“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.
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Score, Parts
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Schirmer Library Of Music Classics Vol. 2102
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Music score
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Alfred Choral Designs
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Score
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Score
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Kantate zum 4. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Soli SATB, Coro SATB, 2 Ob, Ob da c, Fg solo, Vl solo, Str, Bc
Study score
Item no.: 636964
(Collection)
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Score
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Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben – Urtext
Harmoniestimmensatz
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 674630
Chöre und Choräle aus Reformationskantaten
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 667214
Cantata for the 1st Sunday in Advent
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 675021
Kantate zum 10. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
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Kantate zum 18. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 233495
Kantate zum 5. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 233403
Cantata for Reformation Day
Scripture Ps 84
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 233292
Kantate zum 14. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 233280
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Score
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Kantate zum Sonntag Sexagesimae
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 233994
Kantate zum 7. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 233638
Kantate zum 2. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
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BWV 51; Kantate zum 15. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Einzelstimme Trp.
for: Trumpet
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Die Bornefeldsche Bearbeitung ist eine abendfüllende Kammermusik, die in jeder Dorfkirche mit zweimanualiger Orgel realisiert werden kann.
Score
Item no.: 232468
Kompositionsweise und Bearbeitungstechnik in der Instrumentalmusik Johann Sebastian Bachs
Tübinger Beiträge zur Musikwissenschaft 6
Book (softcover)
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Zeitschrift für Spielmusik
for: 3 recorders (ATB)
Score, Set of parts
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Kantate zum Sonntag Misericordias Domini
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
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aus der Kantate 147
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet); organ ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1658620
(aus dem Wohltemperierten Klavier)
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Ensemble score
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for: String orchestra
Score
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for: String orchestra
Score
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Konzertwerk
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Score
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for: GCH KB KL-TR
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Single edition
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for: Organ
Music score
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Kantate
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Book
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Kantate
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Book
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Orch.
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Book
Item no.: 937169
Orch.
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Score
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Geistliche Musik
for: String orchestra
Score
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based on "Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring"
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
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for: Brass ensemble (10 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677906
for: Piano
Music score
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for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Organ
Music score
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Edition critique par Armand Ferté
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Music score
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Ausgewählte Werke für den Junior- und D1-Bereich
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Sheet music
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Suite No. 2 (h-moll) BWV 1067
for: Flute, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
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