“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: Voice, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383249
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1384431
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1382849
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383978
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1386071
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1385891
without fingering
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 493449
Organ Chorales from the Neumeister Collection
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 675567
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 382107
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score, CD (audio)
Item no.: 425956
for: Brass ensemble (10 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677906
Nun danket alle Gott
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1211412
Klassik
for: Trumpet and 2 Trombones
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1531053
aus dem Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach BWV 508
for: Trumpet, trombone, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 781330
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 781119
for: VA ORG (CEMB)
Item no.: 327348
Goodmusic Concert Classics
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 630016
Adaptionen der Cello-Suiten für Cembalo von Ludger Rémy
Mit Faksimile des Autographen-Abschrift von Anna Magdalena Bach
Item no.: 617608
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 998826
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 295158
Transkription für Violine und Violoncello
Transkriptionen für Violine und Violoncello Bd. 1
for: Violin, cello
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 148099
nach der Triosonate Es-Dur BWV 525
for: Flute [violin], harpsichord
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1549595
Gyoergy Geiger Erlebnis Trompete 4
for: Trumpet, harp [piano]
Item no.: 165804
for: Flute and Clavecimbal
Buch
Item no.: 446075
6th Sunday after Trinity
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1666703
aus der Kantate "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147
for: 3 trumpets, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 764059
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1162630
for: String orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1078346
BWV 553
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1584800
Klassik
for: Klarinettenensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1643160
Wenn meine Trubsal als mit Ketten from Cantata #38
for: 2 Bb Clarinets and Bass Clarinet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 913784
aus 'Die Kunst der Fuge' BWV 1080
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1628919
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1041624
aus der Kantate "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd" BMV 208
Version in G- und A-Dur
for: 3 trumpets, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 781223
Geistliche Musik
for: 5-Octave Handbells, 2-Octave Handchimes, opt. Timpani
Score, Parts
Item no.: 908226
Masterpiece Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 972308
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1202640
Buch
Item no.: 1542037
du "Clavecin bien tempéré" II
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1137524
Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1162624
aus der Suite Nr. 3 in D-Dur BWV 1068
Bläserensemble 2
for: Flute, oboe [clarinet (B-flat)], clarinet (B-flat), bassoon [bass clarinet (B-flat)]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1665185
for: 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 302015
for: Trumpet, organ
Buch
Item no.: 198997
BWV553-560 für Orgel
TELL, WERNER, ED
for: TASTEN- UND BALGINSTRUMENTE ORGEL ORGEL ZWEIHÄNDIG
Item no.: 119607
Eine Rede
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 299840
Klavierwerke Der Grossen Meister
for: Piano
Audio-CD
Item no.: 299622
für zwei Flöten
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 682431
from the Fugue in G, BWV 577
Repertoire Explorer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 632549
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