“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: Bass guitar
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 772651
Motet BWV 227 – "Jesu, meine Freude"
Practice-CD (mp3)
Choral Part Alto
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); instruments colla parte, basso continuo ad lib.
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part alto)
Item no.: 692501
Carus Choir Coach
Ausgabe für Alt
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
3 Playback-CDs
Item no.: 674494
secondo Giovanni
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 778723
Cantata for Easter Sunday
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 769179
Coffee cantata BWV 211
for: Voice, chamber orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1667449
Coffee cantata BWV 211
for: Voice, chamber orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 1667452
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Soprano
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
2 Playback-CDs (choir part soprano)
Item no.: 299179
Carus Choir Coach Alto – Weihnachtsoratorium
mp3-CD
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part alto)
Item no.: 679191
Carus Choir Coach Soprano – Weihnachtsoratorium
mp3-CD
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part soprano)
Item no.: 679193
Übe-CD (mp3) für Chorsänger
Ausgabe für Sopran
for: Voice (soprano) a cappella
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part soprano)
Item no.: 679704
Übe-CD (mp3) für Chorsänger
Ausgabe für Tenor
for: Voice (tenor)
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part tenor)
Item no.: 679702
Carus Choir Coach Tenor – Weihnachtsoratorium
mp3-CD
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part tenor)
Item no.: 673092
Übe-CD (mp3) für Chorsänger
Ausgabe für Bass
for: Voice (bass)
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part bass)
Item no.: 679703
Carus Choir Coach Bass – Weihnachtsoratorium
mp3-CD
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part bass)
Item no.: 679192
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Tenor
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
2 Playback-CDs (choir part tenor)
Item no.: 299181
Übe-CD (mp3) für Chorsänger
for: Voice (alto)
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part alto)
Item no.: 679705
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Bass
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
2 Playback-CDs (choir part bass)
Item no.: 299182
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Alto
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
2 Playback-CDs (choir part alto)
Item no.: 299180
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 752856
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 752843
for: gemischter Chor (SAB) und Klavier
Music score
Item no.: 723291
aus den Filmen „DAS SCHWEIGEN DER LÄMMER“ und „HANNIBAL“
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1209265
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 247871
from the Christmas Oratorio
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 726121
Melodie: Straßburg (1538)
for: gemischter Chor (SAATBB) oder 6 Solostimmen
Music score
Item no.: 739509
Mel.: Wittenberg 1529 (Weihnachten)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730040
Mel.: Straßburg 1577 (Tod und Ewigkeit)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730073
for: Mixed choir (SATB) [4 voices (SATB)]
Music score
Item no.: 731579
aus dem Magnificat (Weihnachten)
for: 3-stimmiger gemischter Chor (SABar) a cappella und Orgel
Music score
Item no.: 730043
(Weihnachten)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730032
(Weihnachten)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753375
Text: Str. 1: trad. 15. Jahrhundert; Str. 2+3: Mrtin Luther 1524; Mel.: Ebersberg um 1480 (Pfingsten)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730051
Römer 8, 2+9; aus BWV 227
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 733620
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