“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.
"Les classiques de la Flûte" n° 13 (rév. Marcel Moyse)
for: Flute, piano
Score
Item no.: 100853
Bach-Dokumente 1
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) IX/Supplement 1
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 118416
BWV 1006a
for: Guitar
Item no.: 113220
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 608084
Collection Mordechai Rechtman
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 475006
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
Sonata I (BWV 525) Sonata II (BWV 526) Sonata III (BWV 527) Edited by Walter Emery and John Bower.
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 321136
Book 10
Bach Organ Works
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 321126
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 346372
8 Famous Works for Oboe
for: Oboe
Buch + CD
Item no.: 274126
Includes six harpsichord concertos in full score.
for: 2 harpsichords, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 416718
for: Violin, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 244511
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 203939
BWV 1079 Nr. 8 und 9
for: Flute, violin, basso continuo
Item no.: 401266
für die Jugend
Leichte Originalstücke von Johann Sebastian Bach und Georg Friedrich Händel
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 397175
For organ solo arranged
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 585256
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 356976
Canadian Brass
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 400842
Klavierbegleitung
for: Piano
Item no.: 304347
[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
for: Piano
Item no.: 181054
aus der Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur BWV 1068 - Bearbeitung für Orgel
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 269152
aus der Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur BWV 1068
[CD: Instrumental-Begleitung zur Solostimme Violine]
MusicPartner - Klassik zum Mitspielen
CD
Item no.: 242058
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 383439
Ausgabe für Violine und Klavier - [mit CD: Orchester-Begleitung zur Solostimme]
MusicPartner - Klassik zum Mitspielen
for: Violin, piano
Piano reduction, solo part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 350788
Flötensonaten - Band 2 [mit CD: Continuo-Begleitung zur Solostimme]
MusicPartner - Klassik zum Mitspielen (Sammelband, Urtextausgabe) (Collection, Urtext)
for: Flute, basso continuo
Piano score, parts, CD
Item no.: 346183
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 676661
coll. Guitare No.39
for: Guitar and Vocal
Score
Item no.: 238694
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 913355
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 461265
Arrangement for Two HarpsichordsBWV 1066
for: 2 Cembali
Item no.: 1544520
für 10 Blockflöten (AAATTTBBBKb)
Flanders Recorder Quartet & Friends
for: Recorder ensemble
Set of parts
Item no.: 561235
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Cello, Kontrabass, Basso continuo
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 493399
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Violino piccolo
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 432388
Kantate zum 3. Ostertag
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 877665
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Sopran solo, Alt solo, Bass solo, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Flöten (2), Streicher, Basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116776
Kantate zum 7. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Sopran solo, Alt solo, Bass solo, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Oboen (2), Streicher, Basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 196821
for: 1. Viola da braccio
Stimme
Item no.: 246971
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 940215
for: Voice
Book
Item no.: 939507
Kantate
for: SATB with SATB Soli
Book
Item no.: 935394
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 936747
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 922012
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 948352
Schule
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 944345
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