Format : Vocal Score
A well-crafted choral work incorporating Bach's famous 'Air' from orchestral Suite in D the best loved carol 'Still Still Still ' and just a touch of 'O Holy Night.' A simple adaptation of Bach's keyboard harmonies is used throughout as the piano accompaniment. Sensitive and enchating. New text by the arranger. Could become a holiday classic!
SKU: MB.30667M
ISBN 9781513463971. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
Johann Sebastian Bachâ??s arrangements of the â??69 Sacred Songsâ? from the Musical Hymnal by Georg Christian Schemelli (Leipzig, 1736) have long been part of the German language vocal concert repertoire and a mainstay in vocal pedagogy. Originally, only these 69 of the 954 hymns in the collection were published with a single bass line as the accompaniment. Bachâ??s contribution was to specify harmonies to be played over those same bass lines by adding figured bass numbers and symbols beneath each note.
A figured bass line can easily be turned into a relatively simple guitar accompaniment or a more elaborate setting, offering a range of possibilities that make working with this music both interesting and rewarding for the guitarist. While other period and modern editions of the â??69 Sacred Songsâ? offer accompaniments for keyboard instruments, this Mel Bay publication features intermediate to advanced transcriptions exclusively for the guitar.
Best suited to college-level players or advanced aficionados, this special Mel Bay Publications edition includes the vocal line with German lyrics and the guitar accompaniment transcribed from Bachâ??s figured bass lines. Written in guitar-friendly keys, 29 of the transcriptions employ a capo to achieve the original key designed for high voices. Without the capo, these same arrangements would be suitable to be sung by lower voices. The remaining 40 hymns are in their original guitar-friendly keys and so do not require a capo.
This volume contains accompaniment settings of all 69 of the sacred songs and arias for which Bach wrote figured bass annotation. For performance variety and convenience, this book includes â??Scores in their Original Keys,â? and stand-alone â??Guitar Accompaniment,â? and â??Bass Parts.
SKU: CA.3124594
ISBN 9790007181307. Language: German/English. John 1:18-19.
Bach's St. John Passion is among the greatest settings of the Passion in the history of music. The St. John Passion underwent several fundamental changes during Bach's lifetime. Carus offers all of these surviving versions for sale. The traditional version of the St. John Passion, using the partial autograph score, is still most often performed. Carus now offers singers a new vocal score for performance which includes the well-known texts in the established sequence without requiring any additional page turns. Please use full score and performance material of our edition Carus 31.245/00. This edition includes also the traditional version. This work is now available in carus music, the choir app! Score available separately - see item CA.3124500.
SKU: CA.3124595
ISBN 9790007164812. Text language: German/English.
SKU: CA.3124586
Language: German/English.
SKU: CA.3124585
SKU: CA.3124588
SKU: CA.3124587
SKU: CA.3410100
ISBN 9790007051860. Language: German/English.
The autograph contains no reference to accompaniment by instruments, and a purely vocal performance of the work would doubtless be completely appropriate. On the other hand, nothing speaks against instrumental support of the voices, as it is known from the performance practice of Johann Sebastian Bach.
SKU: BA.BVK01771
ISBN 9783761817711. 30.5 x 23.5 cm inches. Illustrations: Dietmar Griese. Text: Christoph Heimbucher.
Here Christoph Heimbucher leads young readers to Johann Sebastian Bach by placing him in his personal surroundings and garnishing his life story with brief tales and anecdotes. Relying on his professional expertise and a highIy entertaining touch, he places Bach in the larger context of his life: what did it feel like to be an orphan raised by his older brother? to have to earn his living as a musician while still a teenager? to have to feed a large family with his music? to play for the King of Prussia and spend his time coping with untalented choirboys? Not onIy young readers but adults, too, will discover new things about Bach and his times.
