“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: 2 classical guitars
Ensemble score
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für gem Chor und Instrumente Partitur (dt/en)
for: Mixed choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 631324
Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
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'Lutheran Mass'
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
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Cantata for the 9th Sunday after Trinity (1725)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 655820
Kantate zum 16. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1009362
Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 392207
Conductor's Condensed Score
for: Concert band
Direktion
Item no.: 1626598
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 777194
Paraphrase über den 3. Satz aus der Partita in E-Dur für Violine solo
The Virtuoso Piano Transcription Series Band 8
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 245738
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 373351
Trauerode für Solostimmen (SATB), gemischten Chor (SATB), Kammerorchester
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 681013
From Suite No. 3, Bwv 1068
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 898507
Orchestersuite 3 D-Dur BWV 1068
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 777191
nach dem Konzert für 4 Violinen op. 3/10 von Vivaldi
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: CEMB STR BC
Study score
Item no.: 391967
Kantate zum 17. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 233734
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1148453
for: 2 trumpets (B-flat/C), organ
Organ score, solo parts
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for: 4 trumpets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 216716
for: Violin, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 681340
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 174135
Transkriptionen Fuer Gitarre Solo
for: Guitar
Item no.: 472818
for: 2 accordions (duet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 484555
for: Guitar
Item no.: 173364
Kyrie-Gloria-Messe (Lutherische Messe)
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), 2 oboes, strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 236086
Cantata for the Sunday of Misericordias Domini
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
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Kantate zum 15. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Score
Item no.: 1652534
Pop-Fassung des bekannten Präludiums
Klassik, die begeistert
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 658845
for two Violins, Strings and B.c.
Edition for two Violins and Piano
for: 2 violins, piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 682072
Item no.: 560782
über den Weihnachtschoral "Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her"
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 103044
275 Choräle in alten Schlüsseln
Band 6 Nr. 100-154
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 335177
for: Sopran- und Alt-Blockflöte mit Klavier (Cembalo)
Item no.: 288133
on the G-Strings
aus der "Ouvertüre D-Dur BWV 1068"
Time for Brass
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 471387
Cantata for the 18th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bachausgaben
for: Soloist (alto), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 771441
Chor 1
Sonderanfertigung!!
for: Soloists, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Single part Flute 1
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For Guitar (Originally for Unaccompanied Flute)
for: Guitar
Solostimme
Item no.: 1619593
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1148680
for: 2 classical guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 694239
Reimagined
for: Flute [alto flute], piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 781499
Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392203
for: 2 saxophones (AT)
Item no.: 372988
7. Sonntag nach TrinitatisBWV 186
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 372188
for: HRN (TRP) ORG (KLAV BC)
Item no.: 560783
Kantate zum Fest der Himmelfahrt Christi
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 303878
Cantata for Palm Sunday or for the feast of the Annunciation – "Himmelskönig, sei willkommen"
Version in A
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 234007
aus der Kantate BWV 208 B-Dur
mit Stimmen in B und C
for: Trumpet, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 310603
Orchestersuite 3 D-Dur BWV 1068
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 777192
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