“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 25th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 556142
Cantata for funeral service / Purification of Mary.
Reconstruction Klaus Hofmann
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233915
Kantate zum 2. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, bassoon, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 233905
Kantate
for: SATB with SB Soli
Book
Item no.: 910035
for: Solo voices, mixed choir, baroque orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 933339
Klassik
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1103495
Klassik
for: Unison Choir
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1103142
Cantata for the Purification of Mary – Ich habe genung
Original setting in C minor – Vocal score for the version with bass solo
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Voice (bass/mezzo-soprano), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 279217
Kantate zum Reformationsfest
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 233309
"Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir"
Cantata for a penitential service (version in g minor)
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233814
Kantate zum Reformationsfest
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 212496
Reconstruction by Klaus Hofmann
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1316878
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 815174
BWV 806, 807 & 808
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1163198
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 649536
"Coffee Cantata"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 3 voices (STB), flute, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 444403
Kirchenkantate für den 2. Osterfesttag (Ostermontag)
Klavierauszug (dt/en)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285400
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 373395
15 Pieces Arranged for Three or More Guitarists
for: Guitar ensemble
Buch
Item no.: 638512
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198500
(Urtext)
for: Soloists, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1687873
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 1658150
coll. Guitare No.99
for: Guitar
Score
Item no.: 1677262
Kantate zum 1. Advent
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1659574
Easy Favourites Series
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 972322
Fantasy Band
for: Flexible ensemble
Item no.: 1671138
Cello Suites 1-3 arranged for Alto flute
for: Alto flute
Music score
Item no.: 674759
'Lutheran Mass'
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1671568
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/29
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1663963
Extrait De La Sonate N°2
for: Viola, cello, double bass
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1072069
Part 1
for: Saxophone ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1531125
Gegenwartsmusik
for: 2 F Instruments
Buch
Item no.: 1530988
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1040795
O Lord, Thou Hast Formed My Every Part, BWV 493
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1038196
Saxophone Quartet
for: Saxophone
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1106983
Freut euch und jubilirt, BWV 243a
for: SSAA and Organ
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1038361
for: SAB with descant
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1038341
for: Trio
Score
Item no.: 1207012
Klassik
for: 3 Saxophones [SAT]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1531054
Shawnee Press
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1643057
for: SATB Recorders
Choir score
Item no.: 1041291
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 930970
for: SATB, Keyboard, 2 C or B-flat Instr., opt. Cello/Bass Instr., Timpani
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1094992
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1040356
Violin or Flute
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1154168
Wenn es meines Gottes Wille
for: SATB and Keyboard
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1037574
for: Unison Voices, SATB, Organ, Violin, opt. Cello/Bass Instrument
Set of parts
Item no.: 1095247
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1038303
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