“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.
BWV 533
for: Sopran-Saxophon, Alt-Saxophone (2), Tenor-Saxophon, Bariton-Saxophon
Score, part
Item no.: 1199648
for: Accordion Ensemble
Score
Item no.: 977377
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 872410
from: Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 732037
for: SATB, Organ, opt. Brass Quartet or String Quartet
Score
Item no.: 1093837
for: 2 flutes, piano
Book
Item no.: 994854
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Book
Item no.: 995016
Rekonstruktion nach BWV 1056
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: 1. Violine
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 868868
for: Mezzo-Soprano, Trombone & String Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568849
for: SATB, Keyboard, Chamber Ensemble
Choir score
Item no.: 913235
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1595633
Klassik
for: Guitar ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1551299
Standard US Set (without european suppl. parts)
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 899334
Score
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 903919
Condensed Score
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 924707
for: 4 Blockflöten (SSAT), Klavier ad libitum
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1544846
Ein Dresdner Bach-Buch
Bach nach Bach – Studien zur Bach-Rezeption 3
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 767922
(Matthäus-Passion)
for: Alt, Violine und Klavier
Score, Parts
Item no.: 759822
Bwv854 A 861-Livre 1-Vol. 2-Piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 819492
Chorale from the Cantata No. 147 "Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life"
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score
Item no.: 740193
BWV 794
bearbeitet für Streichtrio
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4983
BWV1004
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1652125
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1583403
Sonate De Violon, (St-Saens)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 874572
Beringer`s School of Easy Classics 1
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 929463
Gloria sei dir gesungen BWV 140
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1041594
Sonntag Cantate [4. Sonntag nach Ostern]
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1645001
Arranged for Plectrum-Style Guitar
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1550085
for: Mezzo-Soprano, Bassoon & String Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1568850
Bass Guitar & Drums optional
for: Trumpet [cornet/flugelhorn], piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1313525
for: Streicher
Music score
Item no.: 645961
for: OB VA BC
Score, Parts
Item no.: 618569
für Violine (mit spielpraktischen Hinweisen)
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 669612
Revisione sugli autografi (Urtext)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 257366
Finale
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1288872
for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307541
Klassik
for: 2 BFL (AT)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1285656
for: Organ, piano
Item no.: 1690169
op. 107b, op. 108b und op. 111b
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 1684179
for: 4 brass instruments [brass ensemble]
Ensemble score (B-flat, Treble Clef)
Item no.: 1672171
after BWV 1063 for 3 harpsichords and strings
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 778201
Vereinfachte Klavierbegleitung
Dumb it down
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback) (anthology)
Item no.: 1633854
(mit Klavierbegleitung für Solo- und Orchesterstimmung)
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1357786
BWV 1014
for: Violin, piano [harpsichord]
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1020841
Kantate zum 19. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Cello, Kontrabass
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 241783
aus der Kantate "Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal" BWV 146
for: 2 trumpets (B-flat/C), organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 781259
für zwei Violinen, Viola und Violoncello
(ursprünglich für konzertante Querflöte und Streicher)
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 684171
Zeitschrift für Spielmusik
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Score, part
Item no.: 693660
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