Christoph Bach (musician)
German musician, grandfather of J. S. Bach
Christoph Bach | |
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| Born | 29 April [O.S. 19 April] 1613 Wechmar |
| Died | 22 September [O.S. 12 September] 1661 |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Spouse | Maria Magdalena Grabler |
Christoph Bach (29 April [O.S. 19 April] 1613 – 22 September [O.S. 12 September] 1661) was a German musician of the Baroque period. He was the grandfather of Johann Sebastian Bach.
According to information provided by Johann Sebastian Bach in his genealogy Origin of the Musical Bach Family written in 1735, Christoph Bach was the second son of Johannes Bach I. His brothers, Johann Bach and Heinrich Bach, were also composers.[1]
He was born in Wechmar, Germany, where he became a court musician. He also held town musician posts in Erfurt and in Arnstadt. Christoph Bach married Maria Magdalena Grabler. They had three sons, who were all musicians: Georg Christoph Bach (1642–1697), and the twins Johann Ambrosius Bach (1645–1695), who was Johann Sebastian Bach's father, and Johann Christoph Bach (1645–1693). Christoph Bach died in Arnstadt.
See also
- Bach Family
References
- ^ Christoph Bach (1613–1661), Here of a Sunday Morning. Accessed 26 August 2020.
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Bach family
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- Anna Magdalena Bach (2nd wife)
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (son)
- Christoph Bach (grandfather)
- Elisabeth Lämmerhirt (mother)
- Georg Christoph Bach (uncle)
- Gottfried Heinrich Bach (son)
- Johann Aegidius Bach (uncle)
- Johann Ambrosius Bach (father)
- Johann Bernhard Bach (2nd cousin)
- Johann Bernhard Bach the Younger (nephew)
- Johann Christian Bach (son)
- Johann Christoph Altnickol (son-in-law)
- Johann Christoph Bach (1st cousin once removed)
- Johann Christoph Bach (organist at Ohrdruf) (brother)
- Johann Christoph Bach (musician at Arnstadt) (uncle)
- Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (son)
- Johann Ernst Bach (musician at Saxe-Weimar) (2nd cousin once removed)
- Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach (son)
- Johann Jacob Bach (brother)
- Johann Ludwig Bach (3rd cousin)
- Johann Michael Bach (father-in-law)
- Johann Michael Bach (nephew)
- Johann Nicolaus Bach (2nd cousin)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (self)
- Johann Sebastian Bach the Younger (grandson)
- Johannes Bach I (great-grandfather)
- Johannes Bach
- Maria Barbara Bach (1st wife/2nd cousin)
- Veit Bach (great-great-grandfather)
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (son)
- Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (grandson)
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