“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.
Kantate zum 12. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Solo voice (alto), organ (obl.), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673221
Kantate zum 13. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673203
Kantate zum 1. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
Früher J.S. Bach zugeschriebenes Werk
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), flute, strings, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 424483
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424388
Kantate zum 1. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424380
Kantate zum 1. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424066
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 296827
Cantata for St. John’s Day
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232784
Kantate zum 2. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232713
Single part(n)
Item no.: 232475
Kantate zum 3. Pfingsttag
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben (durchgesehene Neuauflage)
for: 3 soloists (SAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234034
Cantata for the 20th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233982
Cantata for the 20th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233981
Cantata for funeral service / Purification of Mary.
Reconstruction Klaus Hofmann
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233919
Kantate zum 10. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233584
Kantate zum 25. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233435
Kantate zum Sonntag Rogate
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233395
Kantate zum Sonntag Misericordias Domini
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233372
Kantate zum 2. Sonntag nach Trinitatis bzw. zum Reformationsfest
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233260
BWV 34
Kantate zum Pfingstfest (1. Pfingsttag)
Neue, revidierte Ausgabe.
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232910
C-Dur
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Instrumental part 2 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 1043008
Kantate zum Sonntag Sexagesimae
Leipziger Fassung, 1715(?)
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 655883
Kantate zum Michaelistag
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 578481
Kantate zum Ratswechsel
for: Basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 641927
Coffee Cantata
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 voices (STB), flute, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Single part Harpsichord
Item no.: 691353
Kantate zum Sonntag Jubilate
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 213118
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 377206
Single part 3
Item no.: 387814
Congratulatory Cantata for the Birthday of Duke Christian of Saxony-Weißenfels and of Duke Ernst August of Saxony-Weimar
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 473484
in Sätzen von Johann Sebastian Bach
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Single part Bass recorder
Item no.: 1317422
in Sätzen von Johann Sebastian Bach
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Treble recorder (single part)
Item no.: 191166
Kyrie-Gloria-Messe (Lutherische Messe)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 424336
am 7. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 585553
G. Schirmer Band-Orchestra
Single part Oboe
Item no.: 898421
Kantate zum Ratswechsel in Leipzig
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233775
Kantate zum 17. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233736
Kantate zum 5. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233409
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany
BWV 72
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233207
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany
BWV 72
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233206
Kantate zum Ratswechsel
Umgestaltung der gleichnamigen Kantate zum 12. Sonntag nach Trinitatis BWV 69a
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233161
Kantate zum 2. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232727
aus: Die Elenden sollen essen
Sinfonia aus dem zweiten Teil der Kantate mit Choralbearbeitung Choral in Tromba
for: Basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 231589
Cantata for 25th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 797214
Cantata for Trinity Sunday
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 628933
Kantate zum Fest Mariae Heimsuchung (Leipziger Fassung)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 497401
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1340542
Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Easter
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 634173
Kantate für den 2. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 611421
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