“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.
Sinfonia aus Kantate Nr. 156
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1613225
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1612589
C
for: Piano, Trombone
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1613005
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1612573
D
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1612093
D
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1612551
C
for: Piano, Trombone
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1613004
F
for: Piano, French Horn
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1612746
Cm
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1612687
Dm
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1612552
BWV 243 (BWV3 243.2)
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1612000
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1582673
aus der Matthäus-Passion
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1611288
Quellenkritische Edition in drei Bänden von Jonas Seeberg
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 1570849
BWV 1007
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1596285
Bb
for: Piano, Oboe
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1589479
Geistliche Musik
for: Harp and Organ
Buch
Item no.: 1583078
for: Harpsichord
Buch
Item no.: 1584457
BWV 553
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1584800
BWV 996
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1582259
for: Akkordeon (M II / III)
Music score
Item no.: 1566076
Nr. 1 aus dem "Wohltemperierten Klavier", Teil 1
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1565991
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1566390
sax culture 44
for: Sopran-Saxophon, Alt-Saxophone (2), Tenor-Saxophon, Bariton-Saxophon
Score, part
Item no.: 1584865
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 1565926
for: gemischter Chor (SAB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 1565918
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1565557
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1565373
1. Präludium
for: 2 marimbas
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1563655
for: 4 bassoons
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1563604
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1563619
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1563606
BWV 216.2 / BWV 216a
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 1563240
C
for: Viola, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1563550
BWV 249.1 / BWV 249a
BWV 249.2 / BWV 249b
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 1563237
BWV 205.2 / BWV 205a
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 1563241
for: Harpsichord, flute, violin, strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1198822
Original piano works and arrangements of great music by J.S. Bach
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1562533
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1562255
for: Double Bass, Keyboard
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1562202
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1562262
Ab
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1561395
Bausteine zu einer Biographie
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1560978
mit zwei Audio-CDs (Einspielung 1987)
Book (Hardcover), 2 CDs
Item no.: 1551889
Reconstruction from Harpsichord version
for: Violin, string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1559373
Reconstruction from Harpsichord version
for: Violin, string orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1559381
bearbeitet für Klavier von Michael Proksch
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1559375
bearbeitet für Klavier
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1559377
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