“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: Organ
Spielpartitur, Sammelband
Item no.: 117745
Score for winds in C
Item no.: 674873
for: 1. Viola
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 328513
Cantata for Whitsunday
C major version
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 164650
Cantata for Easter Tuesday
Third version
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), 2 oboes, strings, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116699
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 233877
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 269152
for: 3 guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1007975
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 676661
for: Violin, viola, guitar
Score, Parts
Item no.: 343171
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1113151
for: Guitar Orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1114634
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1114515
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 318610
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 275241
for: Piano SATB Organ Accompaniment
Book
Item no.: 321999
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 321136
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 316971
for: Flute, organ
Score, solo part
Item no.: 418573
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Score, solo part
Item no.: 421148
for: 1–2 treble recorders
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1355876
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score
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for: Flute
Item no.: 130773
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 147091
for: Organ
Item no.: 268403
for: 20 Vokalisten (5S/5A/5T/5B)
Choir score
Item no.: 352772
for: Guitar
Item no.: 113220
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 608084
Cantata for the 15th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Voice (soprano), trumpet, strings, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 674883
for: Alt-Blockflöte (Flöte), Viola da gamba (Viola) und Basso continuo
Item no.: 101550
14 Pieces arranged for Violin and Piano
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 675335
Postkarte nach dem Autograph
Postcard
Item no.: 369583
24 Arrangements of Works by Johann Sebastian Bach arranged by Fritz Schindler
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 285286
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285430
for: Recorder
Music score
Item no.: 566097
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 362331
for: 2 trumpets (B-flat), horn (F), trombone, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1690359
for: 2. Flöte
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 563913
for: Cembalo, Streicher
Gesamtausgabe, Partitur, Sammelband, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 488807
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 256679
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 255857
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 295530
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 403439
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 255583
for: Organ
Study score
Item no.: 256701
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 255594
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316258
for: 8 Blechbläser und Schlagwerk
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1108749
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