“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.
for tenor and piano (en/dt)
Volume with detailed booklet in English
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 334480
for: Guitar
Music score
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Edition Schott
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Music score
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Recorder Ensembles
for: BFL ENSEMBLE (SSATB)
Score, Parts
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Breitkopf Urtext
for: Baroque orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 180430
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285401
for: OB-DAMORE
SOLO ST
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for: Guitar
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Kantate Nr. 100
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 637837
Score, Parts
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BWV 1007-1012
for: Viola
2 music scores
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Heft 11: Händel "Largo", Bach "Gavotte und Musette"
for: Youth string orchestra
Single part Organ
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Piano reduction
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for: OB ORG
Score, Parts
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
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for: Guitar
Music score
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Bärenreiter Urtext
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Music score (Urtext edition)
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for: 3 POS PK
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Bearbeitung für Violine und Violoncello
Canon alla Duodecima in Contrapuncto alla Quinta · Due Canone per Augmentationem in contraio motu
for: Violin, cello
Single part(n)
Item no.: 359916
for: Treble recorder, harpsichord
Ensemble score, solo part
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for: Flexible ensemble
Part 4 in B-flat, treble clef (bass clarinet / baritone horn / euphonium / trombone/ bass instrument)
Item no.: 325935
Alle Werke Bachs für Laute solo
bearbeitet für Gitarre von Heinz Teuchert
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 368089
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score (Urtext edition)
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Dowani 3 Tempi Play Along
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
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(Texte original)
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
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Bach-3 Percussionnistes - Claviers
for: 3 Mallet Percussion
Book
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Vol. 12 / 20 Chorals Divers (L A W) Autres Pieces / Orgue
for: Organ
Music score
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BWV 992, 993, 989, 963, 820, 823, 832, 833, 822, 998
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Urtext edition)
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für 3 Oboen, Fagott, 3 Trompeten, Pauken, Streicher und Basso continuo
for: Baroque orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
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für 3 Oboen, Fagott, 3 Trompeten, Pauken, Streicher und Basso continuo
for: Baroque orchestra
Single part Harpsichord
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Cembalo (Klavier), Streicher und Basso continuo
for: Harpsichord, strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
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for: 2 treble recorders, violin, strings, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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Klavierbegleitung
for: Piano
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for: Trumpet
Study score
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for: 2 flutes [violins]
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Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Soprano 2
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
2 Playback-CDs (choir part soprano 2)
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Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Soprano
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
2 Playback-CDs (choir part soprano)
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
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Cantatas BWV 8–102, St Matthew Passion, Easter Oratorio
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 162538
für Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
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für Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
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Übertragung für Kontrabass
for: Double bass
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for piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 153401
Ein Beitrag zu ihrer Geschichte – Form, Deutung und Wiedergabe
mit zahlreichen Notenbeispielen
for: Organ
Book
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for: Flute
Music score
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for: Violin, recorder, oboe, trumpet, strings, basso continuo
Cello (orchestral part)
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Alfred Masterwork Library
for: Piano
Music score (spiral binding)
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for: Harpsichord
Single part (Harpsichord solo)
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