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Johann Christoph Bach (6 December 1642 – 31 March 1703) was a German composer of the Baroque
Baroque

In the the arts, the Baroque was a Western cultural Epoch , starting roughly at the beginning of the 17th century in Rome, Italy. It was exemplified by drama and grandeur in Baroque sculpture, Baroque painting, literature, Baroque dance, and Baroque music....
 period. He was born at Arnstadt
Arnstadt

Arnstadt is a town in Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany, situated on the Gera River. It is one of the oldest towns in Thuringia and is nicknamed Das Tor zum Th?ringer Wald, The Gate to the Thuringian Forest....
, the son of Heinrich Bach
Heinrich Bach

Heinrich Bach was a German organist, a member of the Bach family.Heinrich Bach is the father of the so-called Arnst?dt Line. After the early death of his father, his older brother Johannes Bach continued his music education and teaching him organ playing....
, Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and organ whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque music period and brought it to its ultimate maturity....
's great uncle, hence he was Johann Sebastian's first cousin once removed. He was also the uncle of Maria Barbara Bach
Maria Barbara Bach

Maria Barbara Bach was the first wife of composer Johann Sebastian Bach. She was also his second cousin, and the daughter of Johann Michael Bach....
, J.S. Bach's first wife. He is not to be confused with Johann Sebastian's Bach's son, Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach.

Johann Christoph had a reputation as a composer that was only equalled by that of Johann Sebastian within the Bach family during his lifetime.






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Johann Christoph Bach (6 December 1642 – 31 March 1703) was a German composer of the Baroque
Baroque

In the the arts, the Baroque was a Western cultural Epoch , starting roughly at the beginning of the 17th century in Rome, Italy. It was exemplified by drama and grandeur in Baroque sculpture, Baroque painting, literature, Baroque dance, and Baroque music....
 period. He was born at Arnstadt
Arnstadt

Arnstadt is a town in Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany, situated on the Gera River. It is one of the oldest towns in Thuringia and is nicknamed Das Tor zum Th?ringer Wald, The Gate to the Thuringian Forest....
, the son of Heinrich Bach
Heinrich Bach

Heinrich Bach was a German organist, a member of the Bach family.Heinrich Bach is the father of the so-called Arnst?dt Line. After the early death of his father, his older brother Johannes Bach continued his music education and teaching him organ playing....
, Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and organ whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque music period and brought it to its ultimate maturity....
's great uncle, hence he was Johann Sebastian's first cousin once removed. He was also the uncle of Maria Barbara Bach
Maria Barbara Bach

Maria Barbara Bach was the first wife of composer Johann Sebastian Bach. She was also his second cousin, and the daughter of Johann Michael Bach....
, J.S. Bach's first wife. He is not to be confused with Johann Sebastian's Bach's son, Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach.

Johann Christoph had a reputation as a composer that was only equalled by that of Johann Sebastian within the Bach family during his lifetime. He was organist at Eisenach
Eisenach

Eisenach is a city in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated between the northern foothills of the Thuringian Forest and the Hainich National Park. Population was 43,626 in 2006....
 and later a member of the court chamber orchestra there. His brother, Johann Michael Bach
Johann Michael Bach

Johann Michael Bach was a Germany composer of the Baroque period. He was the brother of Johann Christoph Bach, as well as father-in-law of Johann Sebastian Bach ....
 (Johann Sebastian Bach's father in law and Maria Barbara's father), was also a composer. Some of the works were later attributed to Johann Sebastian, but were recently recognized as written by Johann Christoph. One of the most famous works is the cantata Meine Freundin, du bist schön, based on the Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon

The Song of Songs , is a book of the Hebrew Bible—Tanakh or Old Testament—one of the five The Five Scrolls . It is also known as the Song of Solomon or as Canticles, the latter from the shortened and anglicized Vulgate title Canticum Canticorum, "Song of Songs" in Latin language....
. His eldest son, Johann Nicolaus Bach
Johann Nicolaus Bach

Johann Nicolaus Bach was a Germany composer of the Baroque period.Johann Nicolaus was the eldest son of Johann Christoph Bach and the second cousin of Johann Sebastian Bach....
, was also a composer.

Despite his success as a musician, Johann Christoph experienced financial difficulties, which may have resulted in his not having been selected as the guardian of Johann Sebastian when the latter's parents died. Johann Christoph was heavily in debt when he died at Eisenach.

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