“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.
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 888931
13. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Klavierauszug vokal, Digitalartikel (AODP)
Item no.: 1640209
Southern Music
for: Klarinettentrio
Buch
Item no.: 923489
for clarinet and piano
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 895817
Southern Music
for: 3 woodwinds (trio)
Score
Item no.: 924954
Cantata for Ascension Day
BWV 37
STUTTGARTER BACH AUSGABEN
URTEXT
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 657271
Violine und Klavier
Klavierauszug mit Solostimme
for: Violin, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 902669
Southern Music
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 924770
Southern Music
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 927645
Southern Music
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 929003
Southern Music
for: Trombone
Music score
Item no.: 926962
Southern Music
for: Trombone
Music score
Item no.: 924839
Southern Music
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 928031
Southern Music
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 925486
Southern Music
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 926012
Southern Music
for: Trombone
Music score
Item no.: 928188
Southern Music
for: Trombone
Music score
Item no.: 927330
for: Piano
Score, CD
Item no.: 257197
Kantate zum 16. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Set of parts
Item no.: 645473
Southern Music
for: 3 woodwinds (trio)
Score
Item no.: 377404
Southern Music
for: Oboe
Music score
Item no.: 927464
Southern Music
for: Oboe
Music score
Item no.: 927717
Originally written for Violoncello solo
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 244959
Klassik
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 895504
op. 74
for: 2 clarinets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 191855
(original: Orgel-Trio)
for: 2 Blockflöten (AT) und Klavier (Cembalo)
Item no.: 355443
(aus dem Wohltemperierten Klavier)BWV 846
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 425492
Kommt, eilet und laufetBWV 249
for: Solostimmen (SATB), gemischter Chor und Orchester
Choir score
Item no.: 354254
for: 4 woodwinds (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1070043
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1062081
for: Woodwind Choir
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1016341
Paperback
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 894316
From Suite No. 3, Bwv 1068
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 898507
Vorspiel der Kantate Nr. 169
for: Organ, orchestra
Organ reduction
Item no.: 288706
Vorspiel der Kantate No. 35, 2. Teil
for: Organ, orchestra
Organ reduction
Item no.: 288705
Vorspiel der Ratswahlkantate No. 29
for: Organ, orchestra
Organ reduction
Item no.: 288703
From Cantata No. 156
for: Violin, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 894886
Vorspiel der Kantate No. 35, 1. TeilBWV 35/2
for: Organ, orchestra
Organ reduction
Item no.: 288704
Klassik
for: Concert band
Direktion
Item no.: 895802
Klassik
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 895460
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124441
Arie aus der Geburtstagskantate Nr. 208 "Was mir behagt"BWV 208
for: Sopran, 2 Alt-Blockflöten (Flöten) und Basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 355458
Klassik
for: Flute, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 891245
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 323419
From English Suite No. 6, Bwv 811
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 896360
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124401
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 920276
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 123683
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