“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.
Discovery Level 2
CD
Item no.: 799661
Cantata for the 18th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bachausgaben
for: Soloist (alto), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 771434
Wedding cantata
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 680677
eingerichtet von Johann Sebastian Bach
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB), 6 melodic instruments (colla parte), basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 1549851
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1203540
Collection Anacrouse
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1323955
London Brass Ensemble Series
for: Brass ensemble (10 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 966795
Fred Bock Publications
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1001398
Piano Personality
spiral-bound
for: Melody instrument (C) [guitar/piano/keyboard]
Realbook (C)
Item no.: 581953
from Cantata 142
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1042998
for: Flute ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 994927
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 994646
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1201016
Gegenwartsmusik
for: 7 Violoncelli
Score, Parts
Item no.: 922968
for: Guitar
Item no.: 300726
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 628439
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950171
for Clarinet in A and Piano
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 870446
for Brass Quintet and Organ
for: Blechbläserquintett und Orgel
Score, Parts
Item no.: 489019
Southern Music
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 925157
Southern Music
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 927820
Southern Music
for: Klarinettenchor
Score
Item no.: 928621
Kantate
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 257136
Ausschnitt aus Haußmanns Gemälde 1748
Postcard
Item no.: 235979
Klavierübung III
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 256325
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 239636
for: Mixed Wind Trio [Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone, Bassoon or Cello].
Score, Parts
Item no.: 819068
BWV 831
for: Piano
Item no.: 1356616
for: Lute
Item no.: 1204088
Urtext Edition without fingering
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1209874
für 23 Bläser und Kontrabass
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1556087
Approach to Bach's Music
for: Piano
Item no.: 1586350
from "The Art of Fugue"
for: 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba
Score (C), Parts
Item no.: 1619472
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1615932
BWV888
for: 3 cellos
Score, part
Item no.: 1199624
BWV883
for: 3 cellos
Score, part
Item no.: 1199622
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1203721
édition bon(n)orgue Vol. 47
for: Organ
Score
Item no.: 1198964
édition bon(n)orgue Vol. 50
for: Organ
Score
Item no.: 1198961
from The Welltemperred Clavier IBWV865
for: Streichquintett
Score, part
Item no.: 1198946
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 989332
BWV 164
for: 3 violins
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1541472
Kantate zum 3. Pfingsttag
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 877216
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/17/2
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Gesamtausgabe, Partitur, Urtextausgabe, Sammelband
Item no.: 876925
Klavier- und Lautenwerke, Band 8
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) V/8
for: Piano
Gesamtausgabe, Spielpartitur, Sammelband, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 876400
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/2
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Gesamtausgabe, Partitur, Sammelband, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 873374
Cantata for Whit Monday
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 872732
Kantaten BWV 19, 50 (Fragment), 130 mit Anhang, 149
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/30
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Gesamtausgabe, Partitur, Urtextausgabe, Sammelband
Item no.: 871827
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