“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.
Kanons BWV 1072-1078 und Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079 (Zwei Ricercare, Kanons und Triosonate)
Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) VIII/1
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 634180
from Mendelssohn to Brahms
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 872279
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 668744
Klavier- und Lautenwerke, Band 8
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) V/8
for: Piano
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
Item no.: 873284
Kantaten BWV 8 (1. und 2. Fassung), 27, 95, 161 (Fassung A und B)/ BWV 47, 114, 148. Anhang: Autographe Fassung des 2. Satzes BWV 47
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/23
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
Item no.: 878561
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben – Urtext
Harmoniestimmensatz
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 674630
Teile I-VI
for: Soli SSATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Flöten (2), Oboen (2), Oboe d'amore (2), Oboe da caccia (2), Trompeten (3), Pauke, Hörner (2), Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1586535
Early version
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 444392
BWV 233, 234, 235, 236/ BWV 233a, 237, 238. BWV Anhang 26 mit BWV 242
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) II/2
Book (critical commentary, hardcover)
Item no.: 816964
Konzertwerk
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 943002
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) VI/2
for: Cello
Gesamtausgabe, Spielpartitur, Urtextausgabe, Sammelband
Item no.: 872541
BWV 197a - 197,1
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 1551786
Early version
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1659722
Goodmusic Concert Classics
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 951628
Kantaten BWV 138, 99, 51
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/22 (Gesamtausgabe, Urtextausgabe, Sammelband) (Complete edition, Urtext, Collection)
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 459260
Anhang: C.P.E. Bach, Concerto nach BWV 1052
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) VII/4
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Urtextausgabe, Sammelband
Item no.: 871686
Kantaten BWV 113, 179, 100 (Weimarer und Leipziger Fassung). Anhang 1 2. Weimarer Fassung/ Anhang 2: Köthener Fassung/ BWV 35, 69a, 137
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/20
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
Item no.: 879793
Cantata for the 23rd Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 680653
Cantata for the Sunday of Septuagesimae
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
complete orchestral parts
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 682594
New Bach Edition. Series III, Volume 1
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 774878
Orgelwerke, Band 3
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) IV/3
for: Organ
Gesamtausgabe, Spielpartitur, Sammelband, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 871925
Cantata for the Sunday after Christmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 3 recorders, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 499161
for: Clarinet, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 588474
Wird nur noch als Artikel mit allen Solostimmen geliefert (s. Art. 588710)
for: Viola, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 588723
für Soloinstrument und Sinfonisches Blasorchester
for: Melody instrument (C, B, Es, Viola, C Basschlüssel), sinfonisches Blasorchester
Score, Parts
Item no.: 588710
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 886282
(Urtext)
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 291238
Trauerode für Solostimmen (SATB), gemischten Chor (SATB), Kammerorchester
Stimmensatz
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 681147
Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Preludes in J. S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier
Volumes I & II Set
for: Piano
2 Music lesson books
Item no.: 1351630
for: Opera
Score
Item no.: 466133
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 898165
Kantate zum 3. Osterfesttag
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 635303
BWV 66
Cantata for the Second Easter Day
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 oboes, bassoon, violin solo, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 681925
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1060510
for: Concert Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1187516
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1189918
BWV 244
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1187048
Bwv 244
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1183537
for: Concert Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1189410
Hunting Cantata
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 797988
Blasorchester
for: Female Chorus & Concert Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 590341
Cantata for the 8th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 683893
Cantata for the 20th Sunday after Trinity.
Leipzig Version.
Reconstruction Masaaki Suzuki
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 797121
Clarinet Solo
for: Clarinet, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1313004
The Little
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314726
Solo and Orchestra (flute, oboe, clarinet, violin)
for: Solo for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet or Violin & Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1316175
for: Brass band, organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1315902
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