music score
Item no.: 161356
Herkules auf dem Scheideweg
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 161788
Swingle Music~Bach's Greatest Hits
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 146892
for: BL (STR) / FL OB 2 KLAR A-SAX T-SAX 2 HRN / 2 TRP (VL) BAR (VC) TUBA (KB)
Score
Item no.: 160630
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 427846
für Altblockflöte solo
for: Treble recorder
Item no.: 413685
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 491734
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Harpsichord, strings, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 491613
Urtext of the New Bach Edition
for: Violin, recorder, oboe, trumpet, strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 493403
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 563721
for: Trumpet, organ
Item no.: 561059
Klassik
for: Guitar Duet
Book
Item no.: 101040
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 582431
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 582430
72. Jahrgang
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 120092
70. Jahrgang
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 120090
for: Harpsichord [piano], string orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 170882
'Lutheran Mass'
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, bassoon, violone [double bass] (orchestral part)
Item no.: 430736
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 372737
aus dem Wohltemperierten Klavier 2 BWV 876
für 4 Blockflöten (SATB) Partitur und Stimmen
for: 4 recorders (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 347325
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 347071
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 343259
am Palmsonntag oder am Fest Mariae Verkündigung
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 344600
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 428206
for: Organ [harpsichord]
Item no.: 338891
Reihe 12 Heft 6
for: Strings, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 338890
and Concerto No. 5 »Early Version« D major BWV 1050a
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Flute, violin, string orchestra, basso continuo
Harpsichord (orchestral part)
Item no.: 340225
(Urtext)
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 459279
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 464358
for: String orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 460754
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 469409
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 462670
Congratulatory Cantata for the Birthday of Duke Christian of Saxony-Weißenfels and of Duke Ernst August of Saxony-Weimar
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 473482
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 472010
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 369510
Kantate zum 3. Pfingsttag
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Organ
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 368585
Kantate zum Fest der Himmelfahrt Christi
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 366318
Viola da Gamba 1.+2.Chor mit Ersatzstimme (Violoncello solo)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Single part Viola da gamba 1
Item no.: 368669
for: Guitar or Lute
Score
Item no.: 412173
Bach
for: Viola
Single part Viola
Item no.: 130575
for: Trumpet, piano
Item no.: 334646
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 treble recorders, violin, strings, basso continuo
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 335927
for: 4 recorders (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 134120
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