“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: gemischter Chor unisono und zweistimmig
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Chorpartitur
Choir score
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for: Concert band
Score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
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"Coffee Cantata"
Bärenreiter Urtext
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Flute (orchestral part)
Item no.: 444409
for: Easy Piano
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Cantata for the 8th Sunday after Trinity
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
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for: Violin, recorder, oboe, trumpet, strings, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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Kantate BWV 129 – Trinitatisfest
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part (Violin solo)
Item no.: 227753
Southern Music
Single part Oboe
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Southern Music
Single part Trombone
Item no.: 925275
Southern Music
for: Brass ensemble
Score, Parts
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für 3 Oboen, Fagott, 3 Trompeten, Pauken, Streicher und Basso continuo
for: Baroque orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
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Cembalo (Klavier), Streicher und Basso continuo
for: Harpsichord, strings, basso continuo
String parts 3/3/2/2/1
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for: Flute
Single part
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for: SATB with SATB Soli
Book
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for: SATB with SATB Soli
Book
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for: SATB with ATB Soli
Book
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for: String orchestra
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
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for: 3 guitars
Score, Parts
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
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for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: String orchestra, basso continuo
Cello 1 (orchestral part)
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for: Flexible ensemble
Part 2 in F (horn)
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Music Minus One Flute
for: Flute
Music score, online audio
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for: Flexible ensemble
Part 2 in C (violin / trumpet)
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Single part Organ
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Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1651242
(Urtext)
for: Harpsichord, strings
Single part Harpsichord
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"Actus tragicus"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Organ (orchestral part)
Item no.: 468507
for: Flexible ensemble
Part 3 in C, Bass Clef (bassoon / trombone / euphonium)
Item no.: 299896
New revised version
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 580399
Violinkonzert
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 159030
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: 2 treble recorders, violin, strings, basso continuo
Cello 2 (orchestral part)
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Funeral Ode
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola da gamba 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 774660
Kantate zum 1. Pfingsttag
(Zweite Leipziger Fassung in C)
BWV 172, 1714
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797960
Reconstruction by Klaus Hofmann
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1316884
for: String orchestra, basso continuo
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 462131
Cantata for 12th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
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Edition Rondo Prague
for: Accordion
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für zwei Cembali, Streicher und Basso continuo
for: 2 harpsichords, strings, basso continuo
Single part harpsichord 1
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Passio secundum Marcum
First version, first performed in Weimar around 1713 by J. S. Bach
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 371836
am Palmsonntag oder am Fest Mariae Verkündigung
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 344596
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 888931
for: Flute, violin, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1070644
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