“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 piano four hands
from the Cantata "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 612090
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 129565
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 136291
for: Treble recorder, harpsichord [piano]
Piano score, 2 solo parts
Item no.: 419147
Edited from first editions and manuscript copies
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 125053
for: Guitar
Item no.: 216064
for: Oboe, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 193809
Cantata for the feast of John the Baptist
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 673192
for: Oboe, violin, strings, basso continuo
Piano reduction, 2 solo parts
Item no.: 216546
for: Violin
Buch + CD
Item no.: 143865
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1040
for: Piano
Item no.: 617080
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 275114
Complete Transcription for Organ
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 382357
for: Flute, harpsichord obligato, basso continuo
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 138748
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Preludes, Toccatas, Fantasias and Fugues II / Early Versions and Variants to I (Volume 5) and II (Volume 6)
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 116768
From Organ Sonata No. 4 E minor
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1209890
with facsimile of the autograph manuscript
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 404403
for: Piano
Item no.: 401232
for: Treble recorder
Music score
Item no.: 353828
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 682432
aus dem Dritten Teil der Clavierübung
BWV 802-805, 952, 953, 961
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 122037
(2 stimmig)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 111861
for: Recorder and Clavecimbal
Buch
Item no.: 132214
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 848461
Lautenwerk Im Urtext Bd 4
for: Guitar
Item no.: 216076
Collection Anachronismes
Opus 3
for: Bassethorn (F)
Music score
Item no.: 1050413
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 689729
based on BWV 1013
for: Oboe
Music score
Item no.: 780310
for: 2 trumpets, organ
Item no.: 1631763
for: Oboe [flute], clarinet (B-flat), bassoon
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3319
for: 2 classical guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 241087
Choral aus der Kantate "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", BWV 147
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 725148
Adapted By Heribert Breuer
for: 3 saxophones (ATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1209516
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 622191
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 629766
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 614577
for: Organ (manuals)
Music score
Item no.: 628240
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 552529
Easiest Piano Pieces by J. S. Bach
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 756992
for: Organ
Item no.: 444687
for: GES-T (A) 2 FL BC
Score, Parts
Item no.: 165454
for: GES-T (A) FL BC
Score, Parts
Item no.: 158291
BWV 917, 918, 921, 922, 894-896, 903, 903a
Six Little Preludes BWV 933-938
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 296553
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Spielpartitur, Sammelband
Item no.: 117693
for: Trumpet (C/B-flat), organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 286021
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 373368
(Urtext)
for: Viola da gamba, harpsichord
Item no.: 383713
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