“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.
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1050471
D
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1050445
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1050266
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554265
Gm
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554085
für zwei Klarinetten in B
Band 1
for: 2 clarinets (B-flat)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 606279
BWV 1062
für 2 Claviere, 2 Violinen, Viola und Basso continuo
for: 2 harpsichords, strings, basso continuo
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3959
nach BWV 847, 856, 860, 865, original für Klavier
Das Wohltemperierte Klavier Teil I in einer Übertragung für Streicher: Heft 2
for: 2 violas
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1325150
Kantate zum 23. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Score
Item no.: 613833
Kantate zum 23. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Piano reduction
Item no.: 613831
als Pasticcio von Johann Sebastian Bach (Leipzig um 1747)
mit Arien aus Georg Friedrich Händels Brockes-Passion
Edition Bach-Archiv Leipzig
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 613076
Analyse des Gesamtwerks mit zahlreichen Notenbeispielen
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 279209
for: Cello, organ
Score
Item no.: 266089
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 342459
Kantate zum 14. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 470992
bearbeitet von Josef Gabriel Rheinberger WoO 3
for: 2 pianos
Score
Item no.: 400932
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 605249
Kantate zum 3. Pfingsttag
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 605245
for: Solo SATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Trompeten (3), Pauke, Flöten (2), Oboen (2), Fagott, Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1587076
Kantate zum 4. Sonntag nach Trinitatis (Weimarer Fassung)
for: Soli SATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Oboe (Oboe d'amore), Fagott, Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1337453
Kantate zum 7. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Soli SATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Oboen (2), Tl, Fagott, Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1337451
Kantate zur Trauung
for: Soli SAB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Oboen (2), Oboe d'amore, Fagott, Trompeten (3), Pauke, Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1337440
Motette
for: Gemischter Chor (SATB), SATB
Choir score
Item no.: 1337078
Auszug aus dem Faksimile des "Hochzeitquodlibet" BWV 524 von 1707
Postcard
Item no.: 1665522
aus: Matthäuspassion
BWV 244,3
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1665119
BWV 244
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach Ausgaben
Soprano in ripieno, Cantus-Firmus-Choralchor
for: Solo voices, mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 1664712
Thema und Variationen nach J.S. Bachs Konzert Nr. 2 für 2 Violinen BWV 1043 (2. Satz)
for: Treble recorder, violin
Ensemble score
Item no.: 674674
Kantate zum 1. Pfingsttag
C-Dur BWV 172 (1714)
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 494088
Kantate zum 14. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 485323
Paul Gerhardt und Johann Sebastian Bach
Jahresausgabe 2007 der Internationalen Bach-Gesellschaft Schaffhausen
Societas Bach Internationales
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 476851
bearbeitet von Johann Sebastian Bach
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 475474
Textheft
Lyric book
Item no.: 235909
Rekonstruktion von Klaus Hofmann
for: Soli SATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Oboe, Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1336718
aus: Die Elenden sollen essen
for: Gemischter Chor (SATB), Orgel, [Melodieinstrument]
Score
Item no.: 1340291
aus "Gott ist unsere Zuversicht" ("Trauungskantate")
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1340047
Kantate zu Mariae Heimsuchung
for: Soli SATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Oboen (2), Trompete, Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1337626
Kantate zum Sonntag Estomihi (Version in c)
for: Soli SAT, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Oboen (2), Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1337614
Kantate für den 24. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Soli SATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Flöte, Oboen (3), Horn, Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1337611
Kantate zum 22. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Soli SAB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Oboen (2), Horn, Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1337546
Kantate zum 5. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Soli SATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Oboen (2), Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1337542
Kantate zum 9. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Soli SATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Flöte, Oboen (2), Oboe d'amore (2), Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1337541
Kantate zur Trauung
for: Soli SATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Flöte, Oboe d'amore, Hörner (2), Pauke, Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1337535
Kantate zum 11. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Soli SATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Flöte, Oboen (2) (auch Oboe d'amore (2)), Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1337522
Kantate zum 22. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Soli SATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Flöte, Oboe d'amore, Horn, Violinen (2), Viola, Cello piccolo, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1337520
Kantate zu Himmelfahrt
for: Soli ATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Oboen (2) (Oboe, Oboe d'amore), Oboe da caccia, Trompete, Hörner (2), Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1337509
Kantate für einen Bußgottesdienst (Fassung in a)
for: Soli SATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Oboe, Fagott, Violine, Violen (2), Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1337505
Kantate zum 3. Weihnachtstag
for: Soli SATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Oboe d'amore (2), Ctto, Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1337503
Kantate zum 8. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Soli ATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB) Oboe, Oboe d'amore, Horn, Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1337500
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