“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.
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Book
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O hoofd bedekt met wonden
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
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for: Piano
Music score
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Klassik
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Music score
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Score, Parts, CD
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Music score
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Harmonia-Mixed Choir
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Choir score
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Bärenreiter Urtext
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Single part Violin 3 [Viola]
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for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Organ
Music score
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for: Accordion
Music score
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for: Alto Recorder and Keyboard
Book
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for: Piano
Music score
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Flex 7 Concert
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Score, Parts
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for: Flute, piano
Book
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for: Organ
Music score
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for: 2 guitars
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(From Cantata 147)/Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
for: 4 clarinets
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for: Flute and Organ
Book
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For String Quartet Volume 1
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
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Buch
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Buch
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for: Flute
Sheet music
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Cd Sheet Music - The Ultimate Library
for: DVD (4)
DVD (4)
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for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1145224
Choral-Suite in 3 Teilen
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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Buch
Item no.: 249189
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
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for: Gitarrenduo
Book
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Swingle Music~Bach's Greatest Hits
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
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für Altblockflöte solo
for: Treble recorder
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for: Guitar
Music score
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Geistliche Musik
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
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Cantata for Ascension
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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Jubilate
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
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Jubilate
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 423940
Kantate zum Sonntag Quasimodogeniti
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233126
Violin Solo and Violin 1
BWV 66
Cantata for the Second Easter Day
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 oboes, bassoon, violin solo, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233111
Cantata for the 21st Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232940
for: Cello
Item no.: 387817
for: 2 pianos
Book
Item no.: 1004959
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
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