“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.
1st Sunday after Trinity
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 576769
6th Sunday after Trinity
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 372787
22. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 246810
Himmelfahrt
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1689325
from Cantata No. 161
for: gemischter Chor, Blockflöte (S/T), Klavier und Streicher ad libitum
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 792484
Versione originale per Organo e Orchestra
for: Organ, orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 648670
Kantate Nr.161 BWV161 Violine 1
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 623708
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 213962
Heft 11: Händel "Largo", Bach "Gavotte und Musette"
for: Youth string orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 294152
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 215859
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 228095
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 223093
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 164956
for: 4 recorders (AATB)
Single part Tenor recorder
Item no.: 603012
Für 12 Blechbläser
6 Trompeten, 3 Waldhörner, 2 Posaunen und 1 Tuba
Single part Horn 1
Item no.: 374515
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 375375
ars instrumentalis 040
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 585467
for: VA-DAMORE
Single part
Item no.: 445402
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 373193
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 484941
Kantate (16. Sonntag nach Trinitatis)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSATTB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 349308
Cantata for Michaelmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 578482
Kantate zum 3. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 492426
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Harpsichord [piano], string orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 459288
Kantate zum 26. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Umarbeitung einer Adventskantate aus dem Jahr 1716 BWV 70a; heute verschollen
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233177
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 242260
Hunting Cantata
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Harpsichord
Item no.: 797994
Motette
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben - Urtext
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Instrumental part 4 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 647491
Kantate zum 3. Osterfesttag
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Viola
Item no.: 642798
Motette
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben - Urtext
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Instrumental part 3 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 768528
Motette
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben - Urtext
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Instrumental part 1 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 768526
Motette
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben - Urtext
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Instrumental part 1 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 768522
nach J. S. Bachs Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 231067
Kantate zum 1. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424069
Kantate zum Sonntag Sexagesimae
Leipziger Fassung, 1715(?)
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola 3 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 655882
Kantate zum Sonntag Misericordias Domini
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 233613
Cembalo (Klavier), Streicher und Basso continuo
for: Harpsichord, strings, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 643274
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 385327
for: Strings, basso continuo
Viola da gamba 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 685291
Motet for two four-part mixed choirs and instruments
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 425828
(nach BWV 99/125/115)
for: Flute, oboe d'amore, violin, string orchestra, basso continuo
Single part (Violin solo)
Item no.: 460287
(nach BWV 99/125/115)
for: Flute, oboe d'amore, violin, string orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 460286
Cantata for the 7th Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach–Ausgaben (Urtext)
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 680688
Cantata for the 1st Sunday in Advent
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 675022
Cantata for the 23rd Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 673165
Kantate zum 15. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673151
in Sätzen von Johann Sebastian Bach
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Single part Tenor recorder
Item no.: 1317421
Cantata for the New Year's Day
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir, orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 797157
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