“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.
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285577
Kantate (15. Sonntag nach Trinitatis)BWV 138
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285532
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285509
(Urtext)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285493
Kantate (20. Sonntag nach Trinitatis) BWV 49
Klavierauszug (dt)
for: 2 voices (SB), oboe d'amore, strings, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285443
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285440
Kantate Nr. 44
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285438
Kantate Nr. 43
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285437
Eine Sammlung von Arien und Sätzen
for: Oboe
Music score
Item no.: 284662
Aus der Kantate "Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe"
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 586982
für 2 Trompeten und 2 posaunen (Horn in F und Tuba ad lib)
for: 4 brass instruments
Score, Parts
Item no.: 584218
Piano reduction
Item no.: 284460
Vorspiel der Kantate Nr. 188 für Orgel
for: Organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 288707
Rekonstruktion einer Quintett-Fassung nach dem 2. Brandenburgischen Konzert BWV 1047
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Violin, recorder, oboe, trumpet, basso continuo
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 358087
aus "Das wohltemperierte Klavier I"BWV 850
for: Piano
Item no.: 356789
aus "Das wohltemperierte Klavier I"BWV 866
for: Piano
Item no.: 356718
for: BASS-TRP (A-SAX/THRN/EUPH) ORG
Item no.: 184152
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Book
Item no.: 185953
90. Jahrgang
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 433131
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 216236
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 561377
Lautenwerk Im Urtext Bd 6
for: Guitar
Item no.: 216078
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 163387
Gyoergy Geiger Erlebnis Trompete 4
for: Trumpet, harp [piano]
Item no.: 165804
for: Flute and Clavecimbal
Buch
Item no.: 446075
Kantate zum 3. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: 1. Violine
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 551930
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 295158
(Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis)
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 256680
Score
Item no.: 254582
Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, Vol. 2053
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 142384
Zeitschrift für Spielmusik
for: 2 BFL (AT) CEMB (KLAV)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 142358
Corda Werkreihe
for: Guitar
Item no.: 148864
Négyszólamú korálfeldolgozások
for: Organ (manuals)
Music score
Item no.: 139918
BWV 552
for: für Orchester
Studienpartitur
Item no.: 138902
Transkription für Violine und Violoncello
Transkriptionen für Violine und Violoncello Bd. 1
for: Violin, cello
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 148099
Versions in C Minor BWV 831a and B Minor BWV 831
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 150403
for: 5 saxophones (SAATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 431255
for: 3 Saxophone (SAB/SAT)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 431250
Classique Flute Nr. 05
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 238277
for: 4 recorders (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 241462
Choral aus der Kantate "Ihr Menschen rühmet Gottes Liebe"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 247505
Manuskript for Tuba Series
for: 5 tubas
Set of parts
Item no.: 462224
for: Flute, guitar
Ensemble score, solo part
Item no.: 128025
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 127978
Organ in Concert 026
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 108571
Aria Mit 30 Veränderungen
revidiert von Max Reger
for: 2 pianos
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 408293
Herr Jesu Christ, wahr'r Mensch und Gott
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392266
O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392214
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