“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: Guitar
Music score, CD
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for: Piano / Harpsichord
Book
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Organ
Music score
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for: Cello
Music score
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Music score
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for: Guitar
Music score
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for: Voice (soprano), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
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Music score
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for: Alto saxophone, piano
Book
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for: Organ
Music score
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for: Organ
Music score
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for: Guitar
Music score
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for: Flute, violin, piano
Piano score, parts
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for: Accordion
Score
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for: 2 cellos
Score, set of parts, online audio
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arranged for harpsichord (piano)
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Item no.: 285085
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
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for: Piano
Spielpartitur, Sammelband
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for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
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for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
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for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
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for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score, online playback
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for: Viola
Music score
Item no.: 228730
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score (Urtext edition)
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for: Solo voices, mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 379053
nach BWV 847, 848, 851, 852, 853, 854 856, 858
Das Wohltemperierte Klavier Teil I in einer Übertragung für Streicher: Heft 3
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 656299
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
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for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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for: 2 guitars
Score, part
Item no.: 1199618
Collection Anachronismes
Opus 4
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Music score
Item no.: 1050409
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 433080
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 606024
F
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Piano Solo
Item no.: 1048351
Das Wohltemperierte Klavier Teil I in einer Übertragung für Streicher: Heft 4
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 643252
Festliche Kantaten–Arien 1
for: 2 descant recorders [tenor recorders]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1012742
for: Flute, harpsichord
Item no.: 200576
für 4 Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester
Gesamt-Rekonstruktion
Piano reduction
Item no.: 494167
Transcription of the 1981 Recording of The Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach
for: Piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 863467
for: 2 double basses, piano
Piano score, 2 solo parts
Item no.: 164504
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Harpsichord, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 149204
Neuausgabe
Collection Mordechai Rechtman
for: Clarinet, bassoon
Score, Parts
Item no.: 312343
for: Violin
Faksimile, Leineneinband
Item no.: 458821
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 272327
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