“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: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 274007
Cantata for funeral service / Purification of Mary.
Reconstruction Klaus Hofmann
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola d'amore (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233918
Hunting Cantata
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797991
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 1557836
Kantate zum Sonntag Jubilate
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 213121
Cantata for the 19th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Soloist (bass), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 624387
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 385326
Single part 2
Item no.: 387812
G. Schirmer Band-Orchestra
Single part Trombone
Item no.: 899624
G. Schirmer Band-Orchestra
Single part Trombone
Item no.: 897516
Cantata for the 18th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bachausgaben
for: Soloist (alto), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 771436
Cantata for the 7th Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach–Ausgaben (Urtext)
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 680691
Cantata for a wedding
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 673214
Kantate zum 21. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673171
Kantate zum 15. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 673154
Heft 11: Händel "Largo", Bach "Gavotte und Musette"
for: Youth string orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 294154
Heft 11: Händel "Largo", Bach "Gavotte und Musette"
for: Youth string orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 294150
Kantate Nr. 52
23. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 292134
Cantata for Easter Sunday
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 769174
Cantata for 25th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797211
nach den Kantaten 169 und 49
Ars Instrumentalis 20
for: Oboe, strings, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 622707
aus der Kantate Nr. 161
for: gemischter Chor, Blockflöte (S/T), Klavier und Streicher ad libitum
Single part Violin 3
Item no.: 644656
aus der Kantate Nr. 161
for: gemischter Chor, Blockflöte (S/T), Klavier und Streicher ad libitum
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 1546024
am neunten Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 553153
6th Sunday after Trinity
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 472465
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 184050
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 180028
Kantate zum Sonntag Exaudi
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234021
Kantate zum 5. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233410
Kantate zum 4. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233334
Cantata for the 13th Sunday after Trinity – Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben – revised edition 2017
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233273
Kantate zum 2. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232726
ars instrumentalis 040
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 585468
Heft 14: Kleine Spielmusik I (Bach)
Ein Musikschatz aus der Zeit der Vorklassik bis zur Gegenwart
for: Youth string orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 643461
9. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo (Organ)
Item no.: 215501
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 treble recorders, harpsichord, string orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 347001
Vorspiel der Ratswahlkantate No. 29
for: Organ, orchestra
Part 1 (oboe / violin)
Item no.: 781992
Kantate Nr.73 für den 3. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo (Organ)
Item no.: 640894
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 213966
for: Cello
Single part Cello
Item no.: 633515
for: ST 3 IN F (HRN)
Part 3 in F (horn)
Item no.: 303534
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 296826
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 242263
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 555534
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 553095
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 553093
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 491752
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 491751
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