“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: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1582673
Sonatas / Trios / Concertos
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition), online media
Item no.: 561478
Two and Three Part Inventions
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 471312
from Cantata 208: Was mir behagt
Symphonic Transcrption
for: Chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 380529
24 Präludien und Fugen BWV 870-893
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 379246
Übertragung für Viola solo
for: Viola
Music score
Item no.: 228730
Sechs Sonaten und verschiedene Einzelwerke
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116769
for: Piano
Book
Item no.: 767331
"Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir"
Cantata for a penitential service (Version in a minor)
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 683036
Kantate zum 3. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 672951
paper cover
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 135063
(nach der Sonate für Traversflöte BWV 1035 in E-Dur)
DOWANI 3 Tempi Play Along
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 433930
Lautenwerk Im Urtext Bd 2
for: Guitar
Item no.: 216074
for: Recorder and Basso Continuo
Buch
Item no.: 461036
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 630028
Classiques Du Saxophone
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Book
Item no.: 240228
for: Accordion
Score
Item no.: 258147
(Urtext)
for: Flute, violin, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 605947
Aurea Amadeus
for: Violin, viola, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 433851
Organ Solo
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 395240
Edition Classique Durand
for: Flute, violin, piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 583176
Piano Solo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316861
for: Clarinet, bass clarinet
Ensemble score
Item no.: 977131
Funeral motet
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 280492
Kantate zum 15. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Voice (soprano), trumpet, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 279192
for: Piano
Item no.: 101344
with Figured Bass
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 182582
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 101264
Great Performers's Edition
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 318076
für Streichquartett (Streichorchester) Partitur
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet) [string orchestra]
Score
Item no.: 105894
nach BWV 847, 848, 851, 852, 853, 854 856, 858
Das Wohltemperierte Klavier Teil I in einer Übertragung für Streicher: Heft 3
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 656299
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 174241
für Oboe (Orgel) und Streichorchester
Partitur
for: ORCHESTERWERKE STREICHORCHESTER SOLO-OBOE
Score
Item no.: 296337
Arranged by Mr. & Mrs. Cello
for: 2 cellos
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 778243
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 163104
(Schafe können sicher weiden BWV 208)
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 123682
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 278475
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 991398
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1012114
Easy Classical Guitar
for: Guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 617273
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 633214
Bearbeitung für Klavier zu 4 Händen
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 360659
Sieben Concerti nach Vivaldi und anderen
for: Piano
Spielpartitur, Sammelband
Item no.: 289311
BWV851
for: 2 guitars
Score, part
Item no.: 1199618
16 bekannte Originalstücke von leicht bis mittelschwer
mit praktischen Erläuterungen
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 636556
bearbeitet für Violoncello
delights for strings
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 636024
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1559399
for: Piano
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 144278
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