“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.
Feast of the Annunciation
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 232694
Kantate zum 1. Weihnachtstag (Frühfassung)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 233437
Kantate zum Sonntag nach Weihnachten
for: Soli SB, Blockflöte, Oboe, Viola d'amore, Gambe, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1337486
for: Oboe, piano
Music score
Item no.: 123464
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 415366
Kantate
for: SATB with ST Soli
Book
Item no.: 928423
aus der Kantate BWV 147
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 494084
Tenor Saxophone & Streicher
for: Tenor saxophone, string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 591372
Violoncello & Streicher
for: Cello solo, string orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 591265
for: SSA [Women or Children], Keyboard [Organ or Piano] or Orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1005014
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 126831
(Weihnachten)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730032
Oratorium
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 891856
Oratorium
for: SATB and Keyboard
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 904407
Uns ist ein Kind geboren Cantata No. 142
for: Soprano Solo, SATB Chorus, and Chamber Orchestra or Piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 1004695
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (SSAA); piano [organ] ad lib.
Piano score
Item no.: 649556
for: Brass ensemble (10 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 622829
Christmas tree decoration
Item no.: 683109
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 364218
aus der Kantate am Sonntag nach Weihnachten "Gotlob, nun geht das Jahr zu Ende"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 139270
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 217970
Cantata for the 27th Sunday after Trinity
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 260763
Möseler Chorreihe
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 194751
Kantate am Neujahrstag
Klavierauszug
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285537
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285434
für gemischten Chor und Instrumentalbegleitung ad lib.
for: Mixed choir (SATB), oboe, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1023
Meditation about the first Prelude C major from "The Well-Tempered Clavier" by J.S. Bach
for: Violine (Violoncello) und Klavier; Harmonium und Violoncello II ad. lib.
Music score
Item no.: 724672
Boosey Choral Music Experience
for: Children's Choir [SSA] and Piano [Harp]
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1654903
aus: Geistliche Lieder und Arien
(G. Chr. Schemellis Gesangbuch, Leipzig 1736)
for: Voice (low), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 2818
Oratorium
for: SSAA , Keyboard [Organ or Piano]
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1037687
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 215753
Bearbeitung für Männerchor
for: Male choir
Score
Item no.: 477553
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 618367
Bearbeitung für Männerchor
for: Male choir
Score
Item no.: 477456
Cantata for Christmas Day
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116709
Organ Solo
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 170976
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 374038
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ, melodic instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 556050
Kantate zum 3. Weihnachtsfesttag (Urfassung)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 233896
Kantate zum 1. Weihnachtstag
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 233059
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 192565
Kantate zum 3. Weihnachtsfesttag (Urfassung)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 463895
bearbeitet von Johann Sebastian Bach
BWV Anh. 30
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1652129
Notenhandschrift im Faksimile;
Auszug aus dem Orgelchoral Takt 1-11, Autograph, um 1705
Postcard
Item no.: 424160
from Cantata No. 147
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317282
Christmas Collection
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 864826
Canadian Brass Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 478316
Cantatas I–III
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 606570
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