“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: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 375375
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 373193
for: Harpsichord, strings, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 643274
for: Strings, basso continuo
Viola da gamba 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 685291
Motet for two four-part mixed choirs and instruments
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 425828
for: Harpsichord [piano], string orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 459288
Cantata for the first sunday after Trinity
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 623390
for: Youth string orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 294153
for: Youth string orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 294152
(nach BWV 99/125/115)
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Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 460286
(nach BWV 99/125/115)
for: Flute, oboe d'amore, violin, string orchestra, basso continuo
Single part (Violin solo)
Item no.: 460287
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola 3 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 655882
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Instrumental part 3 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 768528
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Instrumental part 1 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 768526
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Instrumental part 4 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 647491
Cantata for Michaelmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 578482
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424069
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 233613
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Instrumental part 1 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 768522
Cantata for the New Year's Day
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir, orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 797157
Cantata for Trinity Sunday
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 774827
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 611419
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234103
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233958
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233566
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233333
Cantata for the inauguration of the town council in Mühlhausen
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233191
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233160
Cantata for the 7th Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach–Ausgaben (Urtext)
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 680688
Cantata for the 1st Sunday in Advent
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 675022
Cantata for the 23rd Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 673165
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673151
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 231067
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 492426
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233177
Single part
Item no.: 164964
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 164961
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Part 2 (oboe)
Item no.: 232715
BWV 2; Kantate zum 2. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Einzelstimme Vc. (Kb.)
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232714
Hunting Cantata
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797990
for: Organ, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1549331
Kantate zum 3. Osterfesttag
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 642961
2. Komposition
Orchesterbesetzung: 2 Oboen d'amore, 2 Oboen da caccia, Violino piccolo, Streicher
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Oboe damore 1
Item no.: 637785
Kantate zum 3. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Basso continuo (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673230
Cantata for the 18th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bachausgaben
Organ transposed
for: Soloist (alto), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 771444
in Sätzen von Johann Sebastian Bach
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Treble recorder (single part)
Item no.: 1317424
Vorspiel der Kantate Nr. 35, 1. Teil
for: Organ, orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 784381
Vorspiel der Ratswahlkantate No. 29
for: Organ, orchestra
Single part Kettledrum
Item no.: 741090
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