“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.
Cantata for the 24th Sunday after Trinity
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233026
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
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232837
Actus tragicus. Trauermusik
BWV 106
for: Mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233627
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
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232836
Cantata for the 12th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 397375
Cantata for the 12th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233825
Cantata for the 21st Sunday after Trinity – Ich glaube, lieber Herr, hilf meinem Unglauben
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben – revised edition 2017
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233663
Wedding Cantata – Was Gott tut das ist wohlgetan
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben – revised edition
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233546
Cantata for the 15th Sunday after Trinity
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 233536
Reconstruction by Klaus Hofmann
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1316882
Cantata for Trinity Sunday
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 683064
Klassik
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Book
Item no.: 964737
Klassik
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Book
Item no.: 964818
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 964804
for: SATB with STB Soli
Book
Item no.: 900848
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 962201
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 863980
for: Solo voices, mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 618712
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 430057
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 732119
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 171636
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 151738
for: 2 violins
Sheet music
Item no.: 1646549
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 817309
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 975437
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSATTB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 361781
12 Easy Solos from the “Notebook for Anna Magdalena”
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 1646332
Cantata for the 14th Sunday after Trinity
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 116735
Early version
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 444394
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 645996
for: Piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 428438
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 426119
Cantata for the first Advent
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285455
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285423
Cantata for the first Advent
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 173188
for the 26th Sunday after Trinity
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285464
Cantata for the 5th Sunday after Trinity
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 279219
Passio secundum Marcum
First version, first performed in Weimar around 1713 by J. S. Bach
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 234288
Cantata for the 11th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233966
Cantata for funeral service / Purification of Mary.
Reconstruction Klaus Hofmann
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233914
Cantata for the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, bassoon, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233904
Cantata for the Sunday of Estomihi
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233799
Cantata for the 15th Sunday after Trinity
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 233534
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
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233270
Coffee Cantata
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 voices (STB), flute, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 691343
for: 2 soloists (SA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 234063
Cantata for the Sunday of Misericordias Domini
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233707
Cantata for the 13th Sunday after Trinity – Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben – revised edition 2017
Graduated prices on request
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 233269
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