“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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Music score
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for: 4 recorders (quartet)
Score, Parts
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for: Guitar
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for: 3 recorders (SAB)
Score, Parts
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for: Harpsichord
Buch
Item no.: 1584457
(Urtext)
for: Piano
Item no.: 365776
Kantate zum Reformationsfest (in der Bearbeitung von Wilhelm Friedemann Bach)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
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for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Flute
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for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Flute 1 (orchestral part)
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for: Trumpet
Study score
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Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); instruments ad lib.
Single part Violin 3 [Viola]
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Motette für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor und Kammerorchester
Violine 2
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
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Motette für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor und Kammerorchester
Violine 1 (Oboe)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Violin 1 [Oboe 1] (orchestral part)
Item no.: 292908
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); instruments ad lib.
Violin 1 [Oboe 1] (orchestral part)
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Cantata for Reformation Day
Scripture Ps 84
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Horn 2
Item no.: 233304
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 631211
for: 2 Violins and Cello
Book
Item no.: 1203675
for: 2 Violins and Cello
Book
Item no.: 1203637
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) VII/2
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
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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
Orchestra part cello piccolo
Item no.: 1660027
Kantate zum 12. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Solo voice (alto), organ (obl.), orchestra, basso continuo
Basso continuo (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1655198
Kyrie and Gloria. arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach
Stuttgarter Bach–Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Cello (orchestral part)
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for: Horn
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 647937
for: Organ
Item no.: 475025
for: Saxophone ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 557533
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124354
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 780850
for: 4 recorders (quartet)
Score, Parts
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1053419
Horn and Clarinet Quartet
for: Horn and Clarinet Quartet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829953
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 829880
Flute and Clarinet Quintet
for: Flute and Clarinet Quintet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829723
for: 2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone Tuba in C
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829359
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 972180
Klassik
for: Clarinet or Trumpet and Piano
Book
Item no.: 972127
for: SAX ENSEMBLE (SSAATTBARBAR)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 274765
for: SATB with SB Soli
Book
Item no.: 933064
for: Trombone
Music score
Item no.: 829434
Chor 1
Sonderanfertigung!!
for: Soloists, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Single part Flute 1
Item no.: 664767
Passio secundum Marcum
First version, first performed in Weimar around 1713 by J. S. Bach
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Oboe (orchestral part)
Item no.: 371840
Chor 2
Sonderanfertigung
for: Flute
Single part Flute 2
Item no.: 664770
for: Voices [Mixed Choir] [SATB] and Organ
Book
Item no.: 989158
Guitar Repertoire
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1349406
for: Woodwind Choir
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1016341
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1060186
Oversized, spiral-bound score
Daehn Publications
for: Concert band
Score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 1043170
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