“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.
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: 2 treble recorders, violin, strings, basso continuo
Cello 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 156919
for: 2 VL VA 2 VC KB
Score
Item no.: 138295
Cantata for the first Advent
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 145468
for: 4 recorders (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 144585
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 456171
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Item no.: 151831
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: 2 treble recorders, violin, strings, basso continuo
Single part Flute 2
Item no.: 156911
for: Harpsichord, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 158340
for: Mixed choir, orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 183429
11th Sunday after Trinity
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 190965
for: 3 harpsichords, strings, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 290452
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 290796
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Item no.: 291525
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 304011
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 302541
am 27. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 301548
(Urtext)
for: BC (ORG/CEMB)
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 300182
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 295664
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 295000
(complete)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 297910
(Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 272902
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello piccolo [viola] (orchestral part)
Item no.: 661585
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Item no.: 580305
GL 470
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309799
für 2 Querflöten
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Single part(n)
Item no.: 299821
Kaffeekantate
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 299114
for: Guitar or Lute
Score
Item no.: 412579
for: Flute
Single part
Item no.: 130151
Single part Basso continuo (Organ)
Item no.: 241335
Sudien und Übungen
for: Guitar
Score
Item no.: 258707
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 427817
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
(Urtext)
for: Piano
Item no.: 365776
Kantate zum Fest der Himmelfahrt Christi
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Basso continuo (Organ)
Item no.: 366321
for: 3 recorders (SAB)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 585808
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Harpsichord
Item no.: 158668
Revidierte Neuauflage
for: Guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1640132
for: Harpsichord, flute, violin, strings, basso continuo
Single part Violone [Double bass]
Item no.: 341084
for: OB KLAR FAG HRN KLAV
Score
Item no.: 340888
Kantate zum 3. Pfingsttag
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Alt-Blockflöten (3), Trompeten (2)
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 347086
for: 4 recorders (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 362633
for: Guitar
Item no.: 490083
for: Harpsichord
Buch
Item no.: 1584457
(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
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