“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.
Eleven Duets for Horn
for: 2 horns
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1657230
Vereinfachte Klavierbegleitung
Dumb it down
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback) (anthology)
Item no.: 1633854
Dumb it down Serie
mit vereinfachter Klavierbegleitung
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 1629266
Aus "Kantate Nr. 156"
for: 3 clarinets, bass clarinet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1654751
based on the "Stabat Mater" by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
BWV 1083
for: 2 soloists (SA), mixed choir (SATB), strings, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1654458
based on the "Stabat Mater" by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
BWV 1083
for: 2 soloists (SA), mixed choir (SATB), strings, organ
Score
Item no.: 1654457
BWV 1010 und 1011
for: Viola da gamba
Music score
Item no.: 1652883
Psalm 51 nach dem „Stabat Mater“ von Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. Chorfassung von Jörn Bartels
for: Solo SA, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1655428
for: 2 cellos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1558947
12 Easy Solos from the “Notebook for Anna Magdalena”
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 1646332
Orgeltranskription
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1646255
dumb it down
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1646247
Sacri Concentus Ratisbonenses
Reihe geistlicher Musik
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1646210
Em
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1645989
mit vereinfachte Klavierbegleitung
Dumb it down
for: Clarinet (B-flat/A), piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 1645612
from Christmas Oratorio, Part II
for: Clarinet choir
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1645372
for: Clarinet choir
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1645384
9. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1644968
Kantate zum 15. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Single part Organ (transposed)
Item no.: 1644906
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1643236
for: 2 violins
Sheet music
Item no.: 1646549
for: 2 violins
Sheet music
Item no.: 1646515
Solo für Percussion
for: Guitar, marimba, handbells
Music score
Item no.: 1642023
Choral version of Prelude and Fugue 22 from the “The Well-Tempered Clavier”
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1641233
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1639296
Trascrizioni per due armoniche cromatiche di Paolo Daniele
for: Mouth organ
Music score
Item no.: 1637371
for: Flute, Keyboard
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1638625
for: Viola, Keyboard
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1638843
Edition without fingering
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1559395
Neue Blockflöten Bibliothek
for: Treble recorder
Music score
Item no.: 1638920
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1635196
for: Double Bass, Keyboard
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1638655
for: Trombone, Accordion
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1638862
Bm
for: Violin, Cello, Viola
String Quartet
Item no.: 1638523
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1559399
Edition without fingering
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1559396
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1559398
Vereinfachet Klavierbegleitung
Dumb it down
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 1633851
Edition without fingering
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1559394
for: Violin, Keyboard
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1638675
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1559397
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1582667
clothbound edition with gold embossing
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1633276
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1633080
Chorversion von Präludium und Fuge 22 aus dem „Wohltemperierten Klavier“
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1637282
BWV 8212-817
Kölner Reihe Alter Musik
for: Viola da gamba
Music score
Item no.: 1629137
BWV 1067 und BWV 1068
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1629256
for: Cello
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1582653
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