“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: Clarinet (B-flat) [tenor saxophone], organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1380
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4141
for: 2 violins, piano
Piano reduction, solo parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1728
for: 2 violins
Sheet music
Item no.: 1646549
for: Brass winds (4 parts)
Score, 7 Single part
Item no.: 1645019
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357239
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357237
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357235
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357230
for: 3 trumpets, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1631814
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351151
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 1037
for: Oboe, 2 clarinets (B-flat), bassoon
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1033
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 1547243
for: Piano [organ]
Book
Item no.: 334033
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 241552
for: 2 violins
Music score, CD
Item no.: 135899
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 668024
for: Guitar
Score
Item no.: 390898
for: Brass ensemble (10 parts)
Score (C), Parts
Item no.: 966454
for: 3 trumpets, 3 trombones; tuba ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 905508
for: Concert band [Fanfare (brass & saxophones)]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 780776
for: Tuba (solo), 4 trombones; 3 trumpets ad lib.
Score (C), Parts
Item no.: 967032
for: 4 trumpets, horn, 4 trombones, tuba
Score (C), Parts
Item no.: 966442
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 903670
for: Cello
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 903604
for: 4 trumpets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 973232
for: Brass ensemble (8 parts), latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 974150
for: Trombone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 967037
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 860383
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 576141
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 925256
based on cantata movements
for: Melody instrument (C), organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 140113
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 802372
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 800121
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 409553
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 997388
for: Voice
Book
Item no.: 874044
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 862015
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 895703
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 889555
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 999977
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1547440
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1326953
for: Concert Band/Harmonie/Fanfare/Brass Band
Score
Item no.: 874196
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 923376
for: Klarinettentrio
Buch
Item no.: 923489
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316158
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