“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.
Trascrizioni per due armoniche cromatiche di Paolo Daniele
for: Mouth organ
Music score
Item no.: 1637371
Cantata for the 24th Sunday after Trinity
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233026
1st Sunday after Trinity
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 313899
Unterrichtsmaterial
for: Harpsichord, Piano
Book
Item no.: 321343
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 6th Sunday after Trinity
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 428060
Style, Structure, Performance
for: Violin
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 796681
Hal Leonard Solo and Ensemble
for: Baritone horn
Buch
Item no.: 809281
CD Sheet Music
for: Trumpet
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204352
Reconstruction by Klaus Hofmann
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1316882
Kantate zum 1. Pfingstfesttag (Pfingstsonntag)
2. Fassung 1731
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 180323
Cantata for the 21st Sunday after Trinity – Ich glaube, lieber Herr, hilf meinem Unglauben
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben – revised edition 2017
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233663
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Trinity/all occasions
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben - Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB) [SB/TB/SATB], mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232836
Actus tragicus. Trauermusik
BWV 106
for: Mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233627
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285525
Cantata for Ascension Day
BWV 37
STUTTGARTER BACH AUSGABEN
URTEXT
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232922
Edition Wien-Berlin Brassquintett
for: 2 trumpets (B-flat), horn (F), trombone, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1690359
for: 4 bassoons
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677499
Treasury Choral
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 816528
for: Organ Duet [2 players, 1 console]
Buch
Item no.: 912034
for: Handbells
Buch
Item no.: 1095075
for: SATB, Organ, Three Trumpets, Timpani
Choir score
Item no.: 1094611
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1040665
Klassik
for: Opera
Lyrics
Item no.: 1103292
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 891734
for: Organ [Piano]
Book
Item no.: 1349840
BWV 1002, BWV 1004, BWV 1006
(transcribed for flute)
Collection Strings in the Wind
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 1331563
2. Satz aus dem Doppelkonzert d-Moll BWV 1043
for: 4 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1657474
Music for String Orchestra
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1534120
Partitur
for: CHORMUSIK MÄNNERCHOR A CAPPELLA WELTLICH EINZELN
Score
Item no.: 1592646
from Magnificat
for: SAB a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1532530
Cello or Bass
for: SATB and Keyboard
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1158114
Gegenwartsmusik
for: 2 Bb Instruments
Buch
Item no.: 1530990
Schmuecke dich, o liebe Seele
for: SATB and Keyboard
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1039509
Shawnee Sacred
for: SATB
Choir score
Item no.: 1656337
Selected Movements from unaccompanied Sonatas, Partitas and Suites
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 662770
for: Piano 4 hands
Score
Item no.: 822198
So Truly His world did love
for: SSAA , Keyboard [Organ or Piano]
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1041749
20. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1667068
Sinfonia Uit Kantate 156
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1214564
(d’après Vivaldi)
BWV 593
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 863347
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1690019
aus "Acht kleine Präludien"
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 662836
Ach Herr, Mich Armen Sünder
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1214338
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1041431
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1198908
4 Renaissance and Baroque Dialogues for Organ and Brass Quartet
for: Brass Quartet and Organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 909049
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 1558074
GIA Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1151129
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