“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.
Kantate zum Sonntag Cantate
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Gesang, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Orchester
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116718
for: Violin, recorder, oboe, trumpet, strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 116701
Organ in Concert 026
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 108571
Choral aus der Kantate "Ihr Menschen rühmet Gottes Liebe"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 247505
Piano Method
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 345466
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 669813
Goodmusic Concert Classics
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 951628
for: Clarinet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 239123
Walton Choral
for: SAATB
Choir score
Item no.: 984929
from Cantata 40
for: SATB and Keyboard
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 909407
BWV 373
for: Unison Voices or Unison Women's Voices, Keyboard [Organ or Piano]
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 903239
Kantate zum 1. Advent
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 879236
Urtext Edition without fingering
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1558305
Choralvorspiel BWV 659
for: Bassoon, violin, viola, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1555822
Kantate zum Sonntag Sexagesimae
Leipziger Fassung
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Alt-Blockflöten (2), Fagott
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 882701
from the French Ouverture
Crooks Anonymous – Bassoon Quartet Series
for: 4 bassoons
Score, Parts
Item no.: 626987
From The Little Note Book for Anna Magdalena Bach
for: Organ
Solostimme
Item no.: 1619334
Dumb it down Serie
mit vereinfachter Klavierbegleitung
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 1629266
based on Concerto In D Minor by Alessandro Marcello
for: Trombone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 913313
Orgelbearbeitung der Partita Nr. 2 d-Moll für Violine solo (BWV 1004) von Ulisse Matthey
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 990010
aus Concerto in d-Moll
for: Organ and Strings
Score
Item no.: 989928
Kantate für Soli, Chor und Orchester
Urtext der NBArev
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Fagott, 1. Trompete, 2. Trompete, 3. Trompete, Pauke
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 877061
BWV 50
for: für Chor und Orchester
Taschenpartitur
Item no.: 1135028
Oratorio for Easter Sunday
Dt./Engl.
Piano reduction
Item no.: 284787
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 284373
Große Komponisten und ihre Zeit
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 295767
Unterrichtsmaterial
Buch
Item no.: 641704
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 1620585
Melodie (15. Jh.)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 756115
Klassik
for: 2 bass recorders
Sheet music
Item no.: 1285682
for: Piano
Item no.: 1366423
aus der Orchestersuite Nr. 3BWV 1068
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 614865
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 883811
for: 4 harpsichords, strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 304032
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 608083
Georges Barrère – Selection of Compositions for Flute and Piano
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 395246
Concerto nach italienischem Gusto
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 665912
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 904773
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 669320
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1547216
Edizione di studio secondo gli originali
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 257205
ohne Fingersätze
for: Piano
Item no.: 486530
A collection of organ works. Includes 'Toccata in C major', 'Prelude and 'Fiddle' Fugue in D minor' and 'Fantasia in G major'.
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 321125
for: 4 saxophones (AATT/SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 475198
Zeitschrift für Spielmusik
for: 2 BFL (AT) CEMB (KLAV)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 142358
Choral aus der Kantate Nr. 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben"BWV 147
for: Viola, piano
Item no.: 566165
Choral aus der Kantate Nr. 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben"BWV 147
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Item no.: 566159
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