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**[[Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (movement No. 14 from Cantata No. 75) (Johann Sebastian Bach)|''#14 - Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan'']]   ( [http://www.kantoreiarchiv.de/archiv/choir_orchestra/cantata/bach/BWV_75/ {{net}}] )
**[[Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (movement No. 14 from Cantata No. 75) (Johann Sebastian Bach)|''#14 - Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan'']]   ( [http://www.kantoreiarchiv.de/archiv/choir_orchestra/cantata/bach/BWV_75/ {{net}}] )


* {{Bach|176|Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding|post}} – {{editions|x}}
*''[[Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66 (Johann Sebastian Bach)|Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66]]''   ( [{{filepath:BWV066_Choro.pdf}} {{pdf}}] [{{filepath:BWV066_Coro.ly}} LilyPond] )


* {{Bach|172|Erschallet, ihr Lieder|post}} – ''Full score, orchestral and choral parts''
* {{Bach|172|Erschallet, ihr Lieder|post}} – ''Full score, orchestral and choral parts''
* {{Bach|176|Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding|post}} – {{editions|x}}


* {{Bach|79|Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild|post}} – ''Full score, vocal and orchestral parts''.
* {{Bach|79|Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild|post}} – ''Full score, vocal and orchestral parts''.

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Life

J.S. Bach as painted by Gottlieb Haussmann (circa 1747).

Born: 21 March 1685

Died: 28 July 1750

Biography

Johann Sebastian Bach was a prolific German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity. Although he introduced no new forms, he enriched the prevailing German style with a robust contrapuntal technique, a control of harmonic and motivic organization from the smallest to the largest scales, and the adaptation of rhythms and textures from abroad, particularly Italy and France.

While Bach's fame as an organist was great during his lifetime, he was not particularly well-known as a composer. His adherence to Baroque forms and contrapuntal style was considered "old-fashioned" by his contemporaries, especially late in his career when the musical fashion tended towards Rococo and later Classical styles. A revival of interest and performances of his music began early in the 19th century, and he is now widely considered to be one of the greatest composers in the Western tradition.

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List of choral works

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Cantatas (BWV1-BWV 224 and BWV 249)

  • Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29

Chorale Harmonizations (BWV 250-BWV 438)

  • 185 Bach Chorales (complete)   ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_pdf.gif Icon_pdf.gif Icon_pdf.gif ) split into 4 files: A-Ein, Eins-Jesu der du meine Seele, Jesu der du meine Seele-O Mensch, O Traurigkeit-

Comparative Editions (Chorales with different harmonizations)

Other works

Editions with texts translated to other languages

  • Lodate Dio (Italian version of 'Lobet den Herrn')   ( Network.png )

Vocal Arrangements based on Bach's works

  • Dona Nobis Pacem (Arrangement from the Prelude in C)      (2 editions available)

Missatributed Editions



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Recordings of interest

Bach: Cantatas for alto

  • Performer: Andreas Scholl, Marcel Ponseele, Markus Markl
  • Orchestra: Collegium Vocale Orchestra
  • Audio CD (October 12, 1999);1 Disc
  • Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.

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