“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.
Score
Item no.: 617446
für Gitarre (Original für Violine)
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 636309
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 298332
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 321163
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Item no.: 321162
(From Cantata 147)/Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1132435
for: Violin
Score
Item no.: 852477
Contrapunctus 6, 10, 11
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1191312
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 623695
KANTATE NR. 194, BWV 194 CHORPARTITUR
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 632587
am 27. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Score
Item no.: 1639894
1. Weihnachtsfesttag
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1639897
Sonntag Cantate [4. Sonntag nach Ostern]
Score
Item no.: 1639898
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1640166
for: Violin, piano
Score
Item no.: 821127
for: Organ or Harmonium
Score
Item no.: 921675
(Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 427956
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Item no.: 291525
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Item no.: 151831
for: Violin
Score
Item no.: 378226
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 278544
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: Harpsichord, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 158340
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1136582
Kantaten BWV 38, BWV 49, BWV 98, BWV 109, BWV 162, BWV 180, BWV 188
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/25
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
Item no.: 876460
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/33
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
Item no.: 871111
Kammermusikwerke, Band 2
Textband und Faksimileband
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) VI/2
for: Cello
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Faksimile, Sammelband
Item no.: 878228
New Bach Edition. Series III, Volume 1
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 774878
Klavier- und Lautenwerke, Band 6/1
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) V/6/1
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
Item no.: 882199
for: Guitar or Lute
Score
Item no.: 412579
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 295000
(complete)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 297910
Buch
Item no.: 251310
Buch
Item no.: 251928
Kantate zum Fest der Himmelfahrt Christi
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 366316
Kantate zum Fest der Himmelfahrt Christi
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Basso continuo (Organ)
Item no.: 366321
Arrangement of the "Stabat Mater" by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
STUTTGARTER BACH-AUSGABEN
Urtext
for: 2 voices (SA), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 234276
Arrangement of the "Stabat Mater" by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
STUTTGARTER BACH-AUSGABEN
Urtext
for: 2 voices (SA), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234273
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Item no.: 580305
GL 470
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309799
(from Suite No. 3)
for: 4 woodwinds (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1132531
2012
for: 2 Violins and 2 Harps
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1591909
Nicht authentische Sonaten
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 649057
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 585426
for: OB ORG
Score, Parts
Item no.: 200681
G. Schirmer Band-Orchestra
Single part Trombone
Item no.: 905153
G. Schirmer Band-Orchestra
for: Cello
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 902014
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