“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.
for: Flute
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1052965
Passio secundum Marcum
First version, first performed in Weimar around 1713 by J. S. Bach
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 230433
Joseph Joachim Raff und Hans von Bülow
Jahresgabe der Internationalen Bach-Gesellschaft Schaffhausen 2004
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 153837
Kantate zum 4. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 280482
Kantate zum 1. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 424065
Kantate zum 1. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 424064
for: Oboe, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1250798
for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1250796
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1250794
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) V/12
for: Organ manuals [harpsichord/piano]
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 476066
Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392233
Es erhub sich ein Streit
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392228
Schauet doch und sehet
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392226
Christ lag in Todesbanden
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392212
for: 3 Violins & Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1233887
Synoptic Facsimile Volume
for: Cello
Music score (reprint)
Item no.: 770918
Sieben Choralkompositionen für Solostimme oder Chor, teilweise mit obligaten Instrumenten
for: Solo voice [choir], basso continuo; melodic instrument ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 114695
Twenty-Four Studies In All Keys
for: Tenor trombone
Music score
Item no.: 1556679
for: Solo for Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Recorder, Tenor Recorder, Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Euphonium Violin, Viola or Violoncello & String Quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299228
for: Solo for Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Recorder, Tenor Recorder, Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Euphonium Violin, Viola or Violoncello & String Quartet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299227
for: Trumpet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299218
for: Piano, string orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1298972
transponiert in die Tonarten des Evangelischen Gesangbuchs
for: Organ
Spielpartitur, Sammelband
Item no.: 117745
Bach-Dokumente 1
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) IX/Supplement 1
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 118416
aus der Matthäus-Passion
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Gemischter Chor (SATB), Basso continuo (Orgel), Instrument ad libitum
Chorpartitur, Sammelband, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 117140
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: CEMB STR BC
Study score
Item no.: 391953
Corda Werkreihe
for: Guitar
Item no.: 148648
Canadian Brass
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 400842
Kanons BWV 1072-1078 und Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079 (Zwei Ricercare, Kanons und Triosonate)
Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) VIII/1
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 634180
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/25
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Gesamtausgabe, Partitur, Urtextausgabe, Sammelband
Item no.: 634162
Comments on Basso continuo and Harmony, Counterpoint Studies, Sketches and Drafts
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 634122
rekonstruiert für Streicher nach Ouvertüre (Suite) Nr. 2 BWV 1067 (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 206606
(Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 205788
for: Bassoon, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1311948
for: Viola, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1311889
Studie und Vervollständigung
zahlreiche Notenbeispiele, Notenteil (Vervollständigung), Faksimiles (Autograph und Originaldruck)
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 581546
Kantate (Hochzeitskantate)BWV 210
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285586
Piano reduction
Item no.: 155414
Mythen des 20. Jahrhunderts
Taschenbücher zur Musikwissenschaft 42–45
Das Werk wird nur geschlossen abgegeben
4 Books
Item no.: 261045
for: 4 recorders (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 146130
Entstehungsjahr unbekannt, vermutlich im Zeitraum 1723-1732
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); 8 melodic instruments (colla parte), basso continuo ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 234092
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
Score
Item no.: 233877
Kantate zum 2. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 232721
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 464396
Piano, Timpani, Percussion optional
for: 8 clarinets
Sheet music
Item no.: 1309246
for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307549
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307548
for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307448
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