“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.
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
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/21
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Gesamtausgabe, Partitur, Urtextausgabe, Sammelband
Item no.: 877400
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
Anhang: C.P.E. Bach, Concerto nach BWV 1052
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) VII/4
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Urtextausgabe, Sammelband
Item no.: 871686
(Urtext)
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 487303
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Cembalo, Basso continuo
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 493401
aus "Orchestersuite Nr. 3"BWV 1068
for: Piano
Item no.: 494367
Weiß
T-Shirt
Item no.: 481494
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) II/1a
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 444402
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 565641
for: Bassoon
Item no.: 563265
Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn
Canadian Brass
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 400855
Transkription für Gitarre
for: Guitar
Item no.: 393788
Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392259
arranged for viola
for: Viola
Music score
Item no.: 404477
BWV 1050
for: für Orchester
Taschenpartitur
Item no.: 395269
aus der Partita für Violine soloBWV 1002
for: Guitar
Item no.: 393965
BWV 772-786
for: 2 guitars
Item no.: 393915
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 456177
Kaffeekantate
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 427819
Der zufirengestellte Aeolus - Dirigierpartitur
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 421853
aus dem "Wohltemperierten Klavier" Teil 1
– Urtext –
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 420092
Chorale form Cantata 166
for: Choir Unison and Organ
Choir score
Item no.: 445522
für Bass
for: Voice (bass), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 360787
für Sopran
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 360785
Kantate zum 3. Ostertag
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Bass solo, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Oboe, Violine, Flöte, Basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 365050
(Original: Trio in C für Orgel)
for: Alt- und Tenor-Blockflöte und Klavier
Score, Parts
Item no.: 355442
aus dem Brandenburgischen Konzert Nr. 5
for: 2 recorders (SA), piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 355441
BWV 553-560
for: Organ
Item no.: 356803
aus "Das wohltemperierte Klavier I"BWV 851
for: Piano
Item no.: 356790
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 356779
Arrangement for Piano
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 773579
Kantate zum 1. Advent
endgültige Fassung
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Cello, Kontrabass, Fagott
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 882411
aus dem Wohltemperierten Klavier I
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 769555
Original b-Moll
for: 5 flutes (quintet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 769201
Transcription from the Partita no. 2 in d minor BWV 1004
The Virtuoso Piano Transcription Series 24
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 695327
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 314800
for violoncello and piano
for: Cello, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 346155
Kantate zum 1. Advent
endgültige Fassung
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Oboe d'amore (2)
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 345606
for: 2 Clarinets / Bass Clarinets
Book
Item no.: 333806
Kantate zum 1. Pfingsttag
C-Dur Fassung
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: 2. Violine
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 328512
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