“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.
Accort B 4
for: Recorder ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 294483
Triosonaten und Trios
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1549083
Wir Danken Dir, Gott
for: Flute ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 611976
for Brass Octet
for: Brass ensemble (8 voices)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1627176
Faksimile
Item no.: 551915
Bearbeitung für Klavier zu 4 Händen
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 360598
Reihe 12 Heft 6
for: Strings, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 338890
Tübinger Beiträge zur Musikwissenschaft 11
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 232315
für Streichorchester
for: String orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 672731
for: 3 woodwinds (trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 643178
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 295000
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score, 3 Single part
Item no.: 768253
Klassik
for: Baritone (Voice) & String Quartet or String Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1289230
Klassik
for: Baritone (Voice), F Horn & String Quartet or String Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1289232
Klassik
for: Soprano, Oboe & String Quartet or String Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1289233
Klassik
for: Soprano & String Quartet or String Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1289231
for: Piano, string orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299025
for: Piano, string orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299059
From Orchestral Suite No. 3 D Major Bwv 1068
for: Solo for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, F Horn, Violin, Viola or Violoncello & String Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307007
for: Piano, string orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1298987
Trauerode
for: Soli SATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Flöten (2), Oboe d'amore (2), Violinen (2), Viola, Gamben (2), Laute (2), Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1337439
Bach Preludes
Score
Item no.: 581423
für Violoncello und Kontrabass Partitur und Stimmen
Item no.: 627753
Mixed Bag No. 17
for: Flexible wind band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 673804
for: Cello
Item no.: 104463
A collection of eighteen chorale preludes for organ.
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 321131
Cantata for the Feast of John the Baptist
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 624178
Mature Master Period (Part 2)
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 317795
Southern Music
for: Bariton oder Euphonium
Buch
Item no.: 928522
for: SATB, Keyboard, 2 C or B-flat Instr., opt. Cello/Bass Instr., Timpani
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1094992
Transcribed and Edited For Solo Trumpet
for: Trumpet
Music score, CD
Item no.: 964378
Dover Full Scores
Book
Item no.: 140160
Score
Item no.: 615567
Condensed Score
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 928735
Piano Collection
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 586305
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 321134
Southern Music
for: 2 trumpets (B-flat), horn (F), trombone, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 923985
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 244319
Kantaten I - VI
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 631003
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1591133
Kantate zum 6. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Bearbeitung der Solokantate, im Original mit Begleitung durch Obda, Streicher, Org, Bc
for: Voice (alto), organ
Score
Item no.: 330045
for: Trumpet (solo), brass quintet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996743
for: Brass ensemble (13 parts), timpani
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996787
BWV 1060
for: Violin [flute], oboe, harpsichord [piano]
Score
Item no.: 289828
Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Trinity
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233240
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1591064
Cantata for Trinity Sunday
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 674803
for: Brass ensemble (13 parts), timpani
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996868
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