“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.
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 556955
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 246564
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 647815
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 316731
for: Narrator, 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Score
Item no.: 689660
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 296381
for: Organ
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 321137
Es erhub sich ein Streit
Cantata at St Michael and All Angels
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 428292
Cantata for the first Advent
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 147380
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 172633
Traditional version (1739/1749)
BWV 245
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 613071
Cantata for the Purification of Mary or 3rd day of Easter
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), oboe, violin, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 279221
Wedding Cantata – Was Gott tut das ist wohlgetan
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben – revised edition
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233548
Wedding Cantata – Was Gott tut das ist wohlgetan
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben – revised edition
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233545
Cantata for the 16th Sunday after Trinity
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 233484
for: Solo voice (alto), organ (obl.), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 673216
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 673167
Cantata for the 2nd day of Pentecost
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 666955
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (XL format)
Item no.: 665385
Cantata for the 18th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bachausgaben
for: Soloist (alto), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 661160
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 634610
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 603335
Peasant Cantata ("Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet")
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 voices (SB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 687394
Cantata for the Purification of Mary – Ich habe genung
Original setting in C minor
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Voice (bass/mezzo-soprano), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233339
Cantata for 24th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
– Graduated prices on request –
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 769278
Cantata for the 1st Sunday in Advent
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
– Graduated price on request –
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 674987
for: 3 soloists (SAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 234029
Cantata for the 12th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 233826
Cantata for the 21st Sunday after Trinity – Ich glaube, lieber Herr, hilf meinem Unglauben
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben – revised edition 2017
Graduated prices on request
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233664
Cantata for the Sunday of Septuagesimae
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
Graduated prices on request
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 233454
Cantata for Ascension Day
BWV 37
STUTTGARTER BACH AUSGABEN
URTEXT
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232923
Cantata for the Trinity Sunday – "O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad"
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben (revised edition)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, bassoon, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 681135
Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Epiphany BWV 32
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232895
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Trinity/all occasions
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben - Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB) [SB/TB/SATB], mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232838
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Trinity/all occasions
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben - Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB) [SB/TB/SATB], mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232835
16th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232792
Cantata for St. John’s Day
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232778
Cantata for the 13th Sunday after Trinity – Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 550954
Cantata for Michaelmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 485330
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 241613
16th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 184540
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 769554
for: 4 bassoons
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677499
for: Organ Duet [2 players, 1 console]
Buch
Item no.: 912034
2. Satz aus dem Doppelkonzert d-Moll BWV 1043
for: 4 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1657474
Gegenwartsmusik
for: 2 Bb Instruments
Buch
Item no.: 1530990
Shawnee Sacred
for: SATB
Choir score
Item no.: 1656337
Selected Movements from unaccompanied Sonatas, Partitas and Suites
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 662770
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