“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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Sheet music
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Sheet music
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Bärenreiter Urtext
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Part 2 (oboe / violin)
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for: 2 SAX (AT)
Score
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Sheet music
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Cantata for the Feast of Reformation
Bärenreiter Urtext
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Single part Harpsichord
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Congratulatory Cantata for the Birthday of Duke Christian of Saxony-Weißenfels and of Duke Ernst August of Saxony-Weimar
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
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Cantata for the 14th Sunday after Trinity
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Viola (orchestral part)
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Klassik
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Piano reduction
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Klassik
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Choir score
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Klassik
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Choir score
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bearbeitet von Johann Sebastian Bach
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Choir score
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Kantate zur Ratswahl 1727 – Rekonstruktion
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben (durchgesehene Neuauflage)
for: 2 soloists (SA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
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Kantate zum 4. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: HARM (2)
Harmony parts (complete winds)
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Cantata for New Year
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
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Kantate zum 17. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
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Kantate zum 16. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
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Choir score
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Kantate zum 9. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
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Violin 2 (orchestral part)
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Kantate zum 9. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
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Kantate zum 9. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
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Kantate zum 25. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Mixed choir a cappella
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Kantate zum 22. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
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Kantate zum 22. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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Kantate zum 2. Sonntag nach Trinitatis bzw. zum Reformationsfest
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Choir score
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Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany
BWV 72
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
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Cantata for Ascension Day
BWV 37
STUTTGARTER BACH AUSGABEN
URTEXT
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Violin 2 (orchestral part)
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Cantata for the 14th Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben · Urtext
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Viola (orchestral part)
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Kantate zum 2. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
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BWV 244
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach Ausgaben
Coro 2 - Violine 1
for: Solo voices, mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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Kantate zum 1. Pfingsttag
C-Dur BWV 172
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 659164
Passio secundum Joannem BWV 245 - Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
Fassung II (1725)
for: 5 soloists (SATBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
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B minor BWV 103
Cantata for the Sunday of Jubilate
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts
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Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany
BWV 72
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Set of parts
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Cantata for the 21st Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
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Set of parts
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Score
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for: Clarinet
Score, Parts
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Score, Parts
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BWV 565
for: 6 Trumpets
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Applause
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Score, Parts
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Music score
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Soloworks Series
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Score
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from Cantata 142
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CD
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Southern Music
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Choir score
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Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
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Score, Parts
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