“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.
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Harpsichord [piano], string orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 620986
(English & Spanish Edition)BWV 1004
for: Guitar
Item no.: 119109
with Fingerings
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 426089
für Englischhorn und Cembalo
for: Cor anglais, harpsichord
Score, part
Item no.: 661673
Aria für Alt, 2 Violinen und Basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 378772
"Goldberg-Variationen"
Klavier-Übung, Teil 4
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 379003
Fifteen of Bach's 2-part inventions arranged for guitar duet by Jerry Willard. Disc one contains performance recordings, with the 2nd offering one guitar part for solo rehearsals.
for: Guitar
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 183468
for: 2 Cellos and Piano
Book
Item no.: 404284
for string bass solo
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 164194
Transcribed for Double Bass Solo
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 360084
aus der Kantate "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", BWV 147
bearbeitet für Trompete (Klarinette) und Klavier
for: Trumpet (B-flat) [clarinet], piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1835
Choralvorspiel, BWV 721
a 2 Clav. e Pedale
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 3368
for 2 guitars score and parts
for: 2 guitars
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 693640
Orgelwerke, Band 1
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) IV/1
for: Organ
Gesamtausgabe, Spielpartitur, Sammelband, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 646430
für Violoncello und Klavier
Melodisch-kontrapunktische Studien
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 677455
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 615180
Urtext der Neuen Bach Ausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 329746
nach den vorhandenen Quellen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Abschrift Anna Magdalena Bachs
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 308189
Transcribed for piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 257201
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 853107
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1008513
Bewegende Kantaten–Arien 3
for: 2 descant recorders [tenor recorders]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1012743
New Bach Edition (NBA). II/4
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 139655
Zeitschrift für Spielmusik
for: 3 recorders (SAT)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 223929
for: Guitar
Item no.: 109085
for: Cello
Item no.: 104463
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285524
Kantate zum 15. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285445
aus der Orchestersuite Nr.3, D-Dur
Zeitschrift für Spielmusik
for: BFL QUARTETT (SATB/AATB)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 142656
aus "Sämtliche Werke für die Laute"
Musik für Gitarre (Scheit)
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 113219
Eine Zürcher Ringvorlesung zum Bach-Jahr 2000
Zürcher Musikstudien 3
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 556957
for: Organ
Book
Item no.: 119783
für Piccolotrompete und Orgel (Klavier)
for: Piccolo trumpet, organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 486865
for flute solo
Version with basso continuo in appendix
for: Flute; basso continuo ad lib.
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 685303
Kantate zu Mariae Reinigung
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 619151
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 658385
for: Choral
Item no.: 1374735
Cantata for the feast of John the Baptist
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 673075
for: 2 descant recorders
Ensemble score
Item no.: 419689
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116760
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116689
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, piano [harpsichord]
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401167
Arrangements of Works by other Composers
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116770
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285500
BWV 1014, 1016, 1017, 1019
for: Alt-Blockflöte und Cembalo
Item no.: 129310
Musik für Akkordeon Duo (Beide mit Bass)
for: 2 accordions (duet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1010907
22 Masterpieces for Trumpet Solo
Frits Damrow Trumpet Collection
for: Trumpet
Music score (anthology), Playback-CD
Item no.: 611173
Orgelwerke 7
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 101266
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