“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.
Aria mit verschiedenen Veränderungen BWV 988
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 283258
Edited from the autograph and manuscript copies
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 125047
From Organ Sonata No. 4 E minor
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1209890
Part 2: BWV 870-BWV 893
Edition without fingering
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401228
Music For Recorders
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 275132
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 971694
Volume with detailed booklet in German
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 358088
Cantata for the Purification of Mary – Ich habe genung
Original setting in C minor – Vocal score for the version with mezzosoprano solo
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Voice (bass/mezzo-soprano), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 584556
Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Easter
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 624179
The Bartók Performing Editions
With performance marks, fingering and commentaries for beginners
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 254879
for: Classical guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 371585
am Palmsonntag oder am Fest Mariae Verkündigung
Choir score
Item no.: 344599
Thematic-Systematic Catalog of the Musical Works of Johann Sebastian Bach
Third, extended edition
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1340693
for: Guitar
Item no.: 216065
for: Guitar
Item no.: 216064
for: Oboe, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 193809
Edizione Senza Note In Calce - Per Pianoforte
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 257199
für AATB-Blockflöten
for: 4 recorders (AATB)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 291531
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 202640
Arie aus der Geburtstagskantate Nr. 208 "Was mir behagt"BWV 208
for: Sopran, 2 Alt-Blockflöten (Flöten) und Basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 355458
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 355291
for: Treble recorder, piano
Item no.: 587452
Transkriptionen Fuer Gitarre Solo
for: Guitar
Item no.: 472818
for: Viola
Music score
Item no.: 367901
for: Guitar
Item no.: 173364
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.: 673192
for piano four hands
from the Cantata "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 612090
BWV 565
for: Klavier oder Orgel
Item no.: 287501
Eight Bach Classics for Piano and Eight Jazz Piano Interpretations
(with CD)
for: Piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 208239
Complete Transcription for Organ
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 382357
Klavierauszug
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285406
for: Treble recorder, harpsichord [piano]
Piano score, 2 solo parts
Item no.: 419147
Books I and II, Complete
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 244298
In Full Vocal And Instrumental Score
for: Vocal and String Quartet
Book
Item no.: 244416
aus "Klavierübung", Teil 3 - Bearbeitung für Violine und Violoncello
for: Violin, cello
Ensemble score
Item no.: 378849
for: Guitar
Item no.: 130834
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 136291
for: Cello
Score
Item no.: 101230
for: Violin
Item no.: 352938
Dritter Teil der Klavierübung
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 116766
Kantate zum 1. Ostertag
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Zink (ad libitum), Posaunen (3) (ad libitum), Basso continuo, Orgel, Violinen (2), Violen (2)
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 183421
105 Orchesterstudien aus den Werken Johann Sebastian Bachs
for: Oboe [Oboe d'amore, Oboe da caccia, Cor Anglais]
Book
Item no.: 198263
for: Treble recorder, piano
Item no.: 587453
Sätze von Johann Sebastian Bach und Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
for: Treble recorder
Music score
Item no.: 353828
überliefert als Werke Johann Sebastian Bachs
for: Flute, harpsichord obligato, basso continuo
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 138748
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 418035
Lautenmusik bearbeitet
for: Guitar
Item no.: 112098
Sonatas I-III
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Violin, basso continuo
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116714
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