“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.
Cd Sheet Music - The Ultimate Library
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CD-ROM
Item no.: 446739
for: BFL QUARTETT (SAAB)
Score, Parts
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(complete)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
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for: String orchestra
Set of parts
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Swingle Music~Bach's Greatest Hits Series
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Choir score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
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Edition Orix
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Score, Parts
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Bach Preludes
Score
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for: Cello
Music score
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for: Keyboard
Score
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Buch
Item no.: 252052
Buch
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for: Instrumental
Buch
Item no.: 1175191
for: Piano
Sheet music
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4. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, S, A, T, B, Klavier
Klavierauszug vokal, Digitalartikel (AODP)
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Klassik
for: Cello
Music score
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for: 3 guitars
Score, Parts
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(complete)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
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for: Cello
Single part Cello
Item no.: 624338
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 343137
in c
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Single edition
Item no.: 1084769
for: Organ or Harpsichord
Book
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Harmonia-Mixed Choir
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 766147
for: Piano and Organ
Book
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Klassik
for: Organ
Music score
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Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 931556
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1653446
Kantate zur Trauung
Uretxt
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Cello (orchestral part)
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Cantata for Michaelmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
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Kantate zum 3. Osterfesttag
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 636905
Passio secundum Marcum
First version, first performed in Weimar around 1713 by J. S. Bach
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
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Festlicher Schlussgesang zum Gottesdienst
für gemischten Chor (oder 3 Oberstimmen) und Orchester
nach der Kantate BWV 207
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
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Cantata for the 23rd Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
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Motette
for: Choir
Download (Audio)
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Kantate zum 21. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
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Choir score
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Bestimmung unbekannt
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
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Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Trinity
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Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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Kantate zum 1. Advent
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Flute 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232912
Cantata for the inauguration of a new town council
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232887
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); 8 melodic instruments (colla parte), basso continuo ad lib.
Basso continuo (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234094
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday in Advent (Reconstruction)
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 234060
Kantate zum 3. Pfingsttag
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben (durchgesehene Neuauflage)
for: 3 soloists (SAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 234031
Kantate zum 4. Advent (Rekonstruktion: Uwe Wolf)
Urform der späteren Fassung BWV 147, entstanden in Weimar
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233884
Bestimmung unbekannt
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 233758
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