Johann Christoph Bach (1642 - 1703)

Born 6 Dec 1642 in Arnstadt, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Heiliges Römisches Reich

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Died 31 Mar 1703 at age 60 in Thüringen, Germany

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Biography

Christoph Bach is Notable.

Johann Christoph Bach was born in Arnstadt in 1642 as son of organist Heinrich Bach and his wife Eva Hoffmann. He became an organist, like his father. From 1665, he was a court musician in Eisenach, where he later died, in 1703.

Biography on Find A Grave

Organist, Composer. The uncle of Johann Sebastian Bach, he was in his time the most famous member of the musical Bach family, renowned throughout Germany for his virtuosity at the organ. Born in Arnstadt, he was taught music by his father and at age 20 was appointed organist of the Arnstadt Court Chapel. From 1665 until his death he served as organist of the Georgenkirche (St. George's Church) in Eisenach, and during his last three years was also the Duke of Eisenach's official chamber musician. Although he was greatly respected as an artist, Bach was frequently at odds with town and church officials over money matters and he died bitter and debt-ridden. Bach's compositions were relatively few but of high quality, particularly the 44 Preludes and Chorales for organ. J.S. Bach grew up listening to him play and called him "a profound composer"; some of the older man's works, including the motet "Ich lasse dich nicht", were mistakenly attributed to the Baroque genius.

(bio by: Bobb Edwards) Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Bobb Edwards Record added: May 16, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 19402980 [1]

Sources

• Gurlitt, Wilibald, "Bach, Johann Christoph" in: Neue Deutsche Biographie 1 (1953), S. 483 [Online-Version]; URL: https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd120327112.html#ndbcontent
• Find A Grave: [2]
• Familiendatenbank NLF, https://www.online-ofb.de/famreport.php?ofb=NLF&ID=I356737&nachname=Bach&lang=de
• German Wikipedia article

See also:

• Stammtafel der Familie Bach in: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie, 19. Auflage, Zweiter Band APU-BEC, F.A. Brockhaus, Mannheim 1987, Seite 455