“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: Various Instruments
Buch
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for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1118119
for: BFL QUARTETT / POLYPHONIC PUBLICATIONS
Item no.: 225057
for: VL ABFL OB TRP STR CEMB
Study score
Item no.: 380152
Set of parts
Item no.: 366808
Actus tragicus. Trauermusik
BWV 106
for: Mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233634
Motette für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Cor anglais (orchestral part)
Item no.: 628086
Kantate zum Ratswechsel in Leipzig
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 233770
Kantate zum Sonntag Rogate
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 233380
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 229955
Kyrie-Gloria-Messe (Lutherische Messe)
Entstehungszeit vermutlich späte Leipziger Jahre
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424226
Cantata for the 19th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Soloist (bass), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part(n)
Item no.: 424215
Bestimmung unbekannt
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 233513
BWV 80; Kantate zum Reformationsfest
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Oboe 3
Item no.: 233321
Kantate zum Sonntag Quasimodogeniti
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233125
Kantate zum 1. Advent
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233041
Kyrie-Gloria-Messe (Lutherische Messe)
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424391
pieces by Bach, Gluck, Händel
for: school orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 1209033
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 392241
for: Violin, 2 violas, cello
Item no.: 333823
Cantata for the Feast of John the Baptist
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 687573
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1203657
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 150553
for: Flute
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649733
for: Horn (F)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649722
for: Tuba (E-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 1649712
Cantata for the Sunday Estomihi
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
complete orchestral parts
for: 3 soloists (SAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 684053
for: Soprano saxophone
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650381
for: Alto trombone
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650373
for: Trombone in C (bass clef)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650372
for: Cornet (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650366
"L'Organiste Liturgique"
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 638400
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 271237
Flute and Clarinet Quintet
for: Flute and Clarinet Quintet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830202
Clarinet and String Ensemble
for: Clarinet and String Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830079
Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Epiphany BWV 32
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 681502
BWV 244
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach Ausgaben
Coro 2 - Violine 2
for: Solo voices, mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 671881
Kantate zum 4. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 644865
Passio secundum Joannem BWV 245 - Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
Fassung II (1725)
for: 5 soloists (SATBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 627475
Passio secundum Joannem BWV 245 - Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
Fassung II (1725)
for: 5 soloists (SATBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 627387
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1340539
Cantata for the 8th Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 774850
Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Easter
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Organ (orchestral part)
Item no.: 774840
Cantata for Easter Sunday
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 769175
(The Little)
for: Piano
Solostimme
Item no.: 463138
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