“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.
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/1
for: Voice, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 631101
Hinshaw Sacred
for: SATB, Solo, Keyboard
Choir score
Item no.: 1058058
Hinshaw Sacred
for: 2-Part Choir and Keyboard
Choir score
Item no.: 1057194
for: 2-3 Trombones
Buch
Item no.: 1127157
for: 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1128463
for: 5 woodwinds (quintet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663683
Book 3 (Vocal Score)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 882023
Book 2 (Vocal Score)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 874801
Kantate zum 16. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 232869
6 Partite BWV 825-830
EMB Urtext
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 255857
Mass in b minor
for: Soli SSATB, Chor SSAATTBB, Flöten (2), Oboen (3) (auch Oboe d'amore), Fagotte (2), Horn, Trompeten (3), Pauke, Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1337437
Die schönsten Kompositionen in leichten bis mittelschweren Bearbeitungen für Gitarre
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 672854
Kantate zum 12. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Solo voice (alto), organ (obl.), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 673217
für Fagott und Klavier (Orgel)
for: Bassoon, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 593588
for: Soprano saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1607025
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1607023
for: Tuba (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1607012
for: Brass band, organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643347
for: 2 saxophones
Item no.: 214045
for: Bassoon Solo or with Piano / Organ accompaniment optional
Sheet music
Item no.: 1606345
for: Eb Bass Solo or with Piano / Organ accompaniment optional
Sheet music
Item no.: 1606342
for: Oboe Solo or with Piano / Organ accompaniment optional
Sheet music
Item no.: 1606337
for: Piccolo Solo or with Piano / Organ accompaniment optional
Sheet music
Item no.: 1606336
for: Trumpet [cornet], piano [organ]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 600893
(complete)
for: Bassoon
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 304014
Shawnee Sacred
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1122155
for: Panpipe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 777179
for: 1–2 treble recorders
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1355876
1900-1950
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 295757
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 860503
Nos. 1 to 24
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 931698
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 145462
for: 2 clarinets (B-flat)
Parts (2)
Item no.: 1563220
for: Concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1562179
aus der Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur BWV 1068
[CD: Instrumental-Begleitung zur Solostimme Violine]
MusicPartner - Klassik zum Mitspielen
CD
Item no.: 242058
BWV 786
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357244
BWV 784
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357242
BWV 773
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357231
[CD: Orchester-Begleitung zur Solostimme Violine - in verschiedenen Übe-Tempi]
MusicPartner - Klassik zum Mitspielen
CD
Item no.: 300083
[CD: Orchester-Begleitung zur Solostimme Violine - in verschiedenen Übe-Tempi]
MusicPartner - Klassik zum Mitspielen
CD
Item no.: 300082
Kantate zum 16. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 233483
für Soli (SATB), Chor und Orchester
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 236066
Rock Version
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1145548
for: String orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1077957
Klassik
for: Eb Clarinet and 2 Bb Clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1531057
for: SATB and Keyboard
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1038704
for: Quartet of Flexible Instrumentation
Score, Parts
Item no.: 818947
Klassik
for: Piano 4 hands
Book
Item no.: 879789
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