“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 8th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 663106
for: 2 oboes, bassoon, strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 287106
for: 2 treble recorders, violin, strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 287105
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 180241
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 456174
for: Tuba, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 225084
for: 3 recorders (SAB/STB)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 657686
for: Flute, harpsichord [piano]
Piano reduction, solo part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 378111
for: 2 guitars
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 335914
for: 2. Violine (1. Alt)
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 432563
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 336582
for: 1. Violine (1. Sopran)
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 310664
for: Oboen (2), Oboe da caccia, Englischhorn
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 477225
for: 1. Viola
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 295905
for: 2. Violine
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 295904
for: Trumpet, horn, trombone
3 Performance scores
Item no.: 273835
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 134313
Tenor Saxophone & Klavier
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 597096
for: für Orchester
Study score
Item no.: 213322
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 388917
for: SATB and Keyboard
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1094367
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 903785
for: 4 trumpets, horn, 4 trombones, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1670546
for: Violin, piano [harpsichord]
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1020854
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 898163
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 316439
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316443
for: Piano
Music book, 2 CDs
Item no.: 612315
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 352691
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 662089
for: Flute, piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 660381
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 180937
Bookmark (magnetic)
Item no.: 681413
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1673810
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 885671
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 878454
for: Double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 266843
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 745681
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 460671
for: Double bass, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 224852
for: Violin, piano [harpsichord]
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1020844
for: Sopran solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Trompeten (2), Pauke, Fagott, Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 609557
for: 2. Violine
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 607995
for: Viola
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 372401
Cantata for the Feast of Visitation B. V. M.
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 329610
for: 2. Violine
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 241780
for: Sopran solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Alt-Blockflöten (2), Fagott, Violen (4), Cello, Basso continuo (Kontrabass, Orgel)
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116733
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